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Table 5 Plant distribution at radial distance of 1.0–1.5 m from trunk of tree (under canopy)

From: Single-tree influence of Tectona grandis Linn. f. on plant distribution and soil characteristics in a planted forest

S/N

Plant identity

Within selected tree (1.0–1.5 m)

 

Q.1

Q.2

Q.3

Q.4

Q.5

Sum

Mean

SD

CV

1

Eleusine indica

2

4

0

5

2

13

2.6

1.9

75.0

2

cynodon dactylon

30

50

36

34

14

164

32.8

12.9

39.4

3

Axonopus compressus

3

0

0

0

3

6

1.2

1.6

136.9

4

Anthropogon gayanus

6

7

8

7

6

34

6.8

0.8

12.3

5

Commelina diffusa

0

0

0

4

0

4

0.8

1.8

223.6

6

Aneilema beniniense

0

0

0

8

0

8

1.6

3.6

223.6

7

Aneilema aequinoctiale

1

0

0

4

1

6

1.2

1.6

136.9

8

Triumfetta cordifolia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

9

Sida garckeana

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

10

Schrankia leptocarpa

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

11

Daniella oliveri

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

12

Anthonotha macrophylla

3

1

1

1

3

9

1.8

1.1

60.9

13

Reissantia indica

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

14

Brachiaria deflexa

10

10

115

10

10

155

31

47.0

151.5

15

Mallotus oppositifolius

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

16

Euphorbia hirta

0

3

0

3

0

6

1.2

1.6

136.9

17

Alchornea laxiflora

10

10

10

10

10

50

10

0.0

0.0

18

Alchornea cordifolia

8

5

5

5

4

27

5.4

1.5

28.1

19

Momordica charantia

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

20

Combretum hispidum

5

2

2

2

5

16

3.2

1.6

51.3

21

Newbouldia laevis

3

0

1

0

5

9

1.8

2.2

120.4

22

Tridax procumbens

0

1

0

1

0

2

0.4

0.5

136.9

23

Synedrella nodiflora

3

5

5

5

2

20

4

1.4

35.4

24

Chromolaena odorata

0

1

0

1

5

7

1.4

2.1

148.1

25

Ageratum conyzoides

3

0

0

1

6

10

2

2.5

127.5

26

Gomphrena celosioides

4

5

2

5

0

16

3.2

2.2

67.7

27

Panicum laxum

5

6

6

12

0

29

5.8

4.3

73.6

28

Aspilia Africana

0

0

0

0

2

2

0.4

0.9

223.6

29

Ludwigia abyssinica

2

4

0

5

2

13

2.6

1.9

75.0

30

Icacina trichantha

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

31

Oplismenus burmannii

15

10

60

10

3

98

19.6

23.0

117.3

32

Paspalum conjugatum

1

8

8

8

9

34

6.8

3.3

48.1

33

Setaria barbata

0

1

5

1

3

10

2

2.0

100.0

34

Phyllanthus amarus

0

0

3

2

0

5

1

1.4

141.4

35

Sorghum arundinaceum

0

0

0

3

0

3

0.6

1.3

223.6

36

Smilax anceps

3

0

0

0

3

6

1.2

1.6

136.9