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Table 2 Endemic species, their habit, IUCN status and geographical distributions

From: Plant community analysis along environmental gradients in moist afromontane forest of Gerba Dima, South-western Ethiopia

Species

Family

Habit

IUCN category

Altitude (m)

Acanthopale ethio germanica

Acanthaceae

Shrub

NE

2300_2600

Aframomum corrorima

Zingiberaceae

Herb

NE

1350_2000

Arisaema mooneyanum

Araceae

Herb

NE

2000_3450

Bothriocline schimperi

Asteraceae

Shrub

LC

1300_2820

Clematis longicaudata

Ranunculaceae

Liana

LC

1350_3300

Crotalaria rosenii

Fabaceae

Herb

NT

1350_2800

Justicia bizuneshiae

Acanthaceae

Herb

NE

1200_2100

Millettia ferruginea

Fabacae

Tree

LC

1000_2500

Polyscias farinosa

Araliaceae

Tree

VU

1600_2200

Scadoxus nutans

Amaryllidaceae

Herb

NE

1450_2300

Solanecio gigas

Asteraceae

Shrub

LC

1750_3350

Tiliacora troupinii

Menispermaceae

Liana

NE

1500_2100

Urtica simensis

Urticaceae

Herb

LC

1500_3400

Vepris dainellii

Rutaceae

Ttree

LC

1750_2500

Vernonia rueppellii

Asteraceae

Shrub

LC

2150_3000

  1. Source: [24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32, 41] LC, Least Concern = A taxon is Least Concern when it has been evaluated against the criteria and does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened; NE, Not evaluated = A taxon is Not Evaluated when it is has not yet been evaluated against the criteria; NT, Near Threatened=A taxon is Near Threatened when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future; VU, Vulnerable = A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria, and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild