Table 1.
Tree species description and their plot location at the Ruhande Arboretum
| Group | Order | Family | Species | Origin | Plot | Mean DBH (cm) | Leaf longevity | Leaf shape | Stand planted (year) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnosperms | Pinales | Araucariaceae | Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze | Exotic | 47 | 19.2 | EG | NL | 1938 | |
| Pinales | Cupressacaea | Cupressus lusitanica Mill. | Exotic | 144 | 36.6 | EG | NL | 1948 | ||
| Pinales | Pinaceae | Pinus patula Schlecht. & Cham. | Exotic | 48 | 66.9 | EG | NL | 1959 | ||
| Pinales | Podocarpaceae | Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb. | Native | 43 | 19.7 | EG | NL | 1948 | ||
| Pinales | Podocarpaceae | Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb | Native | 2 | 39.2 | EG | NL | 1955 | ||
| Angiosperms | ||||||||||
| Monocots (Commelinids) | Arecales | Arecaceae | Phoenix reclinata Jacq. | Native | a | 22.0 | EG | BL | ~2004 | |
| Poales | Poaceae | Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro | Exotic | 293 | 6.4 | EG | BL | 2005 | ||
| Poales | Poaceae | Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. | Exotic | 26 | 5.0 | EG | BL | 1934 | ||
| Zingiberales | Heliconiaceae | Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pavon | Exotic | b | 2.2 | EG | BL | ~2009 | ||
| Zingiberales | Musacea | Musa sapientum L. | Exotic | b | 5.6 | EG | BL | ~2009 | ||
| Dicots | ||||||||||
| Rosids | Malphigiales | Chrysobalanaceae | Macaranga kilirnandscharica (Pax.) | Native | 224 | 8.0 | EG | BL | 2008 | |
| Rosales | Rosaceae | Prunus caretta | Exotic | 65 | 15.0 | EG | BL | 1943 | ||
| Myrtales | Myrtaceae | Eucalyptus maculata (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson | Exotic | 6 | 15.7 | EG | BL | 1934 | ||
| Sapindales | Meliaceae | Carapa grandiflora Sprage | Native | 11 | 19.9 | EG | BL | 1948 | ||
| Sapindales | Meliaceae | Cedrela serrata Royle | Exotic | 111–112 | 22.2 | EG | BL | 1945 | ||
| Malvales | Malvaceae | Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. Ex G.Don) Macarthur & C. Morre | Exotic | 75 | 14.9 | DE | BL | 1943 | ||
| Asterids | Lamiales | Bignoniaceae | Jacaranda rnirnosifolia D.Don | Exotic | 8 | 42.4 | DE | BL | 1934 | |
| Lamiales | Boraginaceae | Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pay.) Oken | Exotic | 30 | 9.1 | EG | BL | 1984 | ||
| Lamiales | Oleaceae | Ligustrum lucidum W. T.Aiton | Exotic | 67 | 5.1 | EG | BL | 1943 | ||
| Solanales | Solanaceae | Cyphornandra betaceae Cay. | Exotic | c | 2.7 | EG | BL | 2012 | ||
| Asterales | Asteraceae | Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray | Exotic | 37 | 1.8 | EG | BL | ~2008 | ||
DBH diameter at breast high, EG evergreen, DE deciduous, NL needle leaf, BL broadleaf)
a Fisheries Research Station Adjacent to the Arboretum
b Marist Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary’s Garden
c RAB Rubona station