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Table 3 (continued)
Name of the species
Family
Abundance/30 ha Mean ± SE
Climber
Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth)
Sant. and Wagh
Caesalpiniaceae
899
29.97 ± 6.70
Combretum albidum G. Don
Combretaceae
262
8.73 ± 1.90
Acacia caesia (L.) Willd.
Mimosaceae
157
5.23 ± 0.89
Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) W.
and A.
Asclepiadaceae
101
3.37 ± 0.61
Wattakaka volubilis (L. f.) Stapf
Asclepiadaceae
87
2.90 ± 0.65
Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.
Jeffrey
Cucurbitaceae
70
2.33 ± 0.56
Reissantia indica (Willd.) N. Hallé Celastraceae
69
2.30 ± 0.45
Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Miller
Rhamnaceae
58
1.93 ± 0.57
Secamone emetica (Retz.) R. Br.
ex Schult.
Asclepiadaceae
55
1.83 ± 0.30
Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam.
Rutaceae
49
1.63 ± 0.27
Pachygone ovata (Poir.) Diels
Menispermaceae
42
1.40 ± 0.49
Hugonia mystax L.
Linaceae
31
1.03 ± 0.35
Strychnos minor Dennst.
Strychnaceae
29
0.97 ± 0.43
Capparis brevispina DC.
Capparaceae
27
0.90 ± 0.35
Cissus quadarngularis L.
Vitaceae
24
0.80 ± 0.29
Tiliacora acuminata (Lam.) HK. f.
and Thoms.
Menispermaceae
22
0.73 ± 0.31
Cansjera rheedii J. F. Gmel.
Opiliaceae
21
0.70 ± 0.28
Plecospermum spinosum Trecur.
Moraceae
21
0.70 ± 0.23
Asparagus racemosus Willd.
Asparagaceae
19
0.63 ± 0.23
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Sapindaceae
18
0.60 ± 0.26
Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W. T.
Aiton
Apocynaceae
16
0.53 ± 0.22
Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt
Cucurbitaceae
12
0.40 ± 0.29
Derris ovalifolia (Wight and Arn.)
Benth.
Fabaceae
12
0.40 ± 0.28
Premna latifolia Roxb.
Verbenaceae
11
0.37 ± 0.18
Jasminum angustifolium (L.)
Willd.
Oleaceae
9
0.30 ± 0.30
Trichosanthes cucumerina L.
Cucurbitaceae
9
0.30 ± 0.17
Cissampelos pareira L.
Menispermaceae
3
0.10 ± 0.10
Ampelocissus tomentosa (B.
Heyne and Roth) Planch.
Vitaceae
1
0.03 ± 0.03
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