Taxons

Famille

Number of seeds

AD (n/m²)

RD (%)

FR (%)

IVI

IndVal (%)

p-value

Mbe (MB) savannah

Herbaceous species (21 species)

Ageratum conyzoides L.

Asteraceae

1

2.78

0.6

0.13

0.73

0.08

Ns

Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene

Fabaceae-caesalpinioideae

1

2.78

0.6

0.13

0.73

0.08

Ns

Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. M. King & H. Rob.

Asteraceae

4

11.11

2.4

0.52

2.91

0.13

Ns

Coleus monostachyus (P. Beauv.)

Lamiaceae

1

2.78

0.6

0.13

0.73

0.08

Ns

Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze

Cyperaceae

36

100

21.55

4.65

26.2

0.42

Ns

Cyperus difformis L.

Cyperaceae

2

5.56

1.2

0.26

1.46

0.17

Ns

Cyperus esculentus L.

Cyperaceae

3

8.33

1.8

0.39

2.18

0.06

Ns

Cyperus sp.

Cyperaceae

3

8.33

1.8

0.39

2.18

0.08

Ns

Erigeron sumatrensis Retz.

Asteraceae

48

133.33

28.73

6.2

34.9

0.48

Ns

Euphorbia hirta L.

Euphorbiaceae

1

2.78

0.6

0.13

0.73

0.01

Ns

Fimbristylis hispidula (Vahl) Kunth

Cyperaceae

6

16.67

3.59

0.77

4.37

0.25

Ns

Melastomastrum sp.

Melastomataceae

3

8.33

1.8

0.39

2.18

0.17

Ns

Oldenlandia corymbosa L.

Rubiaceae

30

83.33

17.95

3.87

21.8

0.41

Ns

Paspalum scrobiculatum L.

Poaceae

1

2.78

0.6

0.13

0.73

0.08

Ns

Paspalum sp.

Poaceae

7

19.44

4.18

0.9

5.1

0.33

Ns

Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn.

Phyllantaceae

1

2.78

0.6

0.13

0.73

0.03

Ns

Phyllanthus urinania L.

Phyllantaceae

4

11.11

2.4

0.52

2.91

0.25

Ns

Schwenckia americana L.

Solanaceae

3

8.33

1.8

0.39

2.18

0.25

Ns

Spermacocé latifolia Aubl.

Rubiaceae

4

11.11

2.4

0.52

2.91

0.25

Ns

Spermacoce ruelliae DC.

Rubiaceae

1

2.78

0.6

0.13

0.73

0.08

Ns

Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.

Malvaceae-tilioideae

1

2.78

0.6

0.13

0.73

0.08

Ns

Tree and shrub species (1 species)

Trema orientalis (L.) Blume

Cannabaceae

2

5.56

1.2

0.26

1.46

0.08

Ns

Undetermined species (1 species)

Rubiaceae sp.

Rubiaceae

4

11.11

2.4

0.52

2.91

-

-

Total

167

463.89

100

-

-

-

-

Nguela (NG) savannah

Herbaceous species (14 species)

Bidens oligoflora (Klatt) Wild

Asteraceae

1

2.78

0.69

0.17

0.87

0.08

Ns

Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. M. King & H. Rob.

Asteraceae

1

2.78

0.69

0.17

0.87

0.13

Ns

Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze

Cyperaceae

35

97.22

24.32

6.08

30.3

0.42

Ns

Cyperus esculentus L.

Cyperaceae

1

2.78

0.69

0.17

0.87

0.06

Ns

Digitaria leptorhachis (Pilg.) Stapf

Poaceae

2

5.56

1.39

0.35

1.74

0.08

Ns

Dissotis brazzae Cogn.

Melastomataceae

1

2.78

0.69

0.17

0.87

0.08

Ns

Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

Poaceae

2

5.56

1.39

0.35

1.74

0.08

Ns

Erigeron sumatrensis Retz.

Asteraceae

57

158.32

39.58

9.9

49.4

0.52

Ns

Euphorbia hirta L.

Euphorbiaceae

5

13.89

3.47

0.87

4.34

0.21

Ns

Fimbristylis hispidula (Vahl) Kunth

Cyperaceae

2

5.56

1.39

0.35

1.74

0.25

Ns

Murdannia simplex (Vahl) Brenan

Commelinaceae

1

2.78

0.69

0.17

0.87

0.08

Ns

Oldenlandia corymbosa L.

Rubiaceae

12

33.32

8.33

2.08

10.4

0.41

Ns

Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn.

Phylantaceae

2

5.56

1.39

0.35

1.74

0.25

Ns

Spermacoce ruelliae DC.

Phyllantaceae

22

61.11

15.29

3.82

19.1

0.48

0.028

Total

144

400

100

-

-

-

-