Mpanga-Site-Visit-Re.. - Cycad Specialist Group
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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Unpublished 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