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Composition, distribution patterns and habitat dlvergence of street trees in the greater Cairo city, Egypt

Authors

Abdel Ghani M. M.
Abou El Enain, M. M.
Aboel Atta, A. I.
Hussein, Ethar A.
Assiut Univ. Bull. Environ. Res. 2015; 18 (1): 59-91
Assiut University Bulletin for Environmental Researches
Journal Country: Egypt
P-ISSN: 1110-6107
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Country of Research: Egypt WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
Type of Research: Non Clinical
Keywords: Trees
Broad Subjects: Biodiversity ,Urban Population ,Ecosystem
Citation: M. M. Abdel Ghani ,M. M. Abou El Enain ,A. I. Aboel Atta ,Ethar A. Hussein , Composition, distribution patterns and habitat dlvergence of street trees in the greater Cairo city, Egypt, Assiut Univ. Bull. Environ. Res. 2015; 18 (1): 59-91

Abstract English

Species diversity of the tree flora of 38 districts in the Greater Cairo city was studied with reference to landscape differentiation of species make-up. Three main habitats including 14 sites with 263 sample plots were considered [35 urban parks, 76 road islands and 152 street verges] . In total, 378 of vascular plant species belonging to 264 genera and 79 families were recorded in urban areas of the Greater Cairo city. The most species-rich [44.7%] families were Fabaceae [36 spp.] , Asparagaceae, Poaceae [21 spp.] , Moraceae [19 spp.] , Asteraceae [17 spp.] , Euphorbiaceae and Malvaceae [15 spp.] , Arecaceae [14 spp.] , Lamiaceae [11 spp.] , whereas the remaining families [70] constituted together 193 species. Ficus [18 spp.] was the highest among the species-rich genera, followed by Euphorbia [11 spp.] , Asparagus, Brachychiton, Callistemon, Citrus and Pinus [4 spp, each] . 257 genera contained only 1-3 species e. g. Cereus, Koelreuteria, Strelitzia, Terminalia, Carica and Toona. Growth form spectra revealed that, the recorded trees [139 spp.] belonged to 32 families; shrubs [79 spp.] to 30 families, herbs and others [160 spp,] to 48 families

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