Research Article

Exploration of Species Diversity as Ecological Conditions Vary to Determine the Possible Areas for Collecting Tree Seeds in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 1

List of species described in the Amhara region of Ethiopia with information regarding their number of stems per each species and distribution in the forest.

Row labelsMax of slope (%)Number of stemsAverage of tree height (m)Average of DBH (cm)Min of altitudeMax of altitude

Easting2220515.7727.5321542317.00
Acacia abyssinica9122222222.00
Acanthus polystachyus22522322317.00
Albizia gummifera223919.2020.9821542294.00
Apodytes dimidiata20229.5066.0022162222.00
Bersama abyssinica22198.2110.1721882294.00
Brucea antidysentrica2268.338.0021882289.00
Buddleja polystachya2036.009.0022162294.00
Calpurnia aurea8221542154.00
Celtis africana22222712271.00
Clausena anisata19421542289.00
Croton macrostachyus203212.4513.0021542317.00
Ehretia cymosa22320.0041.0022162271.00
Erythrococca trichogyne19421542289.00
Justicia schimperiana22921542294.00
Lepidotrichilia volkensii22210.7517.0022712294.00
Maytenus arbutifolia221521542294.00
Maytenus obscura1236.7516.5022222232.00
Olea capensis10131.0062.0022942294.00
Phytolacca dodecandra20122162216.00
Prunus africana22630.0061.3321882289.00
Rhus glutinosa20122162216.00
Rytigynia neglecta22167.007.3321542317.00
Solanum adoense22522162317.00
Solanum dasyphyllum10122942294.00
Syzygium guineense22635.6065.2022322294.00
Teclea nobilis2216.009.0022712271.00
Vernonia auriculifera20165.756.5021882317.00
Northeast29589.8711.3321142195.00
Albizia gummifera291317.5617.5021142195.00
Apodytes dimidiata10221352135.00
Bersama abyssinica10121352135.00
Clausena anisata10121352135.00
Croton macrostachyus2947.006.7521352195.00
Dombeya torrida2996.9310.5721952195.00
Justicia schimperiana29421352195.00
Maytenus arbutifolia29621142195.00
Phytolacca dodecandra29121952195.00
Prunus africana29221352195.00
Rubus apetalus29221352195.00
Rytigynia neglecta10321142135.00
Urera hypselodendron29121952195.00
Vernonia amygdalina2948.0010.5021952195.00
Vernonia auriculifera29521142195.00
North3535616.8031.8120902280.00
Acacia abyssinica11421972227.00
Acanthus polystachyus20621412280.00
Albizia gummifera356813.4313.3020902280.00
Apodytes dimidiata271128.0066.7521432244.00
Bersama abyssinica24176.839.6720902280.00
Brucea antidysentrica24621412230.00
Buddleja polystachya35206.257.6321432280.00
Calpurnia aurea15221552155.00
Capparis tomentosa11122302230.00
Celtis africana20247.0068.0021412141.00
Clutia lanceolata7122802280.00
Croton macrostachyus276214.4817.1221432280.00
Dombey atorrida27410.5015.3321802244.00
Dracaenas teudneri2015.0022.0021412141.00
Ehretia cymosa35223.5032.5022442279.00
Ekebergia capensis35240.75109.5022352279.00
Erythrococca trichogyne35920902280.00
Ficus sur6218.0041.0020902090.00
Grewia ferruginea11122302230.00
Hippocratea goetzei24220902180.00
Justicia schimperiana351720902279.00
Landolphia buchananii27221412244.00
Grewia ferruginea11122302230.00
Maytenus arbutifolia352620902279.00
Maytenus obscura1125.007.5022272227.00
Phytolacca dodecandra14321432217.00
Prunus africana352031.2576.8921552279.00
Rhus glutinosa1127.008.0022272227.00
Ritchiea albersii Gilg27114.0018.0022442244.00
Rubus apetalus35321802279.00
Rytigynia neglecta352520902280.00
Solanecio gigas24121802180.00
Solanum adoense11322142227.00
Syzygium guineense11222302230.00
