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28 Kwamgumi Forest Reserve
Ecological type (refer to figures 5,6,7,8):
Table 8. Summary of ecological type for tree and shrub species (based on Table 4).
Ecological type
Number of
species
% of total
number of
species
Number if
individuals
% of total
number of
individuals
(F) Forest dependent species 68 35.4 851 39.8
(f) Non-forest dependent species 86 44.8 1026 47.9
(O) Non-forest species 15 7.8 132 6.2
Unknown 23 12.0 131 6.1
Total: 192 100.0 2140 100.0
Habitat (refer to Figures 9 and 10):
Table 9. Summary of habitat for tree and shrub species (based on Table 4).
Habitat
Number of
species
% of total
number of
species
Number of
individuals
% of total
number of
individuals
(L) Lowland Species 97 50.5 1445 68.2
(S) Submontane Species 70 36.5 552 25.8
Unknown 25 13.0 144 6.8
Total: 192 100.0 2140 100.0
Table 10. Submontane species occurring in lowland areas and the lowest altitude at which
they were recorded.
Species
Altitude (metres)
Albizia schimperiana 300
Allanblackia stuhlmannii 600
Allophylus melliodorus 500
Alsodeiopsis schumannii 750
Anisophyllea obtusifolia 750
Apodytes dimidiata 350
Ceiba pentandra 350
Celtis wightii 150
Cephalosphaera usambarensis 500
Chrysophyllum perpulchrum 600
Cola greenwayi 160
Cola microcarpa 700
Cola usambarensis 160
Cremaspora triflora 500
Dasylepis integra 450
Diospyros kabuyeana 160
Drypetes gerrardii 200
Drypetes usambarica 150
Enantia kummeriae 450
Englerodendron usambariensis 750
Erythrina lysistemon 450
Leptactina platyphylla 500
East Usambara Conservation Area Management Programme Technical Paper 40