The Cuito catchment of the Okavango system: a vascular plant checklist for the Angolan headwaters

By

Goyder, David John
Barker, Nigel P.
Bester, Stoffel P.
Frisby, Arnold
Janks, Matthew
Gonçalves, Francisco Maiato Pedro

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

113

Pages

1-31

Subjects

Angola , Botswana , Cuando Cubango , Moxico , Namibia , peat deposits

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.113.30439

 

Abstract

This paper aims to provide a baseline for conservation planning by documenting patterns of plant diversity and vegetation in the upper catchment of the Cuito River. 417 species are recorded from this region. Nine of these are species potentially new to science. Ten species are newly recorded from Angola, with an additional species only recorded previously within Angola from the northern enclave of Cabinda. The 108 new provincial records for Moxico clearly indicate the lack of collections from Angola’s largest province. We note the existence of extensive peat deposits in the Cuito river system for the first time and suggest that one of Barbosa’s vegetation types in the area needs to be reassessed.