Floristic Enumeration of Selected Secondary Vegetation in Nigerian Defence Academy Afaka, Kaduna

A floristic study was conducted in selected secondary vegetation areas of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Afaka, Kaduna. Study plots (25m x 25 m) were established, and woody plants above 1 meter tall were identified and enumerated using Flora of West Africa by Hutchinson and Daziel and Nigerian trees and plants by Keay and Stanfield. Plant height and girth measurements were taken using ranging pole and tailor’s tape respectively. Twenty-nine plant species from 17 families and 14 genera were identified. Woody plants with mean heights below 2.5 meters dominated the area. Plot 2 had the highest average height (46 m), while plots 3 and 8 had the lowest (8 m). The highest basal area was observed in plot 1 (74.99 m2 ha-1), and the lowest in plot 2 (7.7 m2 ha-1). The highest girth size value was observed in plot 2, while the least occurred in plot 8. Some plant species, including Bombax costatum, Gardenia aqualla, Nauclea diderrichii, Lannea microcarpa, Prosopis Africana, Urena lobata, and Entada Africana, were poorly represented and require urgent conservation attention to protect these species