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The three vegetation zones contained 228 plant species in 114 genera and 49 families.
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e0“A total of 228 plant species belonging to 114 genera and 49 families were recorded across the three major vegetation zones.”
Title
Salihu Abba Hammanjoda; Rosimah Nulit; Kong Yap Chee; et al. Pertanika journal of tropical agricultural science 2025. doi:10.47836/pjtas.48.1.10
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- Observation Fabaceae was the most species-rich family with 34 species (14.9%).
- Observation Malvaceae had 18 species, or 7.9% of species.
- Observation Moraceae and Rubiaceae each had 15 species, or 6.6%.
- Observation Combretaceae had 10 species, or 4.4%.
- Observation Lowland Tropical Rain Forest had 137 species in 42 families.
- Observation Montane Highland had 146 species in 43 families.
- Observation Savannah Woodland had 68 species in 28 families.
- Observation Twenty-five species, or 11%, were threatened.
- Observation Ten species were Vulnerable, six Endangered, five Critically Endangered and four Near Threatened.
- Observation Mean Shannon-Weiner diversity index was 2.40 in Montane Highland.
- Observation Mean Shannon-Weiner diversity index was 2.40 in Lowland Tropical Rain Forest.
- Observation Mean Shannon-Weiner diversity index was 2.25 in Savannah Woodland.
- Observation Lowland Tropical Rain Forest and Savannah Woodland had the highest species similarity, 33.42%.
- Observation Montane Highland and Savannah Woodland had the lowest species similarity, 18.92%.
- Observation Savannah Woodland had the most important species by importance value, 0.581.
- Observation Evenness was 0.77 in LTRF, 0.78 in SW and 0.77 in MH.
- Recommendation The authors call for more research and conservation initiatives for distinct habitats and endangered species.