Impact of mining on the floristic association of gold mined sites in Southwest Nigeria

Adesipo, Adegbite A.; Akinbiola, Sehinde; Awotoye, Olusegun O.; Salami, Ayobami T.; Freese, Dirk

doi:10.1186/s12898-020-00276-9

BMC Ecology

Table 2 Species and family compositions of flora on Site 1

From: Impact of mining on the floristic association of gold mined sites in Southwest Nigeria

S/n	Name	Family	Habit	Status
1	Adenia cissampeloides	Passifloraceae	Climber	Sparse
2	Adenia venenata	Passifloraceae	Climber	Abundant
3	Albizia leebeck	Mimosaceae	Tree	Abundant
4	Albizia zygia	Mimosaceae	Tree	Abundant
5	Alchornea cordifolia	Euphorbiaceae	Shrub	Rare
6	Alchornea laxiflora	Euphorbiaceae	Shrub	Abundant
7	Aneilema aequinoctiale	Commelianaceae	Climber	Abundant
8	Aneilema beniniense	Commelianaceae	Climber	Abundant
9	Aspilia africana	Asteraceae	Herb	Abundant
10	Asystasia gangetica	Acanthaceae	Herb	Very abundant
11	Chasmanthera dependens	Menispermaceae	Climber	Sparse
12	Chromolaena odorata	Asteraceae	Herb	Very abundant
13	Cissampelos owarensis	Menispermaceae	Climber	Abundant
14	Cissus quadrangularis	Vitaceae	Climber	Sparse
15	Clerodendrum splendens	Verbenaceae	Climber	Rare
16	Clerodendrum volubile	Verbenaceae	Climber	Abundant
17	Cola nitida	Sterculiaceae	Tree	Sparse
18	Colocasia esculentum	Aracaceae	Herb	Abundant
19	Commelina erecta	Commelianaceae	Herb	Abundant
20	Desmodium adscendens	Leguminosae	Creeper	Very abundant
21	Dissotis rotundifolia	Melastomataceae	Herb	Abundant
22	Ficus asperifolia	Moraceae	Shrub	Sparse
23	Ficus exasperata	Moraceae	Tree	Sparse
24	Ficus mucuso	Moraceae	Tree	Sparse
25	Gliricidia sepium	Leguminosae	Shrub	Rare
26	Grewia flavescens	Tiliaceae	Shrub	Sparse
27	Hippocratea indica	Celastraceae	Climber	Sparse
28	Holarrhena floribunda	Apocynaceae	Tree	Sparse
29	Laportea aestuans	Urticaceae	Herb	Abundant
30	Lonchocarpus cyanescens	Papilionaceae	Tree	Sparse
31	Manihot esculenta	Euphorbiaceae	Tuber plant	Abundant
32	Melanthera scandens	Asteraceae	Herb	Very abundant
33	Melochia corchorifolia	Malvaceae	Herb	Very abundant
34	Milicia excelsa	Meliaceae	Tree	Rare
35	Mondia whitei	Asclepiadaceae	Climber	Abundant
36	Morinda lucida	Rubiaceae	Tree	Sparse
37	Momordica charantia	Cucurbitaceae	Climber	Abundant
38	Mucuna pruriens	Papilionaceae	Climber	Abundant
39	Musa paradisiaca	Musaceae	Shrub	Sparse
40	Musa sapientum	Musaceae	Shrub	Abundant
41	Newbouldia laevis	Bignoniaceae	Tree	Rare
42	Paullinia pinnata	Sapindaceae	Climber	Very abundant
43	Pouzolzia guineensis	Urticaceae	Herb	Abundant
44	Pteris togoensis	Pteridaceae	Fern	Rare
45	Senecio biafrae	Asteraceae	Herb	Sparse
46	Senna occidentalis	Caesalpiniaceae	Herb	Rare
47	Sida acuta	Malvaceae	Herb	Abundant
48	Sida pilosa	Malvaceae	Creeper	Abundant
49	Spondias mombin	Anacardiaceae	Tree	Rare
50	Talinum triangulare	Portulacaceae	Herb	Abundant
51	Theobroma cacao	Sterculiaceae	Tree	Sparse
52	Triumfetta cordifolia	Tiliaceae	Herb	Abundant
53	Vigna unguiculata (Wild)	Papilionaceae	Climber	Rare
54	Voacanga africana	Apocynaceae	Tree	Abundant

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