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Table 3 Life form abundance in tropical dry deciduous forest of Sathanur reserve forest, Eastern
Ghats
Name of the species
Family
Abundance/30 ha Mean ± SE
Tree
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin
Mimosaceae
9871
329.03 ± 35.9
Chloroxylon swietenia DC.
Flindersiaceae
3171
105.70 ± 17.0
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Meliaceae
553
18.43 ± 3.18
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
Fabaceae
477
15.90 ± 4.57
Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd.
Mimosaceae
442
14.73 ± 4.59
Atalantia monophylla (L.) Correa
Rutaceae
311
10.37 ± 2.85
Canthium dicoccum (Gaertn.)
Teijsm and Binn.
Rubiaceae
268
8.93 ± 2.71
Gyrocarpus jacquini Roxb.
Hernandiaceae
262
8.73 ± 3.10
Diospyros ebenum Koen.
Ebenaceae
231
7.70 ± 2.84
Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br.
Apocynaceae
190
6.33 ± 1.31
Drypetes sepiaria (W. and A.) Pax
and Hoffm.
Euphorbiaceae
164
5.47 ± 1.47
Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.
Rhamnaceae
156
5.20 ± 1.48
Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.
Ebenaceae
155
5.17 ± 3.20
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) W.
andA.
Mimosaceae
154
5.13 ± 2.83
Cassia siamea Lam.
Caesalpiniaceae
103
3.43 ± 2.00
Alangium salvifolium (L. f.) Wang. Alangiaceae
85
2.83 ± 1.18
Sapindus emarginatus Vahl.
Sapindaceae
73
2.43 ± 1.19
Cleistanthus collinus (Roxb.)
Benth.
Euphorbiaceae
67
2.23 ± 1.04
Dalbergia paniculata Roxb.
Fabaceae
53
1.77 ± 0.64
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.
Mimosaceae
53
1.77 ± 0.83
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
Myrtaceae
50
1.67 ± 0.78
Diospyros montana Roxb.
Ebenaceae
47
1.57 ± 0.71
Moringa concanensis Nimmo
Moringaceae
44
1.47 ± 0.70
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.
Mimosaceae
36
1.20 ± 0.39
Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
Caesalpiniaceae
34
1.13 ± 0.44
Acacia leucophloea Roxb.
Mimosaceae
31
1.03 ± 0.56
Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.)
Merr.
Anacardiaceae
30
1.00 ± 0.55
Vitex trifolia L.
Lamiaceae
29
0.97 ± 0.51
Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb.
Erythroxylaceae
28
0.93 ± 0.50
Ficus benghalensis L.
Moraceae
27
0.90 ± 0.26
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Table 3 Life form abundance in tropical dry deciduous forest of Sathanur reserve forest, Eastern
Ghats
Name of the species
Family
Abundance/30 ha Mean ± SE
Tree
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin
Mimosaceae
9871
329.03 ± 35.9
Chloroxylon swietenia DC.
Flindersiaceae
3171
105.70 ± 17.0
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Meliaceae
553
18.43 ± 3.18
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre
Fabaceae
477
15.90 ± 4.57
Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd.
Mimosaceae
442
14.73 ± 4.59
Atalantia monophylla (L.) Correa
Rutaceae
311
10.37 ± 2.85
Canthium dicoccum (Gaertn.)
Teijsm and Binn.
Rubiaceae
268
8.93 ± 2.71
Gyrocarpus jacquini Roxb.
Hernandiaceae
262
8.73 ± 3.10
Diospyros ebenum Koen.
Ebenaceae
231
7.70 ± 2.84
Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br.
Apocynaceae
190
6.33 ± 1.31
Drypetes sepiaria (W. and A.) Pax
and Hoffm.
Euphorbiaceae
164
5.47 ± 1.47
Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.
Rhamnaceae
156
5.20 ± 1.48
Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.
Ebenaceae
155
5.17 ± 3.20
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) W.
andA.
Mimosaceae
154
5.13 ± 2.83
Cassia siamea Lam.
Caesalpiniaceae
103
3.43 ± 2.00
Alangium salvifolium (L. f.) Wang. Alangiaceae
85
2.83 ± 1.18
Sapindus emarginatus Vahl.
Sapindaceae
73
2.43 ± 1.19
Cleistanthus collinus (Roxb.)
Benth.
Euphorbiaceae
67
2.23 ± 1.04
Dalbergia paniculata Roxb.
Fabaceae
53
1.77 ± 0.64
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.
Mimosaceae
53
1.77 ± 0.83
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
Myrtaceae
50
1.67 ± 0.78
Diospyros montana Roxb.
Ebenaceae
47
1.57 ± 0.71
Moringa concanensis Nimmo
Moringaceae
44
1.47 ± 0.70
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.
Mimosaceae
36
1.20 ± 0.39
Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
Caesalpiniaceae
34
1.13 ± 0.44
Acacia leucophloea Roxb.
Mimosaceae
31
1.03 ± 0.56
Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.)
Merr.
Anacardiaceae
30
1.00 ± 0.55
Vitex trifolia L.
Lamiaceae
29
0.97 ± 0.51
Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb.
Erythroxylaceae
28
0.93 ± 0.50
Ficus benghalensis L.
Moraceae
27
0.90 ± 0.26
(continued)