Useful Tree Species for Eastern Africa
a species selection tool based on the VECEA Map
Dry Combretum wooded grassland (Wcd)
Description
- A subtype of Combretum wooded grassland. Go to Wc for a description of this vegetation type.
- Map of the vegetation type
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.
- Characteristic species: Acacia hockii, Balanites aegyptiaca, Boswellia papyrifera, Combretum adenogonium, Combretum collinum, Combretum molle, Dalbergia melanoxylon, Oxytenanthera abyssinica, Philenoptera laxiflora, Piliostigma thonningii, Sclerocarya birrea, Stereospermum kunthianum, Terminalia brownii
- Other species present: Acacia drepanolobium, Acacia gerrardii, Acacia nilotica, Acacia polyacantha, Acacia senegal, Acacia seyal, Acacia sieberiana, Acacia tortilis, Adansonia digitata, Albizia anthelmintica, Albizia coriaria, Albizia malacophylla, Albizia zygia, Allophylus rubifolius, Annona senegalensis, Anogeissus leiocarpa, Boscia salicifolia, Bridelia scleroneura, Clerodendrum myricoides, Combretum hartmannianum, Combretum zeyheri, Commiphora africana, Commiphora habessinica, Cordia africana, Croton macrostachyus, Cussonia arborea, Dichrostachys cinerea, Diospyros mespiliformis, Dombeya rotundifolia, Entada abyssinica, Erythrina abyssinica, Euclea racemosa, Euphorbia candelabrum, Faurea saligna, Ficus glumosa, Flueggea virosa, Gardenia ternifolia, Gardenia volkensii, Grewia bicolor, Grewia mollis, Harrisonia abyssinica, Kigelia africana, Lannea barteri, Lannea humilis, Lannea schimperi, Lannea schweinfurthii, Lannea triphylla, Gymnosporia senegalensis, Meyna tetraphylla, Oncoba spinosa, Ormocarpum trichocarpum, Ozoroa insignis, Pappea capensis, Pavetta crassipes, Pseudocedrela kotschyi, Psydrax schimperiana, Rhoicissus revoilii, Rhoicissus tridentata, Rhus longipes, Rhus natalensis, Rhus pyroides, Rhus tenuinervis, Securidaca longipedunculata, Senna singueana, Steganotaenia araliacea, Sterculia africana, Strychnos henningsii, Strychnos innocua, Strychnos spinosa, Syzygium guineense, Tamarindus indica, Terminalia laxiflora, Terminalia mollis, Terminalia schimperiana, Terminalia spinosa, Vitellaria paradoxa, Vitex doniana, Ximenia americana, Ziziphus abyssinica, Ziziphus mucronata
- Marginal species (occurrence less certain): Acacia brevispica, Acokanthera oppositifolia, Acokanthera schimperi, Allophylus africanus, Antidesma venosum, Apodytes dimidiata, Borassus aethiopum, Bridelia micrantha, Calotropis procera, Capparis tomentosa, Carissa spinarum, Catha edulis, Clausena anisata, Combretum aculeatum, Combretum schumannii, Cordia monoica, Crossopteryx febrifuga, Cussonia holstii, Dodonaea viscosa, Dombeya buettneri, Ekebergia capensis, Cassine buchananii, Erythrina burttii, Euclea divinorum, Euphorbia tirucalli, Faurea rochetiana, Ficus natalensis, Ficus sycomorus, Flacourtia indica, Grewia similis, Grewia tembensis, Grewia villosa, Indigofera swaziensis, Jatropha curcas, Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius, Lippia kituiensis, Maerua decumbens, Gymnosporia arbutifolia, Maytenus undata, Milicia excelsa, Ormocarpum kirkii, Parinari curatellifolia, Pavetta oliveriana, Phytolacca dodecandra, Pittosporum viridiflorum, Plectranthus barbatus, Premna resinosa, Pterolobium stellatum, Rauvolfia caffra, Rhamnus staddo, Rubus volkensii, Salvadora persica, Sarcocephalus latifolius, Scutia myrtina, Senna didymobotrya, Senna septemtrionalis, Tarenna graveolens, Tephrosia vogelii, Terminalia prunioides, Tetradenia riparia, Trichilia emetica, Vangueria apiculata, Vangueria infausta, Vangueria madagascariensis, Vepris nobilis, Warburgia ugandensis, Zanthoxylum chalybeum, Zanthoxylum usambarense, Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus pubescens
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.
PNV | cat.Ib | cat.II | cat.III | cat.IV | cat.VI | NC | NP | Sum |
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Bd/Wcd | 0 | 36 | 191 | 0 | 452 | 186 | 586 | 1,451 |
Wcd | 0 | 11,493 | 1,244 | 5,227 | 18,567 | 6,038 | 253,211 | 295,780 |
Wcd/P | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 165 | 538 |
Wcd/wd | 0 | 28 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 614 |
Wd/Wc | 1 | 6,384 | 2 | 3,266 | 1,477 | 4,830 | 41,903 | 57,863 |
Sum | 1 | 17,941 | 1,969 | 8,493 | 20,504 | 11,054 | 296,284 | 356,246 |
IUCN | Bd/Wcd | Wcd | Wcd/P | Wcd/wd | Wd/Wc | Sum |
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cat.Ib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
cat.II | 36 | 11,493 | 0 | 28 | 6,384 | 17,941 |
cat.III | 191 | 1,244 | 365 | 167 | 2 | 1,969 |
cat.IV | 0 | 5,227 | 0 | 0 | 3,266 | 8,493 |
cat.VI | 452 | 18,567 | 8 | 0 | 1,477 | 20,504 |
NC | 186 | 6,038 | 0 | 0 | 4,830 | 11,054 |
NP | 586 | 253,211 | 165 | 419 | 41,903 | 296,284 |
Sum | 1,451 | 295,780 | 538 | 614 | 57,863 | 356,246 |
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
Links
- More about the species selection tool
- Go back to the index other vegetation types
- Go back to http://vegetationmap4africa.org
- The map is described in detail in the documentation.
Citation and terms of use
- Kindt R, van Breugel P, Orwa C, Lillesø JPB, Jamnadass R and Graudal L (2015) Useful tree species for Eastern Africa: a species selection tool based on the VECEA map. Version 2.0. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and Forest & Landscape Denmark. http://vegetationmap4africa.org
- van Breugel P, Kindt R, Lillesø JPB, Bingham M, Demissew S, Dudley C, Friis I, Gachathi F, Kalema J, Mbago F, Moshi HN, Mulumba, J, Namaganda M, Ndangalasi HJ, Ruffo CK, Védaste M, Jamnadass R and Graudal L (2015) Potential Natural Vegetation Map of Eastern Africa (Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). Version 2.0. Forest and Landscape (Denmark) and World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). URL: http://vegetationmap4africa.org
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