Table 4 Plant distribution at radial distance of 0.5–1.0 m from trunk of tree (under canopy)
S/N | Plant identity | Within selected tree (0.5–1.0 m) |  | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q.1 | Q.2 | Q.3 | Q.4 | Q.5 | Sum | Mean | SD | CV | ||
1 | Eleusine indica | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 91.3 |
2 | Cynodon dactylon | 17 | 50 | 27 | 11 | 21 | 126 | 25.2 | 15.0 | 59.7 |
3 | Axonopus compressus | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 20.3 |
4 | Anthropogon gayanus | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 16.1 |
5 | Commelina diffusa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
6 | Aneilema beniniense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 163.0 |
7 | Aneilema aequinoctiale | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.9 | 196.9 |
8 | Triumfetta cordifolia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
9 | Sida garckeana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 223.6 |
10 | Schrankia leptocarpa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
11 | Daniella oliveri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.2 | 223.6 |
12 | Anthonotha macrophylla | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.2 | 122.5 |
13 | Reissantia indica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
14 | Brachiaria deflexa | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
15 | Mallotus oppositifolius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 223.6 |
16 | Euphorbia hirta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
17 | Alchornea laxiflora | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 55.9 |
18 | Alchornea cordifolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 136.9 |
19 | Momordica charantia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
20 | Combretum hispidum | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 223.6 |
21 | Newbouldia laevis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 136.9 |
22 | Tridax procumbens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
23 | Synedrella nodiflora | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 3.5 | 69.3 |
24 | Chromolaena odorata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
25 | Ageratum conyzoides | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 223.6 |
26 | Gomphrena celosioides | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 108.3 |
27 | Panicum laxum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
28 | Aspilia Africana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 104.6 |
29 | Ludwigia abyssinica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 91.3 |
30 | Icacina trichantha | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 223.6 |
31 | Oplismenus burmannii | 12 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 86 | 17.2 | 7.6 | 44.2 |
32 | Paspalum conjugatum | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2.1 | 70.7 |
33 | Setaria barbata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 108.7 |
34 | Phyllanthus amarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 223.6 |
35 | Sorghum arundinaceum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
36 | Smilax anceps | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 99.4 |