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Table 7. Submontane species occurring in lowland areas and the altitudes where they were
recorded.
Species
Altitude (meters)
Dracaena steudneri 200, 400, 600
Diospyros abyssinica 320
Drypetes gerrardii 300
Drypetes usambarica 200, 275, 330, 360, 380, 400, 510
Caloncoba welwitschii 700
Homalium longistylum 700
Allanblackia stuhlmannii 700
Symphonia globulifera 650, 700
Apodytes dimidiata 320
Schefflerodendron usambarense 430
Mesogyne insignis 700
Strombosia scheffleri 700
Galiniera saxifraga 330
Hallea rubrostipulata 550
Morinda asteroscepa 700
Oxyanthus speciosus 380
Zanthoxylum usambarensis 520
Teclea nobilis 300, 600, 650, 700
Teclea simplicifolia 400, 510, 540, 600
Manilkara obovata 350, 390, 400
Ficus scassellattii 330
Maytenus acuminata 380
Tabernaemontana pachysiphon 550
Cola usambarensis 300, 320, 390, 400, 650, 700
Celtis wightii 190, 250, 300, 320, 390, 520, 600
Endemic status (refer to Figures 11,12,13,14):
Table 8. Summary of endemic status for tree and shrub species (based on Table 3).
Endemic status Number of species % of total species
(E) Endemic 2 (1-EU; 1 EU&WU)* 1.2
(N) Near Endemic 35 21.6
(W) Widespread 113 69.8
Unknown 12 7.4
Total: 162 100.0
* EU - endemic to the East Usambaras; WU - endemic to the West Usambaras
East Usambara Catchment Forest Project Technical Paper 35