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Table 9 Summary of habitat type for tree and shrub species recorded in the 50m x 20m
vegetation plots.
Habitat
No. of
species
% of total
species
No. of
individuals
% of total
individuals
Montane (M) 1 (1) 0.7 (1.1) 4 (4) 0.5 (1.2)
Submontane & montane (S&M) 8 (7) 5.9 (7.8) 38 (13) 4.9 (3.8)
Submontane (S) 8 (5) 5.9 (5.6) 14 (7) 1.8 (2.1)
Lowland, submontane & montane (L&S&M) 50 (35) 37.0 (38.9) 385 (172) 49.4 (50.9)
Lowland & submontane (L&S) 27 (18) 20.0 (20.0) 225 (95) 28.8 (28.1)
Lowland (L) 19 (10) 14.1 (11.1) 65 (23) 8.3 (6.8)
Unknown (?) 22 (14) 16.4 (15.5) 49 (24) 6.3 (7.1)
Total 135 (90) 100 (100) 780 (338) 100 (100)
Based on Table 4. Figures from 0.25% sampling intensity are shown in brackets.
A total of 12 submontane forest species were found within lowland forest habitats in Mlinga
FR. One species, Strychnos innocua was categorised as a montane forest species (M) by the
literature, but was recorded in open woodland at 360m above sea level within Mlinga FR.
Table 10 Submontane and montane species sampled in lowland areas, and the altitudes at
which they were recorded in Mlinga FR.
Family Species Altitude (masl)
Bignoniaceae Markhamia obtusifolia 260
Flacourtiaceae Caloncoba welwitschii 760
Guttiferae Haronga madagascariensis 740, 610
Leguminosae subfamily: Papilionideae Cynometra sp. A (of FTEA) 460
Leguminosae subfamily: Papilionideae Craibia brevicaudata 340,460
Leguminosae subfamily: Papilionideae Craibia brownii 340, 380
Leguminosae subfamily: Papilionideae Millettia oblata 380
Loganiaceae Strychnos innocua 380, 360
Melastomataceae Warneckea schliebenii 330
Meliaceae Entandrophragma excelsum 240, 610, 460, 440
Moraceae Trilepisium madagascariense 440, 460, 440
Rubiaceae Oxyanthus speciosus 460, 440, 380, 360
Sapindaceae Allophylus melliodorus 460
Bold Type: Montane Forest species Altitude (masl): metres above sea level
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