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Flora Biodiversity Assessment in Bonga, Boginda and Mankira Forest

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Figure 5. Regeneration <strong>in</strong> Bog<strong>in</strong>da<br />

Summary:<br />

The highest regeneration per hectare is recorded <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bonga</strong> forest (137,546), Maytenus ovatus<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g the most abundant species, 62,500. The least recorded species <strong>in</strong> this area are<br />

Dracaeana afromontana, Olea welwitschii, Oxyanthus speciosus, Pavetta abyss<strong>in</strong>ica,<br />

Rothmannia urcelliformis, T<strong>in</strong>ospora caffra <strong>and</strong> Tragia sp, each 250 per ha. Next to <strong>Bonga</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />

decreas<strong>in</strong>g order are <strong>Mankira</strong> <strong>and</strong> Bog<strong>in</strong>da each compris<strong>in</strong>g 34,417 <strong>and</strong> 55,200 seedl<strong>in</strong>gs per<br />

ha, respectively. In Bog<strong>in</strong>da the highest recorded species is Justica schimperiana (4,917 per<br />

ha) whereas <strong>in</strong> <strong>Mankira</strong> the highest recorded seedl<strong>in</strong>g is Dracaena fragrance (10438 per ha).<br />

The least recorded (seedl<strong>in</strong>g) species <strong>in</strong> Bog<strong>in</strong>da are Allophyllus abyss<strong>in</strong>icus, Cassipourea<br />

malosana, Dracaeana afromontana, Draceaena steudneri, Embelia schimperi, Erythrococca<br />

trichogyne, Macaranga capensis, Milletia ferrug<strong>in</strong>ea, Stephania abyss<strong>in</strong>ica, Syzygium<br />

gu<strong>in</strong>eense, Trilepisium madagascariense, Tristemma maurtianum (each 250 seedl<strong>in</strong>gs per ha).<br />

Similarly, the follow<strong>in</strong>g species are the least recorded <strong>in</strong> <strong>Mankira</strong> (250 seedl<strong>in</strong>gs per ha):<br />

Lepidotrichilia volkensii, Albizia gummifera, Allophyllus abyss<strong>in</strong>icus, Embelia schimperi,<br />

Gal<strong>in</strong>eiera saxifrage <strong>and</strong> Tiliachoro troup<strong>in</strong>ii<br />

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