Medicinal use, spatial distribution, DBH, ethnobotanical importance, trees

A study was conducted to survey trees ofethnobotanical importance in theUniversity of Ibadan Campus, Nigeria.Total enumeration of trees with diameter≥10cm at breast height (DBH) was done.DBH and total height of the trees weremeasured while GPS was used to recordthe location of the trees to map theirdistribution. Nearest neighbour analysiswas used to determine the spatialdistribution pattern of the trees. Treeidentification was done by a taxonomistwhile the medicinal values of the plantswere acquired through oral interview ofindigenous respondents and herbalpractitioners within and outside theUniversity community and ethnobotanists.Results showed that there was atotal of 54 species belonging to 25families. Mangifera indica was the most(21.60%) recorded while Terminaliasuperba had the highest mean tree heightof 29.8 m. The largest mean DBH (133.3cm) was observed in Adansonia digitata.The spatial distribution pattern of trees ofethnobotanical importance was clustered(Z=-26.25; p<0.05). The study revealsthat leaves and barks were the parts of theplants that are mostly used to cureailments. The study recommended that thetrees should be domesticated