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Photo 15. Tree in <strong>Mpanga</strong> Gorge, Baphia wollastonii<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

Thanks are due to: the IUCN Albertine Rift Climate Change Vulnerability<br />

Assessment Workshop for funding QL’s vehicle from Nairobi to Entebbe and back;<br />

and to the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for supporting the trip from Kampala<br />

to <strong>Mpanga</strong> and back. The trip would not have been possible without Dr James<br />

Kalema’s organisation and Dennis Kamoga’s cheerful company. The co-operation<br />

of the contractor, through Mr Dayanandra, is recognised.<br />

<strong>Re</strong>ferences<br />

Byaruhanga A., J. Kalema & A. Namara (2008). The Impact of Dam Construction on the<br />

Biodiversity and Ecology of <strong>Mpanga</strong> River Gorge, Kamwenge District, Western Uganda.<br />

Unpublished <strong>Re</strong>port<br />

APPENDIX: 1<br />

Preliminary List of Plants from <strong>Mpanga</strong> Gorge<br />

FAMILY SPECIES<br />

Polypodiaceae Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.f.) Pic.Serm.<br />

Polypodiaceae Platycerium elephantotis Schweinf.<br />

Zamiaceae Encephalartos whitelockii P.J.H.Hurter<br />

Capparaceae Capparis tomentosa Lam.<br />

Capparaceae Maerua duchesnei (De Wild.) F.White<br />

Crassulaceae Kalanchoe sp

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