Table 2 Floristic composition of woody species (H ≥ 1.3 m) for primary forest types containing Schima species as one of the dominants. Only species with relative importance value (RIV) ≥ 1.5% are shown. The same letter indicates no significant difference (p > 0.05) for average number of species and diversity indices among those forest types. SD = Standard deviation. RIV = relative importance value. Dominant species are indicated by boldface
Forest type | Type PF1 | Type PF2 | Type PF3 | Type PF4 | Type PF5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elevation (m) | 1920–2476 | 2000–2710 | 2485–2577 | 1820–1910 | 900–2100 |
Plots | P51, P53, P22 | P45, P2, P1, P3, | P17, P18, P63 | P4, P5, P6 | P71, P68, |
| Â | Â | P34, P35, P38, | Â | Â | P70, P69 |
| Â | Â | P33, P37 | Â | Â | Â |
Number of plots | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Total areas of plots (m2) | 3000 | 7200 | 4300 | 1200 | 2400 |
Total number of species | 85 | 85 | 30 | 39 | 48 |
Average number of species | 32 ± 10.07a | 17 ± 5.84a | 15 ± 6.51a | 18 ± 3.46a | 32 ± 14.08a |
Shannon-Wiener H′ ± SD | 3.076 ± 0.44a | 2.364 ± 0.50a | 2.392 ± 0.50a | 2.506 ± 0.14a | 2.477 ± 0.49a |
Simpson D ± SD | 0.931 ± 0.04a | 0.864 ± 0.09a | 0.87 ± 0.06a | 0.891 ± 0.01a | 0.869 ± 0.05a |
Species | RIV (%) | RIV (%) | RIV (%) | RIV (%) | RIV (%) |
Evergreen broad-leaved | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Schima noronhae | 16.32 | – | – | – | – |
Castanopsis ceratacantha | 10.00 | 4.02 | – | – | – |
Lithocarpus truncatus | 7.12 | – | – | – | 5.00 |
Eurya yunnanensis | 3.68 | – | – | – | – |
Phoebe puwenensis | 3.14 | – | – | – | – |
Lithocarpus grandifolius | 3.01 | – | – | – | – |
Machilus duthiei | 2.99 | 3.53 | – | – | – |
Lindera supracostata | 2.61 |  | – | – | – |
Lithocarpus hancei | 2.15 | 4.80 | – | – | – |
Manglietia insignis | 2.00 | 1.65 | 9.55 | – | – |
Michelia baillonii | 1.97 | – | – | – | – |
Cinnamomum bejolghota | 1.91 | – | – | – | – |
Castanopsis echinocarpa | – | 14.23 | – | – | – |
Schima khasiana | – | 10.97 | – | – | – |
Lithocarpus xylocarpus | – | 6.40 | – | – | – |
Cyclobalanopsis myrsinifolia | – | 5.36 | – | – | – |
Lithocarpus mairei | – | 3.89 | – | – | – |
Cyclobalanopsis lamellosa | – | 2.75 | – | – | – |
Myrsine semiserrata | – | 1.83 | – | – | – |
Cinnamomum iners | – | 1.83 | – | – | – |
Schima argentea | – | 1.77 | – | – | – |
Rhododendron sp. | – | 1.55 | – | – | – |
Schima villosa | – | – | 20.80 | – | – |
Castanopsis wattii | – | – | 5.79 | – | – |
Illicium simonsii | – | – | 2.90 | – | – |
Ilex triflora | – | – | 2.82 | – | – |
Symplocos sumuntia | – | – | 1.78 | – | – |
Machilus salicina | – | – | 1.77 | – | – |
Castanopsis platyacantha | – | – | – | 28.72 | – |
Schima sinensis | – | – | – | 14.00 | – |
Lindera thomsonii | – | – | – | 5.92 | – |
Symplocos anomala | – | – | – | 3.44 | – |
Ilex subodorata | – | – | – | 2.77 | – |
Pittosporum perryanum | – | – | – | 2.75 | – |
Micheliacaloptila | – | – | – | 2.08 | – |
Vaccinium mandarinorum | – | – | – | 1.74 | – |
Schima wallichii | – | – | – | – | 16.74 |
Castanopsis hystrix | – | – | – | – | 16.44 |
Castanopsis mekongensis | – | – | – | – | 8.71 |
Wendlandia tinctoria | – | – | – | – | 4.48 |
Machilus rufipes | – | – | – | – | 3.35 |
Anneslea fragrans | – | – | – | – | 3.25 |
Syzygium cumini | – | – | – | – | 3.08 |
Pertusadina metcalfii | – | – | – | – | 2.69 |
Castanopsis calathiformis | – | – | – | – | 2.12 |
Vaccinium bracteatum | – | – | – | – | 2.04 |
Machilus tenuipilis | – | – | – | – | 1.74 |
Litsea martabanica | – | – | – | – | 1.70 |
Ilex godajam | – | – | – | – | 1.60 |
Phoebe lanceolata | – | – | – | – | 1.54 |
Deciduous broad-leaved | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Betula alnoides | 1.55 | – | – | – | – |
Tetracentron sinense | – | – | 34.88 | – | – |
Acer amplum | – | – | 1.67 | – | – |
Acer oliverianum | – | – | – | 3.96 | – |
Cornus controversa | – | – | – | 1.77 | – |
Cerasus patentipila | – | – | – | 1.69 | – |
Coniferous | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Tsuga dumosa | – | 3.19 | – | – |  |
Taxus wallichiana var. chinensis | – | – | 2.99 | – | – |