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Table 7 List of woody species in the indigenous agroforestry system

From: Tree diversity and carbon stocks in agroforestry systems in northern Ethiopia

No

Scientific name

Family

Local name

Number of individuals

BP

HG

PL

WL

1

Acacia abyssinica Hochst.ex Benth.

Fabaceae

Chea

5

8

1

7

2

Acacia etbaica

Fabaceae

Seraw

2

–

253

–

3

Acacia polyacantha

Fabaceae

Gomero

–

–

1

–

4

Acacia saligna

Fabaceae

Akacha

3

1–

18

2

5

Acacia senegal

Fabaceae

Tsifri dimu

–

–

1

–

6

Acacia seyal

Fabaceae

keyih chea

–

–

123

–

7

Acacia sieberian

Fabaceae

Tseada chea

–

–

13

–

8

Acacia torilis

Fabaceae

Karwera

1

–

6

3

9

Adansonia digitata

Bombacaceae

Dima

–

–

1

–

1-

Albezia amara

Fabaceae

Sebqana

–

–

112

–

11

Balanites aegyptiaca

Balanitaceae

Mekie

–

–

2

–

12

Boscia angustifolia

Capparaceae

Shisha

–

–

3

–

13

Calotropis procera

Asclepiadaceae

Ghindae

–

–

4

–

14

Carissa spinarum

Apocynaceae

Agam

–

–

4

–

15

Casuarina equisetifolia

Casuarinaceae

Shewshewe

2

–

1

–

16

Chamaecytisus proliferus

Fabaceae

Tree lucern

3

–

–

–

17

Citrus aurantifolia

Rutaceae

Lomin

–

–

1

–

18

Combretum adenogonium

Combretaceae

Alenguata

–

–

2

–

19

Combretum molle

Combretaceae

Weyiba

–

–

81

–

2-

Commiphora habessinica

Burseraceae

Anqwa

–

–

11

–

21

Cordia africana

Boraginaceae

Awhi

4

–

7–

–

22

Cupressus lusitanica

Cupressaceae

Tsihdi Ferenji

14

4

–

8

23

Dalbergia melanoxylon

Fabaceae

Zbbe

–

–

2

–

24

Delonix regia

Fabaceae

Diredawa zaf

–

–

–

1

25

Dichrostachys cinerea

Fabaceae

Kenney

–

–

1

–

26

Dodonaoea angustifolia L.f.

Sapindaceae

Tahses

1

1

–

1

27

Dovyalis abyssinica

Flacourtiaceae

Caito

–

–

7

–

28

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Myrtaceae

Keyih qelamintos

13

176

14

9

29

Eucalyptus globulus

Myrtaceae

Tsaeda–kelamitos

5–

369

–

115

3-

Eucleara cemosa

Ebenaceae

Kiliaw

–

–

6

–

31

Faidherbia albida

Fabaceae

Momena

2

–

239

–

32

Ficus sycomorus

Moraceae

Sagla

–

–

1

–

33

Ficus vasta

Moraceae

Daero

–

–

1

–

34

Grevillea robusta

Proteaceae

 

1

–

2

8

35

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Bignoniaceae

Yetemenja zaf

2

–

1

–

36

Juniperus procera

Cupressaceae

Tse'hedi habesha

3

1

–

–

37

Lannea fruticosa

Anacardiaceae

Dgudgun

–

–

1

–

38

Leucaena leucocephala

Fabaceae

Lukina

–

–

6

–

39

Malus domestica

Rosaceae

Aple

1

–

–

–

4-

Maytenus senegalensis

Celastraceae

Qebqeb

–

–

18

–

41

Melia azadirach

Meliaceae

Nim

–

–

3

–

42

Moringa oleifera

Moringaceae

Shiferaw

–

–

1

–

43

Musa paradisiaca

Musceae

Muz

1

–

–

–

44

Olea europaea subsp. Africana

Oleaceae

Awlie

3–

–

1

16

45

Ormocarpum pubescens

Fabaceae

Alendia

–

–

2

–

46

Osyridocarpus schimperanus

Santalaceae

Qortatimo

–

–

6

–

47

Parkinsonia aculeata

Fabaceae

Shewit hagay

–

–

6

–

48

Populas sps

Salicaceae

Yekibret enchet

1

–

–

–

49

Psidium guajava

Myrtaceae

Zeitun

1–

–

9

–

5-

Rhus glutinosa A.Rich

Anacardiaceae

Tetelo

–

–

2

–

51

Schinus molle

Anacardiaceae

Tikur berbere

2

1

–

3

52

Securinega virosa

Euphorbiaceae

Harmazo

–

–

1

–

53

Sesbania sesban

Fabaceae

Sesbania

16

–

–

–

54

Stereospermum kunthianum

Bignoniaceae

Adgi zana

–

–

25

–

55

Tamarindus indica

Fabaceae

Humer

–

–

1

–

56

unknown

–

Batequa

–

–

15

–

57

Vernonia amygdalina

Asteraceae

Grawa

5

–

–

–

58

Ximenia americana

Olacaceae

Meleo

–

–

2

–

59

Ziziphus spina–christi

Rhamnaceae

Gaba

–

–

999

–