Mlinga Forest Reserve: a biodiversity survey. - Coastal Forests of ...
Mlinga Forest Reserve: a biodiversity survey. - Coastal Forests of ...
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<strong>Mlinga</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> <strong>Reserve</strong><br />
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Table 12 The abundance <strong>of</strong> selected timber and plywood species.<br />
Family Species Ruffo et al.,<br />
1989 category<br />
Timber only<br />
No. Indivs<br />
(n=780)<br />
No. plots<br />
(n=34)<br />
Boraginaceae Cordia africana Timber only 1 1<br />
Combretaceae Combretum schumannii Timber only 5 1<br />
Combretaceae Terminalia sambesiaca Timber only 3 3<br />
Ebenaceae Diospyros abyssinica Timber only 1 1<br />
Euphorbiaceae Macaranga capensis Timber only 14 4<br />
Guttiferae Allanblackia stuhlmannii** Timber only 3 3<br />
Leguminosae subfamily: Albizia gummifera* Timber only 17 7<br />
Mimosoideae<br />
Melianthaceae Bersama abyssinica* Timber only 2 2<br />
Moraceae Milicia excelsa Timber only 10 6<br />
Olacaeae Strombosia scheffleri * Timber only 15 2<br />
Sapotaceae<br />
Pouteria adolfi-fredericii (syn.<br />
Aningeria ald<strong>of</strong>i-fredericii)<br />
Timber only 2 2<br />
Total 73<br />
Plywood only<br />
Loganiaceae Anthocleista grandiflora** Plywood only 1 1<br />
Sterculiaceae Sterculia appendiculata Plywood only 1 1<br />
Total 2<br />
Plywood & Timber<br />
Leguminosae subfamily: Newtonia buchananii**<br />
Plywood & 1 1<br />
Mimosoideae<br />
Timber<br />
Meliaceae Entandrophragma excelsum Plywood & 13 4<br />
Timber<br />
Moraceae Antiaris toxicaria* Plywood & 15 10<br />
Timber<br />
Myrtaceae<br />
Eugenia guineensis (syn. Synzigium Plywood & 1 1<br />
guineense afromontanum)<br />
Timber<br />
Rhamnaceae<br />
Maesopsis eminii (introduced, Plywood & 1 1<br />
naturalized)<br />
Timber<br />
Total 31<br />
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS FOR TABLE 12<br />
Bold Type – species that are listed by Ruffo et al. (1989) as one <strong>of</strong> four species preferred by pitsawers.<br />
Timber only: regarded as timber trees by the <strong>Forest</strong>ry Division but have not necessarily been used in the East<br />
Usambaras.<br />
Plywood only and Plywood & Timber: lists <strong>of</strong> species provided by Sikh Saw Mills (T) Ltd <strong>of</strong> Tanga (Ruffo et al.,<br />
1989).<br />
Regeneration Layer:<br />
Antiaris toxicaria* : species recorded in the regeneration sample plots 3m x 3m are marked with one asterisk<br />
Anthocleista gradiflora** : additional species recorded in the regeneration sample plots 6m x 6m are marked with<br />
two asterisks.<br />
Appendices 5 and 6 provide further lists <strong>of</strong> useful plant species found within <strong>Mlinga</strong> FR<br />
(including fuelwood, building poles and medicinal plants).<br />
East Usambara Conservation Area Management Programme Technical Paper 56
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