Woody species of the Miombo woodlands and geoxylic grasslands of the Cusseque area, south-central Angola

By

Revermann, Rasmus
Gonçalves, Francisco Maiato
Gomes, Amândio Luis
Finckh, Manfred

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-1-6

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

2030--21

Subjects

Angola , Bié , geoxylic suffrutex , miombo , The Future Okavango project , vegetation survey

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.1.2030

 

Abstract

The species composition of the vegetation in most regions of Angola has been poorly studied and most studies date back to the pre-independence era. In this study, we provide a detailed account of the woody flora of the Miombo woodlands and geoxylic grasslands of the Cusseque study site of “The Future Okavango” (TFO) project, situated on the Angolan Central Plateau. The checklist is based on a vegetation survey using vegetation plots of 1,000 m² and also includes records from botanical collections made elsewhere at the study site. In total, we documented 154 woody species belonging to 99 genera of 37 plant families in 100 km². The study represents the first comprehensive account of the woody vegetation of the area including all habitats and growth forms.