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Variations in floristic composition of wild and cultivated species associated with Moringa oleifera Lam. in Egypt

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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10. Flora and ecology

Abstract

The aim of this work is to study the cultivated and wild species associated with Moringa oleifera in different sites in Egypt. The cultivated species were 174 related to 145 genera and 67 families, while the wild species were 45 related to 39 genera and 21 families. Fabaceae was the most represented cultivated family (15 species), while Poaceae was the most represented wild family (8 species). Phoenix dactylifera and Portulaca oleracea were the most common cultivated and wild species, respectively. Phanerophytes were the most represented life form, regarding the cultivated species (79.5%), whereas therophytes were the most represented life form (62.2%). The application of Two Way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN) on the floristic composition of the sampled stands led to classify them into 7 vegetation groups at level 5 for the cultivated species, and 5 groups at level 3 for the wild species. The cultivated groups were named according to their dominant species as follows: Ficus elastica, Abutilon hirtum, Cordia myxa, Carya illinoensis, Azadirachta indica, Ficus benjamina and Ceiba speciosa. In addition, the wild groups were: Pancratium maritimum, Digitaria ciliaris, Cyperus rotundus, Lantana camara and Bidens pilosa.

DOI

10.21608/taec.2016.11957

Keywords

Cultivated species, Wild species, Life form, TWINSPAN, DECORANA

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Mobarak

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Affiliation

Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Egypt

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ahmed.moubarak@fsc.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Kamal

Last Name

Shaltout

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Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University

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kshaltout@yahoo.com

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First Name

Hussein

Last Name

Ali

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Affiliation

Forestry and Wood Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt

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First Name

Dina

Last Name

Baraka

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Affiliation

Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Egypt

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First Name

Saadia

Last Name

Aly

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Affiliation

Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Egypt

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Volume

36

Article Issue

1

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2192

Issue Date

2016-12-01

Receive Date

2016-11-20

Publish Date

2016-12-31

Page Start

136

Page End

157

Print ISSN

1110-7413

Online ISSN

2357-044X

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https://taec.journals.ekb.eg/article_11957.html

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636

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Taeckholmia

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https://taec.journals.ekb.eg/

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Variations in floristic composition of wild and cultivated species associated with Moringa oleifera Lam. in Egypt

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22 Jan 2023