Research Article

Biodiversity and Structural Analysis of Woody Plant Species of Home Gardens in Basona Worana District, North Shoa Zone of Central Ethiopia

Table 12

Relative frequency (RF), relative abundance (RA), relative dominance (RD), and importance value index (IVI) of woody species of HGs in different agroecologies of BWD.

Botanical nameRF (%)RA (%)RD (%)IVIRank

Dega
Eucalyptus globulus21.6044.6144.67110.881
Eucalyptus camaldulensis8.7020.2522.4151.362
Cupressus lusitanica11.908.1012.0932.093
Pinus patula11.007.366.3724.734
Rhamnus prinoides10.108.163.9522.215
Juniperus procera4.602.678.3315.606
Buddleia polystachya7.802.420.4410.667
Discopodium penninervum7.802.270.1310.208
Ricinus communis6.401.990.318.709
Acacia melanoxylon3.200.890.854.9410

Kola
Euphorbia tirucalli10.916.1729.9557.021
Croton macrostachyus15.614.0313.8443.472
Cordia africana12.96.279.4228.593
Rhamnus prinoides4.818.814.0427.654
Euphorbia abyssinica10.99.087.5827.565
Eucalyptus globulus6.17.438.7822.316
Acacia abyssinica6.14.796.0216.917
Grewia ferruginea4.84.461.7210.988
Millettia ferruginea2.71.983.398.079
Olea africana4.11.492.007.5910

Woinadega
Eucalyptus globulus9.226.6551.2187.061
Eucalyptus camaldulensis4.817.7024.7247.222
Croton macrostachyus15.99.577.9133.383
Rhamnus prinoides7.215.531.2223.954
Acacia abyssinica12.16.272.8821.255
Buddleia polystachya12.17.201.0620.366
Cupressus lusitanica4.83.666.8315.297
Olea africana8.21.741.7511.698
Chamaecytisus proliferus4.84.720.7610.289
Euphorbia abyssinica6.31.990.368.6510