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. 2022 Sep 30;12(19):2628. doi: 10.3390/ani12192628

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.