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Table 5 List of plant species identified in the study area

From: Aboveground carbon stock is related to land cover and woody species diversity in tropical ecosystems of Eastern Ethiopia

No.

Scientific name

Family

Habit

1

Abutilon bidentatum

Malvaceae

Herb

2

Acacia albida

Fabaceae

Tree

3

Acacia brevispica

Fabaceae

Shrub/Tree

4

Acacia bussei

Fabaceae

Tree

5

Acacia etbaica

Fabaceae

Tree

6

Acacia mellifera

Fabaceae

Shrub/Tree

7

Acacia nilotica

Fabaceae

Shrub

8

Acacia oerfota

Fabaceae

Shrub

9

Acacia robusta

Fabaceae

Tree

10

Acacia senegal

Fabaceae

Shrub

11

Acacia seyal

Fabaceae

Tree

12

Acacia tortilis

Fabaceae

Tree

13

Acalypha fruticosa

Euphorbiaceae

Shrub

14

Achyranthes aspera

Amaranthaceae

Herb

15

Acokanthera schimperi

Apocynaceae

Shrub/Tree

16

Agava sisalana

Agavaceae

Shrub

18

Allophylus rubifolius

Sapindaceae

Shrub

17

Aloe pirottae

Asphodelaceae

Shrub

19

Asparagus leptocladodius

Asparagaceae

Shrub

20

Balanites aegyptiaca

Balanitaceae

Tree

21

Balanites glabra

Balanitaceae

Tree

22

Barleria eranthemoides

Acanthaceae

Shrub

23

Barleria parviflora

Acanthaceae

Shrub

24

Berchemia discolor

Rhaminaceae

Tree

26

Blepharis edulis

Acanthaceae

Herb

25

Blepharis maderaspatensis

Acanthaceae

Herb

27

Boscia minimifolia

Capparidaceae

Tree

28

Boswellia neglecta

Burceraceae

Shrub

29

Buckollia volubilis

Asclepiadaceae

Climber

30

Calotropis procera

Asclepiadaceae

Shrub

31

Canthium setiflorum

Rubiaceae

Shrub

32

Capparis fascicularis

Capparidaceae

Climber

33

Capparis sepiaria

Capparidaceae

Shrub

34

Capparis tomentosa

Capparidaceae

Shrub

35

Carissa spinerum

Apocynaceae

Shrub

36

Cenchrus ciliaris

Poaceae

Grass

37

Chloris pycnothrix

Poaceae

Grass

38

Combretum molle

Combretaceae

Tree

39

Commelina stephaniniana

Commelinaceae

Herb

40

Commicarpus plumbagineus

Nyctaginaceae

Climber

41

Commicarpus sinuatus

Nyctaginaceae

Climber

42

Commiphora erythraea

Burceraceae

Tree

43

Commiphora schimperi

Burceraceae

Tree

44

Corchorus tridens

Tiliaceae

Herb

45

Corchorus trilocularis

Tiliaceae

Climber

46

Cordia gharaf

Boraginaceae

Tree

47

Cordia monoica

Boraginaceae

Tree

48

Cordia ovalis

Boraginaceae

Tree

49

Crabbea velutina

Acanthaceae

Herb

50

Crinum abyssinicum

Amaryllidaceae

Herb

51

Crotalaria quartiniana

Fabaceae

Shrub

52

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Asclepiadaceae

Climber

53

Dichrostachys cinerea

Fabaceae

Tree

54

Dicoma tomentosa

Asteraceae

Herb

55

Dodonaea angustifolia

Sapindaceae

Shrub

56

Dolichos trilobus

Fabaceae

Herb

57

Enteropogon macrostachyus

Poaceae

Grass

58

Eucilea schimperi

Ebenaceae

Shrub

59

Euphorbia abyssinica

Euphorbiaceae

Tree

60

Euphorbia burgeri

Euphorbiaceae

Shrub

61

Euphorbia cryptospinosa

Euphorbiaceae

Shrub

62

Euphorbia polyacanthra

Euphorbiaceae

Shrub

63

Ficus vallis-choudae

Moraceae

Tree

64

Ficus vasta

Moraceae

Tree

65

Flueggea virosa

