Research Article
Assessment of Useful Plants in the Catchment Area of the Proposed Ntabelanga Dam in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Table 2
Plant families with the largest number of species (with more than 3 species) in the Ntabelanga catchment area.
| | Family | Number of species | % |
| | Poaceae | 32 | 16.2 | | Asteraceae | 26 | 13.2 | | Fabaceae | 12 | 6.1 | | Cyperaceae | 10 | 5.1 | | Crassulaceae | 5 | 2.5 | | Solanaceae | 5 | 2.5 | | Apiaceae | 4 | 2.0 | | Asphodelaceae | 4 | 2.0 | | Celastraceae | 4 | 2.0 | | Rosaceae | 4 | 2.0 | | Rubiaceae | 4 | 2.0 | | Amaranthaceae | 3 | 1.5 | | Anacardiaceae | 3 | 1.5 | | Apocynaceae | 3 | 1.5 | | Lamiaceae | 3 | 1.5 | | Myrtaceae | 3 | 1.5 | | Polygonaceae | 3 | 1.5 | | Sterculiaceae | 3 | 1.5 | | Vitaceae | 3 | 1.5 |
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