Flora Biodiversity Assessment in Bonga, Boginda and Mankira Forest
Flora Biodiversity Assessment in Bonga, Boginda and Mankira Forest
Flora Biodiversity Assessment in Bonga, Boginda and Mankira Forest
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3.3.4 Herbaceous plants<br />
A. <strong>Bonga</strong> forest (50 species)<br />
3.3.4.1 Herbaceous plants recorded <strong>in</strong> all transects <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bonga</strong> forest are Isoglossa<br />
puncata, Centalla asiatica, Hypoestes forskaolii, Impatiens t<strong>in</strong>ctoria,<br />
Malaxis weberbaueriana, Crassocephalum macropappum, Hydrocotyle<br />
mannii, Triumfetta brachyceras, Achyranthes aspera, Brillantaisia<br />
grotanellii, Dichrocephala <strong>in</strong>tegrifolia, Ocimum urticifolium, Gal<strong>in</strong>soga<br />
parviflora, Isoglossa somalensis, Dichondra repens, Momordica foetida,<br />
Nervilia bicar<strong>in</strong>ata, Persicaria glabra, Aframomum corrorima, Dicliptera<br />
laxata, Habenaria petitiana, Satureja paradoxa, Dorstenia brownie, Lantana<br />
trifolia, Pavonia spp, Peperomia abyss<strong>in</strong>ica, Salacia congolensis, Mictactis<br />
bojeri, Peperomia molleri, Sida rhombifolia, Datura stromonium, Euphorbia<br />
schimperiana, Pavonia urens, Vernonia hochstetteri, Carduus leptacanthus,<br />
Cynoglossum amplifolium, Rumex nepalnsis, Piper capense, Elatostema<br />
monticola, Gloriosa superb, Ipomoea cairica, Vernonia tewoldei, Rungia<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>is, Ocimum sp, Cyperus sp, Laggera pterodonta, Pilea johnstonii,<br />
Hydrocotyle manii <strong>and</strong> Pentas lanceolata<br />
3.3.4.2 The most abundant herb species recorded <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bonga</strong> forest is Isoglossa puncata (20.57<br />
percent) (Figure 9). Next come <strong>in</strong> descend<strong>in</strong>g order Centalla asiatica, Hypoestes forskaolii,<br />
Impatiens t<strong>in</strong>ctoria, Malaxis weberbaueriana, Crassocephalum macropappum, Hydrocotyle<br />
mannii, compris<strong>in</strong>g 9.87, 7.35, 4.75, 4.11, 3.96, 3.74 percent, respectively. The least recorded<br />
Cyperus sp, Laggera pterodonta, Pilea johnstonii, Hydrocotyle manii, Pentas lanceolata.<br />
Aframomum corrorima <strong>and</strong> Piper capense, the two economically important herb species,<br />
comprise 9781 <strong>and</strong> 3447 per ha, respectively.<br />
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