Vol 3 Land Resource Inventory Report - Department of Environment ...

Figure 8. Woody lianas and short bole trees are typical characters of a dry forest.
Figure 9. Cycas seemannii in abundance. Note dry underground cover ideal for fuel
for fires. Rocky rubbles on the forest floor is not ideal for breeding for iguanas.
Flora
A total of 89 taxa were recorded during the two day survey comprising of nine
exotics, nine endemic and 71 indigenous species (see Appendix 1). The majority of
the plants recorded were trees comprising 73% (65 spp.) of the flora followed by
lianas and creepers with 14% (12 spp.), shrubs 9% (8 spp.) and ferns 4% (4 spp.). The
three largest groups are the families Fabaceae with twelve species followed by
Euphorbiaceae with six species and Rubiaceae and Apocynaceae with four species
each. These four groups comprise 25% of the overall flora of Makogadra island.
The invasive species observed during the survey included Mikania micrantha and
Passiflora foetida. Other weedy and noxious plants recorded include Lantana camara,
Samanea saman, Vernonia cinerea and Mangifera indica.
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