Table 1 Distribution and diversity profile of vegetation in the wetland across different sampling stations
Family and taxa | Station 1 | Station 2 | Station 3 | Station 4 | Station 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Inlet point 1) | (Middle point 1) | (Inlet point 2) | (Middle point 2) | (Outlet point) | |
Amarathaceae | |||||
Alternanthera paronychioides A. St.-Hil | - | - | + | - | + |
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br.ex DC. | + | - | + | - | + |
Apiaceae | |||||
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. | + | + | + | + | + |
Compositae | |||||
Centipeda minima (L.) A. Braun & Asch. | - | - | - | - | + |
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. | - | - | + | - | + |
Araceae | |||||
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott | + | - | - | - | - |
Arecaceae | |||||
Calamustenuis Roxb. | - | - | - | + | - |
Ceratophyllaceae | |||||
Ceratophyllum demersum L. | - | + | - | - | - |
Convolvulaceae | |||||
Ipomoea carnea Jacq. | + | + | + | - | + |
Cyperaceae | |||||
Cyperus haspan L. | - | + | - | - | - |
Cyperus javanicus Houtt. | - | + | - | - | - |
Cyperus compressus L. | - | - | + | - | + |
Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. | - | - | - | + | - |
Fimbristylis bisumbellata (Forssk.) Bubani | - | + | - | + | + |
Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. | + | - | - | - | - |
Euphorbiaceae | |||||
Croton bonplandianus Baill. | - | - | - | + | - |
Marantaceae | |||||
Schumannianthus dichotomus (Roxb.) Gagnep. | - | + | - | - | - |
Melastomataceae | |||||
Melastoma malabathricum L. | - | + | - | - | - |
Onagraceae | |||||
Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G.Don) Exell | - | - | + | - | - |
Poaceae | |||||
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm. | - | - | - | + | - |
Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf | + | - | + | - | - |
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. | + | - | + | + | - |
Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty | + | + | + | + | + |
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. | + | + | + | + | + |
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler | - | - | - | - | + |
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. | + | - | - | - | - |
Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud. | + | - | - | - | - |
Hemarthria compressa (L.f.) R.Br. | - | - | + | - | - |
Paspalum notatum Flüggé | + | - | - | - | + |
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. | - | + | - | - | - |
Pseudoraphis spinescens (R.Br.) Vickery | - | + | + | - | - |
Saccharum ravennae (L.) L. | - | + | + | - | + |
Sacciolepis interrupta (Willd.) Stapf | + | - | - | - | - |
Polygonaceae | |||||
Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre | + | - | + | - | + |
Pontederiaceae | |||||
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms | + | - | + | + | + |
Rubiaceae | |||||
Oldenlandia diffusa (Wild.) Roxb. | - | + | + | + | + |
Total family: 16 | Family (8) | Family (8) | Family (10) | Family (7) | Family (8) |
Total taxa: 36 | Taxa (15) | Taxa (14) | Taxa (17) | Taxa (11) | Taxa (16) |
Herb (14) | Herb (11) | Herb (16)Shrub (1) | Herb (9) | Herb (15) | |
Shrub (1) | Shrub (3) | Shrub (2) | Shrub (1) | ||
Shannon-Wiener Diversity index | 1.14 | 1.18 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 1.08 |
±0.50 | ±0.06 | ±0.38 | ±0.44 | ±0.37 | |
(0.49-1.56) | (1.12-1.25) | (0.22-1.23) | (0.13-1.16) | (0.73-1.53) | |
Simpson Dominance index | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.41 |
±0.27 | ±0.02 | ±0.19 | ±0.26 | ±0.13 | |
(0.26-0.91) | (0.33-0.39) | (0.36-0.90) | (0.34-0.95) | (0.25-0.55) | |
Buzas and Gibson’s Evenness index | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.53 |
±0.07 | ±0.06 | ±0.03 | ±0.17 | ±0.11 | |
(0.41-0.60) | (0.43-0.59) | (0.35-0.43) | (0.20-0.71) | (0.41-0.70) | |