Patterns of species dominance, diversity and dispersion in ‘Khasi hill sal’ forest ecosystem in northeast India

Forest Ecosystems

Table 2 Distribution of number of species, individuals (≥ 10 cm girth) and importance values (IVI) in different families according to their habit

Plant family	Large tree	Medium tree	Small tree	Shrub	Climber	Total	IVI (%)
Actinidiaceae			49²			49²	1.0
Anacardiaceae	3	167⁴				170⁵	4.2
Apocynaceae	1		19			20²	0.6
Aquifoliaceae			12			12	0.3
Araliaceae			2			2	0.0
Arecaceae		2			1	3²	0.2
Bignoniaceae	3		6			9²	0.5
Boraginaceae	2					2	0.1
Burseraceae	13					13	0.5
Cannabaceae		55				55	0.7
Clusiaceae		1				1	0.0
Dilleniaceae	4					4	0.2
Dipterocarpaceae	1026					1026	19.4
Elaeocarpaceae	5					5	0.2
Euphorbiaceae		87³	4²			91⁵	2.3
Fagaceae	68⁴	28²				96⁶	4.3
Iteaceae			3			3	0.1
Juglandaceae	69					69	1.7
Lamiaceae	63	140³		2		205⁵	6.0
Lauraceae	1	43⁵	8³			52⁹	1.6
Lecythidaceae		211				211	4.8
Leguminosae	28³	35	7³		32⁴	102¹¹	3.9
Lythraceae		76				76	1.9
Magnoliaceae	1					1	0.1
Malvaceae	3	35³	5²			43⁶	1.9
Meliaceae	6	5				11²	0.4
Moraceae	7³	2²	26⁴	2		37¹⁰	1.9
Myrtaceae	90	49²	2			141⁴	4.1
Oleaceae			4			4	0.1
Pandanaceae			2			2	0.1
Pentaphylacaceae			21			21	0.6
Phyllanthaceae		13²	202⁷			215⁹	5.6
Pinaceae	264					264	7.8
Primulaceae				3 ²		3²	0.1
Proteaceae		2				2	0.1
Rhamnaceae					42	42	1.0
Rosaceae	1					1	0.1
Rubiaceae	2		120⁷			122⁸	2.8
Rutaceae			3			3	0.1
Sabiaceae			3²			3²	0.1
Salicaceae		51	2			53²	1.2
Sapindaceae		6				6	0.2
Smilacaceae					10	10	0.2
Styracaceae			2			2	0.1
Symplocaceae			20²			20²	0.5
Theaceae	693					693	16.1
Vitaceae				17		17	0.5
Grand Total	2353²⁹	1008³⁶	522 ⁴⁶	24⁵	85⁷	3992¹²³	100