Table 2.
Spatial and temporal dynamism in top tree species (number/m2) of Barandabhar forest, Chitwan National Park Forest and Forests along the Narayani River (hereafter Narayani river forests)
| Scientific names [English name] “Nepali name” | Barandabhar forest | Chitwan National Park forest | Narayani River forests | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2000 | 2007 | 1996 | 2000 | 2007 | 1996 | 2000 | 2007 | |
| Shorea robusta Gaertn. [Sal tree] | 0.92 | 1.50 | 2.09 | 1.38 | 1.26 | 1.21 | |||
| Terminalia alata Heyne [Indian laurel] | 0.13 | 0.97 | 0.16 | ||||||
| Cleistocalyx operculatus (Roxb.) Merr. & Perry [Water rose apple] | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.47 | 0.29 | 0.29 | |||
| Semecarpus anacardium L. f. [Oriental cashew] | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Ficus religiosa L. [Sacred tree] | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Trewia nudiflora L. [Rhino apple] | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.29 | |||
| Bombax ceiba L. [Silk cotton tree] | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.19 | |||
| Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Mallotus philippensis (Lamk.) Muell.-Arg. [Kamala tree] | 0.35 | ||||||||
| Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels [Java plum] | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. [Stone apple] | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntz [Flame of the forest] | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Gmelina arborea Roxb. [Beechwood] | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC. [Indian rosewood] | 4.33 | 4.09 | 4.43 | ||||||
| Erhetia laevis Roxb. [Chamror] | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. [Indian devil tree] | 0.09 | ||||||||
| Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. [Butterfly Leaved tree] | 0.05 | ||||||||
| Holarrhina pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don [Tree jasmine] | 0.05 | ||||||||