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AFRICA
plants, in some places dwarf trees. Shrubs: Pentzia spinescens, P.
incana, Salsola tuberculata; dwarf trees: Acacia \arroo, Euclea,
Pappea. Grasses: Aristida obtusa, A. ciliata, Panicum lanipes
20. Succulent desert of the Karroo with a large variety of species
(Mesembryanthemum fimbriatum, M. opticum, Crassula lycopodiotdes,
Aloe dichotoma, Euphorbia brachiata, E. gummi]era)
21. Sclerophyll-succulent desert of the Karroo (sclerophylls: Pentzia,
Chrysosoma; succulents: Euphorbia, Cotyledon, Aloe)
22. Succulent desert of the Namib. Sparse shrub vegetation (Salsola,
Zygophyllum, Lycium, Aloe). In northern part, Welwitschia
bainesii
23. Sandy desert of the Kalahari. Among the grasses, Aristida brevifolia,
A. obtusa, A. ciliata
24. Saltbush desert of South Africa (Salsola, Atriplex)
Tropical Vegetation Types
I. Humid Tropical Evergreen (Rain) Forest
A. Guiñean formations
25. Humid tropical evergreen rain forest or partly evergreen forest.
Typical species: Piptadenia africana, Ceiba pentandra, Terminalia
superba, T. ivorensis, Ricinodendron africanus
26. Humid tropical forest transitional to the variably humid forest of
the Casamance type (Parinari excelsa, Erythrophleum guiñéense,
Detarium senegalense, Afzelia africana)
27. Humid tropical rain forest, periodically flooded, consisting of solid
growths of Mitragyna ciliata
28. Humid tropical mountain forest: Podocarpus gracilior, P. falcata;
fig; African camphor (Ocotea usambarensis); Macaranga occidentalis
B. Madagascar formations
29. Humid tropical rain forest of Madagascar: traveler's tree (Ravenala
madagascariensis), pandan (Pand anus utilis), areca palms, tamarind
(Tamarindus indica)
II. Mangrove Vegetation
30. Mangrove forest of West Africa with predominance of Rhizophora
mangle, Avicennia nítida
31. Mangrove forest of East Africa with predominance of Rhizophora
mucronata, Avicennia officinalis
III. Variable Humid Tropical Deciduous and Evergreen Forest
A. Niger-Congolese formations
32. Park forest: pandan (Pandanus), fig (Ficus); grassy vegetation of
Pennisetum purpureum, Loudetia arundinacea; some Hymenocardta
acida
VI. Tropical Dry Deciduous, Partly Sclerophyll Forest, Xerophilic Open Woodland
and Spiny Shrub
A. Ethiopian-Somali-Yemeni formations
33. Dry evergreen mountain forest (Mimusops \ummel, Juniperus pro*
cera, Acacia spirocarpa, Celtis \raussiana, AlbizzÍa schimperiana)
34. Thorn forest and shrub, losing their leaves in the dry season.
Among trees: Commiphora, Acacia spirocarpoides, A. tortilis;
among the shrub: candelabra-shaped spurge
35. Xerophilic open woodland of Ethiopian type: acacia (Acacia seyal,
A. nefasta, A. Senegal, A. mellifera), baobab (Adansonia digitata)
36. Deciduous open woodland of Ethiopian type (Boswellia papyrifera,
B. pirottae, Terminalia brownii, Combretum collinum)
37. Evergreen shrub of Ethiopian type. Predominance of Aco\anthera
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