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Table 3 (continued)
Name of the species
Family
Abundance/30 ha Mean ± SE
Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F.
Muell.
Violaceae
1417
47.23 ± 22.84
Cyrtococcum trigonum (Retz.)
A.Camus
Poaceae
1229
40.97 ± 15.33
Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf
Poaceae
1208
40.27 ± 19.41
Commelina paleata Hassk. Pl.
Jungh.
Commelinaceae
1195
39.83 ± 14.21
Heteropogon contortus (L.)
P.Beauv. ex. R. and Schu.
Poaceae
1159
38.63 ± 19.69
Andrographis paniculata (Burm.
f.) W. ex Nees
Acanthaceae
1136
37.87 ± 18.58
Apluda mutica L.
Poaceae
1089
36.30 ± 16.68
Achyranthes aspera L.
Amaranthaceae
843
28.10 ± 9.57
Boerhaavia diffusa L.
Nyctaginaceae
672
22.40 ± 20.63
Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.
Asteraceae
591
19.70 ± 5.25
Tragia involucrata L.
Euphorbiaceae
555
18.50 ± 17.92
Cyperus rotundus L.
Cyperaceae
533
17.77 ± 5.61
Acalypha indica L.
Euphorbiaceae
497
16.57 ± 8.53
Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.)
Nees
Acanthaceae
466
15.53 ± 14.19
Perotis indica (L.) Kuntze
Poaceae
465
15.50 ± 7.82
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Poaceae
416
13.87 ± 6.79
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.
Lamiaceae
407
13.57 ± 5.74
Anisomeles malabarica (L.) R. Br.
ex Sims
Lamiaceae
341
11.37 ± 9.91
Parthenium hysterophorus L.
Asteraceae
341
11.37 ± 7.20
Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.)
A.Camus
Poaceae
339
11.30 ± 5.78
Gomphrena decumbens C.
Martius.
Amaranthaceae
320
10.67 ± 3.60
Indigofera astragalina DC.
Papilionaceae
311
10.37 ± 4.32
Spermacoce ocymoides Burm. f.
Rubiaceae
262
8.73 ± 4.90
Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.)
Nees
Acanthaceae
259
8.63 ± 8.50
Rostellularia simplex Wight
Acanthaceae
256
8.53 ± 4.68
Corchorus acutangulus L.
Tiliaceae
255
8.50 ± 2.83
Cyperus tenuispica Steud.
Cyperaceae
233
7.77 ± 7.77
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
Poaceae
212
7.07 ± 5.89
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Table 3 (continued)
Name of the species
Family
Abundance/30 ha Mean ± SE
Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F.
Muell.
Violaceae
1417
47.23 ± 22.84
Cyrtococcum trigonum (Retz.)
A.Camus
Poaceae
1229
40.97 ± 15.33
Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf
Poaceae
1208
40.27 ± 19.41
Commelina paleata Hassk. Pl.
Jungh.
Commelinaceae
1195
39.83 ± 14.21
Heteropogon contortus (L.)
P.Beauv. ex. R. and Schu.
Poaceae
1159
38.63 ± 19.69
Andrographis paniculata (Burm.
f.) W. ex Nees
Acanthaceae
1136
37.87 ± 18.58
Apluda mutica L.
Poaceae
1089
36.30 ± 16.68
Achyranthes aspera L.
Amaranthaceae
843
28.10 ± 9.57
Boerhaavia diffusa L.
Nyctaginaceae
672
22.40 ± 20.63
Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.
Asteraceae
591
19.70 ± 5.25
Tragia involucrata L.
Euphorbiaceae
555
18.50 ± 17.92
Cyperus rotundus L.
Cyperaceae
533
17.77 ± 5.61
Acalypha indica L.
Euphorbiaceae
497
16.57 ± 8.53
Dipteracanthus patulus (Jacq.)
Nees
Acanthaceae
466
15.53 ± 14.19
Perotis indica (L.) Kuntze
Poaceae
465
15.50 ± 7.82
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Poaceae
416
13.87 ± 6.79
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.
Lamiaceae
407
13.57 ± 5.74
Anisomeles malabarica (L.) R. Br.
ex Sims
Lamiaceae
341
11.37 ± 9.91
Parthenium hysterophorus L.
Asteraceae
341
11.37 ± 7.20
Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.)
A.Camus
Poaceae
339
11.30 ± 5.78
Gomphrena decumbens C.
Martius.
Amaranthaceae
320
10.67 ± 3.60
Indigofera astragalina DC.
Papilionaceae
311
10.37 ± 4.32
Spermacoce ocymoides Burm. f.
Rubiaceae
262
8.73 ± 4.90
Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.)
Nees
Acanthaceae
259
8.63 ± 8.50
Rostellularia simplex Wight
Acanthaceae
256
8.53 ± 4.68
Corchorus acutangulus L.
Tiliaceae
255
8.50 ± 2.83
Cyperus tenuispica Steud.
Cyperaceae
233
7.77 ± 7.77
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
Poaceae
212
7.07 ± 5.89
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