Table 3.
Ten most important species and their respective Importance Value Index in the land uses. TA = traditional agriculture, HW = harvested woodland and PA protected forest reserve.
| Species | TA1-5 | TA6-10 | TA11+ | HW1-5 | HW6-10 | HW11+ | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albizia harveyi E.Fourn | 21.9 | 14.1 | 20.6 | ||||
| Azadirachta indica A.Juss | 22.8 | ||||||
| Bauhinia petersiana Bolle | 42.8 | 21.6 | 53.3 | 32.1 | 36.2 | 22.6 | |
| Bauhinia thonningii Schumach. | 15.1 | 18.2 | |||||
| Brachystegia utilis Hutch. & Burtt Davy | 21.18 | 22.2 | |||||
| Combretum apiculatum Sond. | 30.0 | 16.7 | 40 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 33,1 | |
| Combretum collinum Fresen. | 22.8 | 25.6 | 18.7 | 18.1 | |||
| Diospyros kirkii Hiern. | 25,4 | 18.9 | |||||
| Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Müll.Arg.) Pichon. | 21.0 | 19.2 | 26.0 | 46.0 | 21.8 | ||
| Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.) | 27.8 | 55.0 | 50.0 | ||||
| Lannea discolor (Sond.) Engl. | 28 | ||||||
| Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague. | 15.6 | ||||||
| Pterocarpus angolensisDC. | 24.0 | 19.3 | 23.9 | ||||
| Philenoptera bussei (Harms) Schrire | 16.5 | 17.3 | 26.9 | ||||
| Pterocarpus rotundifolius(Sond.) Druce | 27.7 | 15.1 | 44.6 | ||||
| Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire | 37.1 | 48.2 | 41.7 | 37.6 | 16.9 | 26.3 | |
| Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby) | 40.8 | ||||||
| Stereospermum kunthianum Cham. | 14.8 | 32.6 | 28.5 | 16.9 | |||
| Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) Hochst | 19.5 | ||||||
| Tamarindus indica L. | 39.1 | ||||||
| Uapaca kirkiana Müll. Arg. | 21.6 | ||||||
| Vachellia galpinii Burtt Dav | 31.9 | 16.0 | |||||
| Vachellia goetzei Harms | 28.6 | ||||||
| Vitex mombassae Vatke | 22.5 | ||||||
| Vachellia polyacantha Willd | 29.0 | 32.6 | 31.0 | 41.0 | 20.2 | ||
| Zanha africana (Radlk.) Exell | 36.1 | 24 | 33.4 |