Useful Tree Species for Eastern Africa

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Vitellaria wooded grassland

Description

Vitellaria paradoxa (synonym: Butyrospermum paradoxum) is a species that is endemic to the Sudanian floristic region. It occurs both in the Sudanian woodlands of the drier northern parts and Sudanian woodlands of the wetter southern parts of the Sudanian region (White 1983 p. 105).

Vitellaria paradoxa often replaces Isoberlinia doka in secondary grasslands where Isoberlinia doka dies out because of frequent cultivation (White 1983 p. 108). Trapnell and Langdale-Brown (1972 p. 133) mention that Combretum is replaced as a dominant species from Combretum wooded grassland (Wc) by Vitellaria paradoxa in wooded grasslands similar to west African wooded grasslands. They mention that Combretum species and Terminalia mollis (dominant species in Combretum wooded grassland) occur as associated species in Vitellaria wooded grassland.


J. Kalema 2011; Figure 3.1 in VECEA Volume 3

Useful woody species

The main species recorded to occur within this vegetation type are listed below. Clicking the name of any of these species will open the page for that species on the Agroforestry Species Switchboard.

For more detailed information about the species occurrences see this excel workbook. It provides country specific information on species composition for this vegetation type. It also allows you to select a subset of useful tree species to provide desired products and services. For each species links to a number of websites / databases with information about this species are provided as well.

Conservation status

The table shows the area (km2) of the PNV is outside the protected areas (NP) and the area protected within one of the protected areas, split by IUCN management category. Only the nationally designated protected areas were included.

PNVcat.IIcat.IIIcat.IVcat.Vcat.VINCNPSum
Wb23172043236624,53525,510
Sum23172043236624,53525,510
IUCNWbSum
cat.II22
cat.III33
cat.IV172172
cat.V00
cat.VI432432
NC366366
NP24,53524,535
Sum25,51025,510

Ia - Strict nature reserve, Ib - Wilderness area, II - National park, III - Natural monument or feature, IV - Habitat/species management area, V - Protected landscape/seascape, VI - Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources, NC - unclassified or not assigned, NP - outside the protected areas

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