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AFRICA
fogón gayanus, Eragrostis sp.J; trees: Adansonia digitata, Euphorbia
conspicua, S try ch no s ligustroides
56. Desert-like savanna of South Africa. In western part, Acacia haematoxylon;
center: Acacia uncinata, A. giraffae. Predominant
shrub: Bauhinia macrantha, Commiphora sp., Terminalia sericea.
Grasses: Eragrostis lehmanniana, Schmidtia bulbosa, Aristida
uniplumis
D. Central Madagascar formations
57. Grass savanna of Madagascar type. Low trees: tamarind (Tamarindus),
baobab (Adansonia digitata), scattered among a grass
cover of beard grass (Andropogon)
58. Swamps of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) and reed (Phragmites communis),
Luff a aegyptiaca. Scattered trees of Aeschynomene elaphroxylon
VI. Tropical Desert
A. Saharan-Nubian formations
59. Grass and shrub desert of the southern Sahara. Grasses: Aristida
papposa, A. juniculata, A. cornos a, Panicum sp. Shrubs: Acacia
ehrenbergiana, A. tortilis, A. mellijera, Commiphora, Combretum
glutinosum
60. Shrub desert of the Atlantic Sahara. Spurge (Euphorbia echinus,
E. balsamifera), acacia (Acacia seyal) Grasses: Aristida plumosa,
Andropogon, Nucularia perrini
61. Shrub steppe of central Sahara. Rare shrub: Acacia sp., Anabasis,
Haloxylon, Cornulaca; grasses: Panicum turgidum, Aristida sp.
62. Sandy desert of the Sahara. On sands: drin (Aristida pungens),
shrubs ( Calligonum azel, Retama retam); also Ephedra alata
63. Mountain desert (Aristida acutiflora, A. juniculata, A. mutabilis,
Eragrostis pilosa, Sporobolus sp., Zizyphus sp.; trees: Acacia sp.,
Balanites aegyptiaca) of the Tibesti, Ahaggar, and Aïr
64. Saltbush desert (Tamarix boveana, Suaeda vermlculata, Randonia
africana, Henophyton deserti)
65. Oases with fig, palm, fruit trees, grain and industrial crops
66. Cultivated river-valley vegetation of the southern Nile valley with
fruit trees, grains, and industrial crops
B. South African formations
67. Grass and shrub desert of South Africa. Grasses: Aristida hochstetteriana,
Stipa namaquensis, Panicum sp.; shrubs: acacia (Acacia
nebrownii, A. mellifera), Pentzia, Salsola, also Combretum, Aloe
dichotoma
68. Succulent desert of the northern Namib. Shrubs: Zygophyllum,
Lycium, Aloe, Euphorbia; grasses: Aristida brevifolia, A. namaquensis.
Also Welwitschia bainesii
69. Saltbush desert with predominance of halophytes (Suaeda, Atriplex,
Traganum)
C. Somali-Arabian formations
70. Grass and shrub desert of Somali. Grasses: Chrysopogon aucherii,
Paspalidium desertorum, Coelachyrum praeflorum; on gypsum soils,
Sporobolus. Shrubs: Heliotropium bicolor, Crotón cliffordii
71. Sandy desert of Eritrea, with ephemeral vegetation. Aristida species
predominate among the grasses
72. Coastal vegetation, largely halophytic, of trees, shrubs and grasses
( Cleome brachy car pa, Zygophyllum simplex, Limonium axillare,
Cy perus cucumis)
VII. High Mountain Vegetation
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