Species | Species abbreviation | Family | Functional type | Plot occurrence | Overall average cover |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
  a) Native | |||||
 Dalbergia obovata E.Mey. | DalbObov | Fabaceae | Scrambler | 42 | 1.57 |
 Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.F. Wight | AlbiAdia | Fabaceae | Tree | 39 | 1.05 |
 Monanthotaxis caffra Baill. | MonaCaff | Annonaceae | Scrambler | 32 | 1.00 |
 Psychotria capensis (Eckl.) Vatke | PsycCape | Rubiaceae | Tree | 29 | 0.97 |
 Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.ex C.Krauss) Engl. | ProtLong | Anacardiaceae | Tree | 31 | 0.91 |
 Berkheya bergiana Ehrh. | BerkBerg | Asteraceae | Shrub | 21 | 0.82 |
 Strelitzia nicolai Regel & Körn. | StreNico | Strelitziaceae | Tree | 24 | 0.81 |
 Isoglossa woodii Oerst. | IsogWood | Acanthaceae | Shrub | 16 | 0.78 |
 Dalbergia armata | DalbArma | Fabaceae | Scrambler | 26 | 0.77 |
 Smilax anceps Willd. | SmilAnce | Smilacaceae | Climber | 23 | 0.65 |
 Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn. | EnglNata | Sapotaceae | Tree | 20 | 0.55 |
 Trimeria grandifolia (Hochst.) Warb. subsp. grandifolia | TrimGran | Salicaceae | Tree | 15 | 0.53 |
 Dioscorea villosa L. | DiosVill | Dioscoreaceae | Climber | 23 | 0.51 |
 Croton sylvaticus Muell. Arg. | CrotSylv | Euphorbiaceae | Tree | 26 | 0.50 |
 Rothmannia globosa (Hochst.) Keay | RothGlob | Rubiaceae | Tree | 17 | 0.49 |
 Senecio tamoides DC. | SeneTamo | Asteraceae | Climber | 18 | 0.49 |
 Canthium ciliatum (D.Dietr.) Kuntze | CantCili | Rubiaceae | Tree | 19 | 0.47 |
 Kiggelaria africana L. | KiggAfri | Achariaceae | Tree | 21 | 0.46 |
 Heteropyxis natalensis Harv. | HeteNata | Myrtaceae | Tree | 14 | 0.45 |
 Zehneria scabra (L.f.) Sond. | ZehnScab | Curcubitaceae | Climber | 21 | 0.45 |
 Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don | CombMoll | Combretaceae | Tree | 20 | 0.43 |
 Canthium inerme (L.f.) Kuntze | CantIner | Rubiaceae | Tree | 19 | 0.38 |
 Tabernaemontana ventricosa Hochst. ex A.DC. | TabeVetr | Apocynaceae | Tree | 14 | 0.36 |
 Baphia racemose (Hochst.) Baker | BaphRace | Fabaceae | Tree | 11 | 0.30 |
 Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill. | BridMicr | Phyllanthaceae | Tree | 17 | 0.30 |
 Ekebergia capensis Sparrm. | EkebCape | Meliaceae | Tree | 13 | 0.19 |
 Dregea floribunda E.Mey. | DregFlor | Apocynaceae | Climber | 10 | 0.19 |
 Trema orientalis (L.) Blume | TremOrie | Cannabaceae | Tree | 10 | 0.16 |
  b) Invasive | |||||
 Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King | ChrmOdor | Asteraceae | Shrub | 38 | 1.09 |
 Lantana camara L. | LantCama | Verbenaceae | Shrub | 35 | 0.93 |
 Cardiospermum grandiflorum Sw. | CardGran | Sapindaceae | Climber | 13 | 0.65 |
 Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Rob. | LitsSebi | Lauraceae | Tree | 15 | 0.57 |
 Melia azedarach L. | MeliAzed | Meliaceae | Tree | 16 | 0.42 |
 Ipomoea purpurea (L) Roth | IpomPurp | Convolvulaceae | Climber | 10 | 0.31 |
 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. | PartQuin | Vitaceae | Climber | 18 | 0.30 |
 Passiflora suberosa L. | PassSube | Passifloraceae | Climber | 14 | 0.30 |
 Solanum mauritianum Scop. | SolaMaur | Solanaceae | Shrub | 12 | 0.27 |