Teclea nobilis2739.1720.5022272244.00
Vernonia auriculifera35225.507.0021432280.00
Northwest4036416.5526.7820952299.00
Acanthus polystachyus351420952299.00
Albizia gummifera409518.0319.1320952299.00
Apodytes dimidiata301117.0017.3821252299.00
Bersama abyssinica302210.0012.6120952299.00
Bruceaanti dysentrica30137.006.5021762240.00
Buddleja polystachya1746.008.0021612243.00
Calpurnia aurea17321612262.00
Celtis africana3027.006.0021992262.00
Clausena anisata30421842299.00
Croton macrostachyus354711.7812.7320952262.00
Dombeya torrida40325.0023.0021822299.00
Dracaena steudneri2525.2511.5021842184.00
Ehretia cymosa40229.0046.0021822219.00
Ekebergia capensis15342.00145.0021252220.00
Erythrococca trichogyne30820952243.00
Ficus sur301220.9620.8321992220.00
Justicia schimperiana352220952220.00
Landolphia buchananii30121992199.00
Lepidotrichilia volkensii30122992299.00
Lobelia giberroa27122112211.00
Maytenus arbutifolia402720952299.00
Maytenus undata2716.005.0022112211.00
Millettia ferruginea25121842184.00
Prunus africana401131.8392.8321252243.00
Rosa abyssinica Lindley10122622262.00
Rubus apetalus5121252125.00
Rytigynia neglecta40207.6713.1720952299.00
Solanecio gigas20122362236.00
Solanum adoense40521252236.00
Solanum dasyphyllum17121612161.00
Syzygium guineense30523.0043.6021762220.00
Teclea nobilis4038.009.5021822236.00
Urera hypselodendron40132.0010.0021822182.00
Vernonia auriculifera40167.006.0020952240.00
Southwest83512.5124.1023042304
Apodytes dimidiata8118.5023.0023042304.00
Bersama abyssinica8119.5611.1123042304.00
Buddleja polystachya858.5013.5023042304.00
Croton macrostachyus8321.5026.3323042304.00
Maytenus arbutifolia8223042304.00
Prunus africana8454.6723042304.00
Ritchiea albersii Gilg816.009.0023042304.00
Rosa abyssinica Lindley8311.007.0023042304.00
Rubus apetalus8123042304.00
Rytigynia neglecta8223042304.00
Vernonia auriculifera8223042304.00
Southeast25632232.5922232311
Acanthus polystachyus25123112311.00
Albizia gummifera7511.3311.3322232223.00
Bersama abyssinica7228.0062.0022232223.00
Buddleja polystachya25422232311.00
Croton macrostachyus6417.0018.0022502250.00
Ehretia cymosa25235.0038.5023112311.00
Ekebergia capensis25728.4366.0022232311.00
Erythrococca trichogyne7422232250.00
Ficus sur7423.3334.0022232223.00
Maytenus arbutifolia25622232311.00
Olea capensis25221.5027.0023112311.00
Prunus africana25721.3321.5022502311.00
Ritchiea albersii Gilg6222502250.00
Rytigynia neglecta25422232311.00
Solanum adoense7222232223.00
Teclea nobilis25112.0015.0023112311.00
Vernonia auriculifera25622232311.00
West3219016.2421.8820982225
Acanthus polystachyus30222252225
Albizia gummifera314815.6914.5521482183
Apodytes dimidiata32419.252221872187
Bersama abyssinica29.5421542162
Buddleja polystachya29.5921102162
Capparis tomentosa27121202120
Clausena anisata27121202120
Croton macrostachyus30.673315.9817.2821482183
Dombeya torrida30122252225
Dracaena steudneri32121872187
Ehretia cymosa24.67516.1725.521832183
Erythrococca trichogyne2475.5821552161
Justicia schimperiana30.671221582183
Landolphia buchananii12121372137
Maytenus arbutifolia30.671721482183
Millettia ferruginea27221202137
Phytolacca dodecandra23220982122
Prunus africana221333.154.8421382162
Rytigynia neglecta251221482167
Solanum adoense20221622162
Teclea nobilis30281122252225
Vernonia auriculifera251121482162
Grand total40127115.6825.1520902317

Bold values differentiate sub and grand totals from detail values.