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Table 2 List of tree species with family, species, local name, habitat and ethno usage, citation, and use value

From: Integrating traditional ecological knowledge into habitat restoration: implications for meeting forest restoration challenges

Family

Species

(Abbreviation)

Local name

Habitat

*Ethno usage

Citation

Use value

F

FO

TI

FW

M

HF

LH

PI

Apocynaceae

Alstonia scholaris (L.)R.Br

(Als.sch)

Satiana/Shimol/Shoti

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

 × 

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

√

20

0.57

Anacardiaceae

Mangifera indica L.

(Man.ind)

Aam

Riverine

Degraded habitat

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

√

√

16

0.46

 

Spondias mombin L.

(Spo.mom)

Amari/Ugyum

Degraded habitat

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

7

0.21

Burseraceae

Canarium strictum Roxb.

(Can.str)

Dhuna

Natural forests

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

11

0.31

Calophyllaceae

Mesua ferrea L.

(Mes.fer)

Nahar

Degraded habitat

Riverine

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

13

0.37

Combretaceae

Terminalia arjuna Roxb. Ex DC

(Ter.arj)

Arjun

Riverine

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

14

0.41

 

Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

(Ter.bel)

Bhomora/Rotke

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

 × 

 × 

√

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

19

0.54

 

Terminalia chebula Retz.

(Ter.che)

Hilikha

Natural forests

Degraded habitat

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

√

√

22

0.63

 

Terminalia myriocarpa VanHeurck and Müll.-Arg

(Ter.myr)

Halak

Degraded habitat

Natural forest

 × 

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

16

0.46

Dilleniaceae

Dillenia indica L.

(Dil.ind)

Outenga

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

Cultivated fields

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

√

20

0.57

Elaeocarpaceae

Elaeocarpus serratus L.

(Ela.ser)

Jalphai

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

√

20

0.57

 

Mallotus nudiflorus (L.) Kulju and Welzen

(Mal.nud)

Bhelkor

Roadside

Natural forests

Cultivated fields

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

10

0.29

Fabaceae

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth

(Alb.leb)

Sirish

Riverine

Degraded habitat

 × 

√

√

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

√

17

0.49

 

Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. Ex DC

(Dal.sis)

Sissoo

Degraded habitat

Roadside

Natural forests

 × 

 × 

√

√

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

18

0.51

 

Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr

(Sam.sam)

Raintree/tantari

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

 × 

 × 

√

√

 × 

√

√

√

13

0.37

Lamiaceae

Gmelina arborea Roxb. Ex Sm

(Gme.arb)

Gamari

Riverine

Natural forests

Cultivated fields

 × 

 × 

√

√

 × 

√

 × 

√

17

0.49

Lythraceae

Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers

(Lag.spe)

Azar

Natural forests

 × 

 × 

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

19

0.54

Malvaceae

Bombax ceiba L.

(Bom.cei)

Simalu/Sing-ii

Degraded habitat

Riverine

 × 

 × 

√

√

 × 

√

√

√

23

0.66

Magnoliaceae

Magnolia baillonii Pierre

(Mag.bai)

Titachapa

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

 × 

 × 

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

16

0.46

Meliaceae

Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss

(Chu.tab)

Bogipoma/Shilling/Ketem

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

 × 

 × 

√

√

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

13

0.37

 

Azadirachta indica A.Juss

(Aza.ind)

Neem

Degraded habitat

Cultivated fields

√

 × 

√

√

√

√

 × 

√

21

0.61

Moraceae

Artocarpus chama Buch.-Ham

(Art.cha)

Chamkothal

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

Cultivated fields

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

19

0.54

 

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

(Art.het)

Kothal

Degraded habitat

Cultivated fields

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

√

√

26

0.74

Myrtaceae

Psidium guajava L.

(Psi.gua)

Guava

Degraded habitat

Cultivated fields

Roadside

√

√

 × 

 × 

√

√

√

√

14

0.41

 

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

(Syz.cum)

Jam

Degraded habitat

Riverine

√

√

 × 

 × 

√

√

√

√

16

0.46

Oleaceae

Chionanthus ramiflorus Roxb.

(Chi.ram)

Ketiri momiri

Natural forests

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

 × 

9

0.26

Oxalidaceae

Averrhoa carambola L.

(Ave.car)

Kordoi

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

Riverine

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

√

√

10

0.29

Phyllanthaceae

Bischofia javanica Blume

(Bis.jav)

Urium/Takkir/Sheetal

Natural forests

Riverine

Degraded habitat

 × 

 × 

 × 

√

 × 

√

 × 

 × 

25

0.71

 

Phyllanthus emblica L.

(Phy.emb)

Aamlakhi

Degraded habitat

Cultivated fields

Natural forests

√

√

 × 

 × 

√

√

√

√

22

0.63

Rubiaceae

Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser

(Neo.cad)

Kadam

Degraded habitat

Natural forests

Riverine

 × 

 × 

√

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

19

0.54

Sapotaceae

Manilkara kauki (L.) Dubard

(Man.kau)

Bokul

Riverine

Natural forests

√

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

 × 

19

0.54

  1. *F (food), FO (fodder), TI (timber), FW (fuelwood), M (medicine), HF (habitat and forage), LH (livelihood), and PI (pioneer)