A survey of the most common ornamental plants in southwest Nigeria
Sanyaolu, V.T.; Awodoyin, R.O.; Ogunyemi, S. (2018). A survey of the most common ornamental plants in southwest Nigeria. Pacific Journal of Science and Technology 19(1): 334-343
In: Pacific Journal of Science and Technology. Akamai University: Hawai. ISSN 1551-7624, more
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ornamental gardens, ornamental plants, exotic species, native species, Southwest Nigeria |
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- Sanyaolu, V.T.
- Awodoyin, R.O.
- Ogunyemi, S.
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This study surveyed the most common ornamental plants (OPs) in Southwestern Nigeria with the aim of establishing the ratio of exotic to native population. Thirteen ornamental gardens were purposively selected on availability and accessibility, in Lagos, Ibadan. and Ile-Ife. Most common OPs were determined using Du Rietz frequency class ranges (f=61-100%). Fifty-one species belonging to 28 families comprised most common OPs. The percentage frequency of exotic to native OPs was 94.1 to 5.9 (16:1). Of the 94.1% exotic OPs, a large number were natives to Asia (39.2%) and South America region (35.3%). |
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