Table 3.
Synoptic cover value of plant in Gerba Dima Forest for species reaching ≥ 1% in at least one community
| Cluster number | C1 | C 2 | C 3 | C 4 | C 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster size | 14 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Allophyllus abyssinicus | 3.50 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 0.86 | 1.26 |
| Bersama abyssinica | 3.71 | 1.73 | 0.08 | 0.64 | 1.22 |
| Croton macrostachyus | 7.50 | 1.77 | 1.54 | 1.79 | 2.48 |
| Cordia africana | 2.79 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.63 |
| Olea welwitschii | 1.43 | 1.27 | 0.15 | 0.86 | 0.56 |
| Ehretia cymosa | 2.36 | 2.55 | 1.92 | 0.79 | 1.63 |
| Polyscias fulva | 1.64 | 1.36 | 1.85 | 0.93 | 1.33 |
| Apodytes dimidiate | 1.43 | 2.41 | 1.54 | 1.64 | 0.93 |
| Olea capensis | 3.14 | 5.59 | 1.54 | 1.93 | 1.04 |
| Syzygium guineense | 0.64 | 5.91 | 1.69 | 2.43 | 1.56 |
| Justicia schimperiana | 1.29 | 1.68 | 0.85 | 0.36 | 0.93 |
| Canthium oligocarpum | 0.29 | 1.05 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.52 |
| Cassipourea malosana | 0.79 | 1.55 | 1.08 | 0.43 | 0.56 |
| Combretum paniculatum | 0.86 | 1.14 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 1.04 |
| Dracaena steudneri | 1.29 | 3.09 | 0.92 | 1.50 | 1.22 |
| Elaeodendron buchananii | 0.64 | 1.00 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
| Oplismenus hirtellus | 2.43 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 2.64 | 2.85 |
| Rothmannia urcelliformis | 1.14 | 1.95 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 1.15 |
| Sapium ellipticum | 0.21 | 1.64 | 0.00 | 1.43 | 0.93 |
| Tectaria gemmifera | 0.93 | 1.36 | 1.23 | 1.29 | 0.81 |
| Brillantaisia madagascariensis | 1.43 | 2.73 | 3.00 | 2.79 | 2.48 |
| Dracaena afromontana | 1.00 | 3.05 | 7.69 | 0.86 | 0.78 |
| Ficus sur | 2.50 | 1.68 | 6.77 | 2.07 | 1.37 |
| Galiniera saxifrage | 1.00 | 1.05 | 2.31 | 1.43 | 1.56 |
| Hallea rubrostipulata | 1.07 | 0.00 | 1.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Macaranga capensis | 1.21 | 1.32 | 2.85 | 0.71 | 0.19 |
| Oxyanthus speciosus | 1.29 | 1.73 | 7.01 | 2.36 | 1.56 |
| Pouteria adolfi-friederici | 2.21 | 3.05 | 7.31 | 2.07 | 1.26 |
| Acanthopale ethio-germanica | 1.36 | 0.77 | 2.08 | 2.43 | 1.96 |
| Deinbollia kilimandscharica | 0.57 | 1.45 | 2.62 | 4.07 | 1.59 |
| Ilex mitis | 0.43 | 0.59 | 1.31 | 4.71 | 0.44 |
| Justicia bizuneshiae | 0.50 | 1.23 | 1.31 | 1.71 | 1.37 |
| Landolphia buchananii | 1.00 | 1.32 | 0.85 | 1.43 | 1.19 |
| Piper capense | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 1.43 | 1.07 |
| Psychotria orophila | 0.93 | 1.36 | 0.85 | 1.36 | 0.85 |
| Pupalia micrantha | 0.64 | 1.36 | 0.23 | 1.86 | 0.93 |
| Schefflera abyssinica | 0.50 | 1.73 | 1.38 | 7.29 | 1.33 |
| Tiliacora troupinii | 1.00 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.29 | 1.07 |
| Vepris dainellii | 2.21 | 3.36 | 3.00 | 8.43 | 3.59 |
| Albizia gummifera | 3.07 | 2.50 | 2.69 | 2.07 | 8.63 |
| Clausena anisate | 1.79 | 1.86 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 2.11 |
| Hippocratea pallens | 0.64 | 1.91 | 1.23 | 1.50 | 1.93 |
| Lepidotrichilia volkensii | 0.57 | 2.59 | 1.23 | 2.43 | 3.30 |
| Maytenus gracilipes | 2.00 | 1.82 | 1.08 | 2.00 | 2.30 |
| Millettia ferruginea | 2.00 | 2.95 | 2.54 | 2.79 | 7.89 |
C1, Croton macrostachyus—Bersama abyssinica; C2, Syzygium guineense—Olea capensis; C3, Dracaena afromontana—Pouteria adolfi-friederici; C4, Vepris dainellii Schefflera abyssinica C5, Albizia gummifera—Millettia ferruginea community. Values in bold indicate the synoptic value of dominant species used in naming the plant communities