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Table 4 Details of plant communities observed across the coastal lowland and scarp forests, and the number of their representative plots and forest patches each community occurred in

From: Invasive alien plant species, fragmentation and scale effects on urban forest community composition in Durban, South Africa

Community label

Dominant species

Abbreviation

Plots

Patches

A

Albizia adianthifolia

Aa Com

5

1

B

Protorhus longifolia

Pl Com

3

1

C

Dalbergia obovata - Englerophytum natalense

Do-En Com

4

3

D

Dalbergia armata

Da Com

8

4

E

Chromolaena odorata

Co Com

6

3

F

Dalbergia obovata

Do Com

7

2

G

Isoglossa woodii

Iw Com

7

4

H

Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Cg Com

5

5

I

Englerophytum natalense

En Com

3

1

J

Psychotria capensis

Pc Com

7

6

K

Litsea glutinosa

Ls Com

5

4

L

Trimeria grandifolia

Tg Com

4

3

M

Strelitzia nicolai

Sn Com

10

6