Table 5 Importance Value Index (IVI) table based on: IVI = Relative Density (RD) + Relative Dominance (RDO) + Relative Frequency (RF)

Albizia gummifera (J.F. Gmel.) C.A. Sm

T t

0.6

1.5

2.5

4.6

Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk

T t

3

1.3

1.8

6.2

Annona senegalensis Pers

T t

0.3

0.3

0.7

1.3

Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Arn

T t

3.2

0.6

0.7

4.5

Bersama abyssinica Fresen

T m

0.5

0.6

1

2.1

Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill

T fm

1.3

0.3

0.7

2.3

Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth

S m

0.6

1.3

1.5

3.5

Celtis africana Burm. f

T t

2.8

1.4

2.2

6.4

Chionanthus mildbraedii (Gilg & Schellenb.) Stearn

S m

1.2

0.3

0.3

1.8

Coffea arabica L

S fm

0.3

11.6

5.2

17.1

Cordia africana Lam

T t

4

0.7

1

5.7

Croton macrostachyus Del

T t

3

2.2

4.5

10

Deinbollia kilimandscharica Taub

S f

0.5

0.8

1

2.3

Dracaena afromontana Mildbr

T o

2

7.7

4.2

14

Ehretia cymosa Thonn

T t

1

0.7

1

2.7

Elaeodendron buchananii (Loes.) Loes

T m

2

2

2

7

Embelia schimperi Vatke

L m

1

1

1.2

3.1

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Sheeseman

H f

4

9.1

4.5

18

Erythrina brucei Schweinf

T m

1

0.8

0.8

2.6

Erythrococca trichogyne (Muell Arg.) Prain

S m

0.6

0.4

0.5

1.5

Euphorbia abyssinica J.F.Gmel

T t

3

1.8

2.7

7.5

Fagaropsis angolensis (Engl.) Dale

T t

0.9

1

1.3

3.3

Ficus sur Forssk

T t

5.9

0.5

0.7

7.1

Ficus thonningii Blume

S m

0.9

0.4

0.8

2.2

Flacourtia indica (Burm. f) Merr

S tf

0.8

1

1.3

3.1

Galiniera saxifraga (Hochst.) Bridson

S t

1.2

0.6

0.5

2.3

Hippocratea africana (Willd.) Loes

L m

0.5

0.2

0.3

1

Ilex mitis (L.) Radlk

T tm

2

0.1

0.7

2.8

Lepidotrichilia volkensii (Gürke) Leroy

T tf

0.9

2.4

1.8

5.1

Lobelia giberroa Hemsl

S m

1

1

1

2

Macaranga capensis (Baill.) Sim

T m

3

0.5

0.7

4.2

Maesa lanceolata Forssk

T t

0.3

0.7

0.5

1.5

Maytenus addat (Loes.) Sebsebe

S F

1

1

1

3

Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Bak. subsp. darassana (Cuf.) Gillett

T t

1

2.8

1.8

5.6

Mimusops kummel A. DC

T t

0.5

0.2

0.3

1

Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen

T m

1.3

0.5

0.7

2.5

Ochna holstii Engl

S m

0.4

0.2

0.3

0.9

Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns & Wilczek

T t

3

2

3

8

Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.A. Wright.) Verdc

T t

3

3

4

10

Olea welwitschii (Knobl.) Gilg & Schellenb

T t

1

1

1

2

Olinia rochetiana A. Juss

T t

0.4

0.2

0.3

0.9

Oncoba spinosa Forssk

S t

0.3

0.5

0.5

1.3

Pavetta abyssinica Fresen

S m

0.5

0.6

0.7

1.8

Persea americana Mill

T f

0.1

1

1

2.1

Phytolacca dodecandra L 'Herit

S m

1.1

0.2

0.3

1.6

Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims

T t

3

1

1

5.1

Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R. B. ex Mirb

T t

2

3.3

3.6

8.9

Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms

T m

3

2.5

4

10

Pouteria adolfi-friederici (Engl.) Baehni

T t

3

3.2

3.2

9

Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkm

T t

3

2

4

9

Psychotria orophila Petit

S f

3.1

1.1

1.2

5.4

Psydrax schimperiana (A. Rich.) Bridson

T m

1

2

2

5

Rhamnus prinoides L’Herit

S m

1

0.1

1

2

Rytigynia neglecta (Hiern) Robyns

S f

1

1

1

3

Schefflera abyssinica (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Harms

T t

2

1.8

2.2

6

Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC subsp. afromontanum F. White

T t

4

2.4

3.2

9.6

Teclea nobilis Del

S t

1.2

3.5

2.3

7

Trichilia emetica Vahl

T t

1.3

0.8

1.2

3.3

Urera hypselodendron (A. Rich.) Wedd

L f

1

1

1

3

Vepris dainellii (Pic.Serm.) Kokwaro

S t

0.9

2.3

1.4

4.6

Vernonia amygdalina Del

S m

1

2

2

5

Vernonia rueppellii Sch. Bip. ex Walp

S m

1.6

2

1.2

4.8

Total

100

100

100

300