Conservation inference of the respondents' indigenous knowledge on the rare species.

Table 4: Conservation inference of the respondents' indigenous knowledge on the rare species.

S/n	Feature	Identified Rare Species	Respondents' Indigenous Knowledge	Conservation Inference
1	Growth Form	Alstonia congensis Alstonia macrophylla Combretodendron macrocarpum Entandrophragma cylindricum Mansonia altissima Milicia excelsa Scottellia klaineana Triplochiton scleroxylon	Tree Tree Tree Tree Tree Tree Tree Treev	Respondents are quite familiar with trees hence an enlightenment campaign on the importance of trees that necessitates tree cultivation by the aboriginals is required.
2	Habitat	Alstonia congensis Alstonia macrophylla Combretodendron macrocarpum Entandrophragma cylindricum Mansonia altissima Milicia excelsa Scottellia klaineana Triplochiton scleroxylon	Rainforest, Swamp forest Rainforest, Swamp forest Rainforest, Savannah Swamp forest, Rainforest Rainforest, Savannah Forest Island, Rainforest, Derived savannah Swamp forest, Rainforest Rainforest	The swamp forest vegetation of the study area will support the cultivation of most of the rare species.
3	Propagation	Alstonia congensis Alstonia macrophylla Combretodendron macrocarpum Entandrophragma cylindricum Mansonia altissima Milicia excelsa Scottellia klaineana Triplochiton scleroxylon	Seeds, Wildlings Seeds, Wildlings Seeds, Wildlings Seeds, Wildlings Seeds, Wildlings Seeds, Wildlings Seeds, Wildlings Seeds, Wildlings	(a) Respondents could be encourage to preserve wildlings of these species in their farms. (b) The aborigines' familiarity with seeds propagation could be exploited through provision of seeds and/or seedlings of these species for cultivation in the study area.
4	Major Products	Alstonia congensis Alstonia macrophylla Combretodendron macrocarpum Entandrophragma cylindricum Mansonia altissima Milicia excelsa Scottellia klaineana Triplochiton scleroxylon	Timber, Medicine, Shade Timber, Furniture Timber, Medicine, Fuel Timber, Medicine Timber, Medicine Timber, Medicine, Shade Timber, Medicine Timber, Medicine, Foods	Investment in these species will meet future needs of respondents and provide worthwhile economic returns.