A PRELIMINARY CHECKLIST OF VASCULAR PLANTS FROM THE TULI — LOWER UMZINGWANE AREA, SOUTHERN ZIMBABWE

A preliminary checklist of the vascular plant species recorded from an area of 3450 km2 between the Shashe, Limpopo and Umzingwane rivers in southwestern Zimbabwe is presented. The area forms part of the proposed Shashe-Limpopo Trans-Frontier Conservation Area, or Peace Park. The list comprises 582...

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Published in:Kirkia. 2002-01, Vol.18 (1), p.83-110
Main Authors: TIMBERLAKE, J.R., DRUMMOND, R.B., CUNLIFFE, R.N., MAPAURE, I., HYDE, M.A., ELLERT, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Flora
Habitat conservation
Habitats
Land use
Mops
Plants
Ranches
Sandstones
Vegetation
Woodlands
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Summary:A preliminary checklist of the vascular plant species recorded from an area of 3450 km2 between the Shashe, Limpopo and Umzingwane rivers in southwestern Zimbabwe is presented. The area forms part of the proposed Shashe-Limpopo Trans-Frontier Conservation Area, or Peace Park. The list comprises 582 species from 87 families, including four new records for Zimbabwe and three Zimbabwe endemics. Sandstone substrates are particularly species-rich and support a number of taxa of restricted distribution. Woody plants are believed to be well covered, but the list is significantly incomplete for grasses, forbs and weeds of disturbed land. Total flora for the area could be around 800 taxa. The area can be considered an outlier of the arid Kalaharian flora of Botswana and is of major national significance for its biodiversity. Further collecting is needed, particularly in sandstone areas, riparian woodland and on disturbed land.
ISSN:0451-9930