Biodiversity Surveys of Poorly Known Coastal Forests of ...
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Matapwa<br />
Mitundumbea<br />
Namatimbili<br />
3. RESULTS<br />
3.1. Botanical<br />
3.1.1. General overview <strong>of</strong> vegetation from the forests<br />
A total <strong>of</strong> 377 plant species were identified and recorded from the forests that were surveyed<br />
Namatimbili Forest (including Namatimbili gorge), Mitundumbea and Namatapwa <strong>Forests</strong> (see<br />
Table 3.1). Specimens collected with Mligo field numbers are indicated in Table 3.2.<br />
Of the total <strong>of</strong> 377 plant species, 313 were recorded in Namatimbili forest including Namatimbili<br />
gorge, 202 in Matapwa Forest and 151 in Mitundumbea. Thirty <strong>of</strong> these are on the IUCN redlist<br />
(Table 3.3).<br />
Table 3.1 Checklist <strong>of</strong> plant species detected in forests surveyed<br />
Names follow Tropical Flora <strong>of</strong> East Africa (TFEA). Familes and genera are arranged<br />
alphabetically; x = present in a forest. - = not detected during this field survey. CF = Endemic to<br />
<strong>Coastal</strong> Forest (See Burgess & Clarke, 2000)<br />
S/n Family Plant species names Author<br />
1 Acanthaceae Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson - - x<br />
2 Acanthaceae Barleria spinulosa Klotzsch - - x<br />
3 Acanthaceae Blepharis affinis Lindau x - x<br />
4 Acanthaceae Blepharis ciliaris (L.) B. L. Burtt - - x<br />
5 Acanthaceae Blepharis maderaspatensis Heine ex Roth. x - -<br />
6 Acanthaceae Dicliptera aculeata C. B. Clarke - - x<br />
7 Acanthaceae Justicia stachytarphetoides (Lindau) C. B. Clarke - - x<br />
8 Adiantaceae Acrostichum aureum L. - - x<br />
9 Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera L x - -<br />
10 Anacardiaceae Lannea stuhlmannii (Engl.) Engl. x x x<br />
11 Anacardiaceae Lannea schimperi (A. Rich.) Engl. - x x<br />
12 Anacardiaceae Rhus glaucescens A. Rich. - - x<br />
13 Anacardiaceae Rhus natalensis Krauss - - x<br />
14 Anacardiaceae Ozoroa insignis Delile - x -<br />
15 Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea A. Rich. x x x<br />
16 Anacardiaceae Sorindeia madagascariensis DC. x - x<br />
17 Annonaceae Annona senegalensis Pers. - x x<br />
18 Annonaceae Artabotrys modestus Diels x - -<br />
19 Annonaceae Asteranthe asterias (S. Moore) Engel. & Diels - - x<br />
20 Annonaceae Asteranthe lutea Vollesen - - x<br />
21 Annonaceae Cleistochlamys kirkii (Benth.) Oliv x x x<br />
22 Annonaceae Lettowianthus stellatus Diels - - x<br />
23 Annonaceae Monanthotaxis buchananii (Engl.) Verdc. x x x<br />
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