Floristic features of plant species associated with Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit in El-Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

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1 Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura - 35516, Egypt

2 Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, National Research Center 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt.

10.21608/mjb.2022.459808

Abstract

Egypt's flora is dynamically changing over time. Egypt has serious environmental problems mainly due to  climate change in the last few decades that’s rapidly increased the biotic invasion process. The cons resulting from plant invasion are massive, as they intervene in the socio-economic system, animal, human health and region’s food security. Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit  is an  invasive weed listed among the world’s 100 worst invaders. After planned visits to the diverse sites of El-Dakahlia Governorate, 140 stands (2×5 m each) were chosen for sampling the types of vegetation associated with L. leucocephala. The entire number of plant species in this study was 24 species classified into 23 genera and 13 families. The total number of plant species under canopy are 21 species (9 annual and 12 perennial species) and 20 species (8 annual and 12 perennial species) outside canopy. The dominant families were Poaceae, Convolvulaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Asteraceae and Fabaceae. The other families were represented 46.2% of all  plant species recorded in this study. The majority of the recorded species were therophytes, followed by geophytes, while chamaephytes attained the lowest value of life-forms.

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Mansoura Journal of Biology
Volume 61, Issue 8
December 2022
Pages 42-47

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