Euphorbiaceae

Herb

66

Grewia bicolor

Tiliaceae

Shrub

67

Grewia erythraea

Tiliaceae

Shrub

68

Grewia ferruginea

Tiliaceae

Shrub

69

Grewia flavescens

Tiliaceae

Shrub

70

Grewia kakothamnos

Tiliaceae

Shrub

71

Grewia schweinfurthii

Tiliaceae

Shrub

72

Grewia tenax

Tiliaceae

Shrub

73

Grewia villosa

Tiliaceae

Shrub

74

Gutenbergia rueppelli

Asteraceae

Herb

75

Hibiscus dogolensis

Malvaceae

Herb

76

Hibiscus ludwigii

Malvaceae

Shrub

77

Hibiscus micrantus

Malvaceae

Shrub

78

Hibiscus ovalifolius

Malvaceae

Shrub

79

Indigofera brevicalyx

Fabaceae

Herb

80

Indigofera coerulea

Fabaceae

Herb

81

Indigofera hochstetteri

Fabaceae

Herb

82

Indigofera parviflora

Fabaceae

Herb

83

Ipomoea hochstetteri

Convolvulaceae

Herb

84

Justcia schimperiana

Acanthaceae

Shrub

85

Justicia diclipteroides

Acanthaceae

Herb

86

Justicia flava

Acanthaceae

Herb

87

Kleinia odora

Asteraceae

Shrub

88

Kleinia squarrosa

Asteraceae

Shrub

89

Kohautia caespitosa

Rubiaceae

Herb

90

Lannea triphylla

Anacardiaceae

Shrub

91

Lantana camara

Verbenaceae

Shrub

92

Lantana viburnoides

Verbenaceae

Shrub

93

Leucas abyssinica

Lamiaceae

Shrub

94

Leucas martinicensis

Lamiaceae

Herb

95

Melinis repens

Poaceae

Grass

96

Ocimum gratissimum

Lamiaceae

Shrub

97

Ocimum lamiifolium

Lamiaceae

Herb

98

Oncoba spinosa

Flacourtiaceae

Tree

99

Opuntia ficus-indica

Cactaceae

Tree

100

Opuntia stricta

Cactaceae

Shrub

101

Ozoroa insignis

Anacardiaceae

Tree

102

Panicum monticolum

Poaceae

Grass

103

Pappea capensis

Sapindaceae

Tree

104

Pavetta gardeniifolia

Rubiaceae

Shrub

105

Pentarrhinum somalensis

Asclepiadaceae

Climber

106

Plectranthus barbatus

Lamiaceae

Herb

107

Plectranthus cylindraccus

Lamiaceae

Herb

108

Plectranthus puberulentus

Lamiaceae

Shrub

109

Plectranthus rupestris

Lamiaceae

Herb

110

Plicosepalus curviflorus

Loranthaceae

Epiphyte

111

Plumbago zeylanica

Plumbaginaceae

Herb

112

Premna oligotricha

Lamiaceae

Shrub

113

Prosopis juliflora

Fabaceae

Shrub

114

Rhus natalensis

Anacardiaceae

Shrub

115

Salvadora persica

Salvadoraceae

Tree

116

Sarcostema viminale

Asclepiadaceae

Climber

117

Senna obtusifolia

Fabaceae

Shrub

118

Senna singueana

Fabaceae

Shrub

119

Setaria verticillata

Poaceae

grass

124

Solanecio angulatus

Asteraceae

Climber

120

Solanum incanum

Solanaceae

Herb

121

Solanum nigrum

Solanaceae

Herb

122

Steganotaenia araliacea

Apiaceae

Tree

123

Sterculia africana

Sterculiaceae

Tree

125

Tamarindus indica

Fabaceae

Tree

126

Terminalia brownii

Combretaceae

Tree

127

Trichilia emetica

Meliaceae

Tree

128

Triumfetta heterocarpa

Tiliaceae

Shrub

129

Tylosema fassoglensis

Fabaceae

Climber

130

Vepris glomerata

Rutaceae

Shrub

131

Vernonia cinerascens

Asteraceae

Shrub

133

Ximenia caffra

Olacaceae

Shrub

134

Zanthoxylum chalybeum

Rutaceae

Tree

135

Zinnia peruviana

Asteraceae

Herb

136

Ziziphus spina-christi

Rhaminaceae

Tree

137

Zornia glochidiata

Fabaceae

Herb