Table 1.
Chemical composition of the foliage of tropical trees and shrubs.
| Species | Chemical Composition, (% DM) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | CP | Ash | NDF | ADF | EE | CT | S | |
| C. plectostachyus | 92.7 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 78.3 | 39.4 | 2.1 | 0.34 | 3.6 |
| A. lebbeck | 91.9 | 16.9 | 8.1 | 43.7 | 27.9 | 5.0 | 1.07 | 3.8 |
| B. alicastrum | 90.2 | 16.6 | 9.8 | 45.1 | 35.5 | 2.4 | 2.18 | 4.5 |
| B. simaruba | 88.2 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 45.2 | 44.1 | 3.3 | 4.62 | 3.9 |
| C. aconitifolius | 92.5 | 19.2 | 7.5 | 21.7 | 18.1 | 5.7 | 1.03 | 3.6 |
| E. cyclocarpum | 93.5 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 67.8 | 45.3 | 2.6 | 1.27 | 5.0 |
| G. sepium | 89.1 | 16.6 | 10.9 | 51.5 | 36.9 | 3.9 | 1.55 | 3.8 |
| G. ulmifolia | 89.7 | 16.4 | 10.3 | 55.4 | 37.9 | 5.2 | 7.00 | 6.6 |
| L. leucocephala | 95.7 | 22.9 | 4.3 | 54.2 | 32.1 | 2.7 | 4.19 | 4.3 |
| L. latisiliquum | 94.1 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 54.5 | 27.8 | 3.5 | 3.75 | 3.3 |
| M. oleifera | 91.3 | 25.4 | 8.7 | 16.2 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 0.02 | 3.2 |
| P. piscipula | 90.4 | 14.3 | 9.6 | 58.9 | 43.3 | 3.5 | 1.55 | 4.6 |
DM: dry matter; OM: organic matter; CP: crude protein; NDF: neutral detergent fiber; ADF: acid detergent fiber; EE: ether extract; CT: condensed tannins; and S: saponins.