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Table 3 (continued)
Name of the species
Family
Abundance/30 ha Mean ± SE
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
Papilionaceae
181
6.03 ± 4.41
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
Fabaceae
174
5.80 ± 3.71
Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
Tiliaceae
169
5.63 ± 3.95
Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br.
Asclepiadaceae
152
5.07 ± 4.73
Croton bonplandianus Baillon
Euphorbiaceae
142
4.73 ± 2.30
Asystasia gangetica (L). T.
Anderson
Acanthaceae
119
3.97 ± 2.40
Pseudarthria viscida (L) Wight
and Arn.
Papilionaceae
119
3.97 ± 2.55
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) P.
Beauv.
Poaceae
117
3.90 ± 1.52
Cleome viscosa L.
Capparaceae
111
3.70 ± 2.16
Commelina elegans Kunth
Commelinaceae
108
3.60 ± 1.26
Commelina benghalensis L.
Commelinaceae
96
3.20 ± 2.42
Phyllanthus amarus Schum. and
Thonn.
Euphorbiaceae
90
3.00 ± 1.74
Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze
Lamiaceae
68
2.27 ± 2.27
Ocimum sanctum L.
Lamiaceae
58
1.93 ± 1.48
Tridax procumbens L
Asteraceae
56
1.87 ± 0.99
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss.
Amaranthaceae
39
1.30 ± 0.61
Chloris inflata Link.
Poaceae
25
0.83 ± 0.55
Datura metel L.
Solanaceae
24
0.80 ± 0.26
Mollugo nudicaulis Lam.
Molluginaceae
23
0.77 ± 0.50
Physalis minima L.
Solanaceae
21
0.70 ± 0.70
Tribulus terrestris L.
Zygophyllaceae
21
0.70 ± 0.70
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet
Malvaceae
12
0.40 ± 0.29
Spermacoce articularis L. f.
Rubiaceae
12
0.40 ± 0.40
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Asteraceae
8
0.27 ± 0.27
Commelina diffusa Burm.f.
Commelinaceae
8
0.27 ± 0.27
Barleria lupulina Lindl.
Acanthaceae
6
0.20 ± 0.15
Blepharis repens (Vahl) Roth
Acanthaceae
6
0.20 ± 0.20
Agave americana L.
Agavaceae
5
0.17 ± 0.11
Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.
Lamiaceae
4
0.13 ± 0.13
Euphorbia thymifolia L.
Euphorbiaceae
2
0.07 ± 0.05
Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC.
Papilionaceae
1
0.03 ± 0.03
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Amaranthaceae
1
0.03 ± 0.03
(continued)
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Table 3 (continued)
Name of the species
Family
Abundance/30 ha Mean ± SE
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
Papilionaceae
181
6.03 ± 4.41
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
Fabaceae
174
5.80 ± 3.71
Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
Tiliaceae
169
5.63 ± 3.95
Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br.
Asclepiadaceae
152
5.07 ± 4.73
Croton bonplandianus Baillon
Euphorbiaceae
142
4.73 ± 2.30
Asystasia gangetica (L). T.
Anderson
Acanthaceae
119
3.97 ± 2.40
Pseudarthria viscida (L) Wight
and Arn.
Papilionaceae
119
3.97 ± 2.55
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) P.
Beauv.
Poaceae
117
3.90 ± 1.52
Cleome viscosa L.
Capparaceae
111
3.70 ± 2.16
Commelina elegans Kunth
Commelinaceae
108
3.60 ± 1.26
Commelina benghalensis L.
Commelinaceae
96
3.20 ± 2.42
Phyllanthus amarus Schum. and
Thonn.
Euphorbiaceae
90
3.00 ± 1.74
Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze
Lamiaceae
68
2.27 ± 2.27
Ocimum sanctum L.
Lamiaceae
58
1.93 ± 1.48
Tridax procumbens L
Asteraceae
56
1.87 ± 0.99
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss.
Amaranthaceae
39
1.30 ± 0.61
Chloris inflata Link.
Poaceae
25
0.83 ± 0.55
Datura metel L.
Solanaceae
24
0.80 ± 0.26
Mollugo nudicaulis Lam.
Molluginaceae
23
0.77 ± 0.50
Physalis minima L.
Solanaceae
21
0.70 ± 0.70
Tribulus terrestris L.
Zygophyllaceae
21
0.70 ± 0.70
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet
Malvaceae
12
0.40 ± 0.29
Spermacoce articularis L. f.
Rubiaceae
12
0.40 ± 0.40
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Asteraceae
8
0.27 ± 0.27
Commelina diffusa Burm.f.
Commelinaceae
8
0.27 ± 0.27
Barleria lupulina Lindl.
Acanthaceae
6
0.20 ± 0.15
Blepharis repens (Vahl) Roth
Acanthaceae
6
0.20 ± 0.20
Agave americana L.
Agavaceae
5
0.17 ± 0.11
Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.
Lamiaceae
4
0.13 ± 0.13
Euphorbia thymifolia L.
Euphorbiaceae
2
0.07 ± 0.05
Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC.
Papilionaceae
1
0.03 ± 0.03
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Amaranthaceae
1
0.03 ± 0.03
(continued)