Table 5.
Dominant families of the tropical deciduous forests in three sites.
| Mainstream of the Lancang River (Nuozhadu) (based on 612 seed plant species) | Tributary of the Lancang River (Luozahe) (based on 251 seed plant species) | Red River (Yuanjiang) (based on 195 seed plant species) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | % | Family | % | Family | % |
| Fabaceae | 11.93 | Fabaceae | 13.94 | Fabaceae | 10.77 |
| Poaceae | 5.07 | Asteraceae | 7.17 | Euphorbiaceae | 10.77 |
| Euphorbiaceae | 4.58 | Euphorbiaceae | 5.58 | Asteraceae | 6.15 |
| Asteraceae | 3.76 | Poaceae | 4.78 | Poaceae | 5.64 |
| Rubiaceae | 3.10 | Rubiaceae | 3.98 | Moraceae | 4.10 |
| Lamiaceae | 2.94 | Moraceae | 2.79 | Asclepiadaceae | 3.59 |
| Menispermaceae | 2.61 | Urticaceae | 2.79 | Convolvulaceae | 3.59 |
| Sterculiaceae | 2.45 | Tiliaceae | 2.79 | Oleaceae | 3.59 |
| Lauraceae | 2.29 | Vitaceae | 2.39 | Anacardiaceae | 2.56 |
| Convolvulaceae | 2.29 | Fagaceae | 2.39 | Rubiaceae | 2.56 |