Useful Tree Species for Eastern Africa
a species selection tool based on the VECEA Map
Riverine wooded vegetation
Description
Within the VECEA region, we mapped the following vegetation types together in the compound vegetation type of “Riverine wooded vegetation": Riverine forests (edaphic vegetation type, fr), Riverine woodland (edaphic vegetation type, wr) and Riverine thicket (edaphic vegetation type, br).
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: Diospyros mespiliformis, Ficus sycomorus, Syzygium guineense, Trichilia emetica
- Other species present: Acacia elatior, Acacia galpinii, Acacia gerrardii, Acacia kirkii, Acacia nigrescens, Acacia oerfota, Acacia polyacantha, Acacia robusta, Acacia seyal, Acacia sieberiana, Acacia tortilis, Acacia xanthophloea, Acokanthera oppositifolia, Afzelia quanzensis, Albizia glaberrima, Albizia grandibracteata, Albizia petersiana, Albizia schimperiana, Albizia zimmermannii, Albizia zygia, Allophylus abyssinicus, Allophylus africanus, Allophylus rubifolius, Annona senegalensis, Anthocleista grandiflora, Antiaris toxicaria, Antidesma venosum, Lepisanthes senegalensis, Apodytes dimidiata, Baikiaea insignis, Balanites aegyptiaca, Balanites wilsoniana, Berchemia discolor, Bersama abyssinica, Blighia unijugata, Borassus aethiopum, Breonadia salicina, Bridelia brideliifolia, Bridelia micrantha, Burttdavya nyasica, Cadaba farinosa, Caesalpinia volkensii, Calodendrum capense, Calotropis procera, Capparis tomentosa, Celtis africana, Clausena anisata, Cordia africana, Cordia monoica, Cordia sinensis, Cordyla africana, Craibia brownii, Crateva adansonii, Crotalaria agatiflora, Croton macrostachyus, Croton megalocarpus, Cussonia spicata, Delonix elata, Diospyros abyssinica, Diospyros scabra, Dombeya kirkii, Dovyalis abyssinica, Dovyalis macrocalyx, Ekebergia capensis, Cassine buchananii, Entada abyssinica, Erythrina excelsa, Erythrophleum suaveolens, Erythroxylum fischeri, Euclea divinorum, Euclea natalensis, Euclea racemosa, Faidherbia albida, Faurea saligna, Ficus ingens, Ficus natalensis, Ficus ovata, Ficus sur, Ficus thonningii, Ficus vallis-choudae, Ficus vasta, Filicium decipiens, Flueggea virosa, Garcinia livingstonei, Gardenia ternifolia, Gardenia volkensii, Grewia villosa, Harrisonia abyssinica, Hymenaea verrucosa, Hypericum quartinianum, Hyphaene compressa, Hyphaene coriacea, Hyphaene petersiana, Ilex mitis, Jatropha curcas, Khaya anthotheca, Kigelia africana, Kigelia moosa, Landolphia buchananii, Lawsonia inermis, Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius, Leptadenia hastata, Maerua decumbens, Maesa lanceolata, Maesopsis eminii, Manilkara mochisia, Markhamia lutea, Gymnosporia arbutifolia, Gymnosporia senegalensis, Milicia excelsa, Mimusops bagshawei, Mimusops kummel, Mimusops obtusifolia, Mimusops zeyheri, Monodora myristica, Moringa stenopetala, Myrianthus holstii, Newtonia buchananii, Newtonia hildebrandtii, Oncoba spinosa, Oreobambos buchwaldii, Prioria msoo, Parinari excelsa, Parkia filicoidea, Parkinsonia aculeata, Pavetta oliveriana, Phoenix reclinata, Phytolacca dodecandra, Piliostigma thonningii, Pittosporum viridiflorum, Polyscias fulva, Populus ilicifolia, Prunus africana, Pseudospondias microcarpa, Psychotria mahonii, Pterocarpus tinctorius, Raphia farinifera, Rauvolfia caffra, Rhodognaphalon schumannianum, Rhoicissus revoilii, Ritchiea albersii, Rothmannia urcelliformis, Saba comorensis, Salvadora persica, Albizia saman, Sclerocarya birrea, Scutia myrtina, Rhus longipes, Senna didymobotrya, Senna septemtrionalis, Sesbania macrantha, Sesbania sesban, Shirakiopsis elliptica, Sideroxylon inerme, Smilax anceps, Solanecio mannii, Solanum aculeastrum, Sorindeia madagascariensis, Spathodea campanulata, Spirostachys venenifera, Steganotaenia araliacea, Sterculia appendiculata, Strychnos henningsii, Strychnos mitis, Strychnos potatorum, Suregada procera, Synsepalum brevipes, Syzygium cordatum, Syzygium owariense, Tamarindus indica, Tamarix nilotica, Tarenna graveolens, Terminalia brownii, Terminalia prunioides, Terminalia sambesiaca, Trema orientalis, Trichilia dregeana, Uvaria scheffleri, Vangueria apiculata, Vangueria infausta, Vangueria madagascariensis, Vepris nobilis, Vernonia amygdalina, Warburgia ugandensis, Woodfordia uniflora, Xylopia parviflora, Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus mucronata, Ziziphus pubescens, Ziziphus spina-christi
- Marginal species (occurrence less certain): Acacia asak, Albizia versicolor, Carissa spinarum, Combretum imberbe, Dobera glabra, Dombeya buettneri, Dracaena steudneri, Ehretia cymosa, Embelia schimperi, Ensete ventricosum, Eugenia capensis, Fernandoa magnifica, Ficus exasperata, Flacourtia indica, Justicia schimperiana, Lannea schweinfurthii, Monopetalanthus richardsiae, Mussaenda arcuata, Phoenix dactylifera, Premna schimperi, Strychnos spinosa, Tamarix aphylla, Tetradenia riparia, Vernonia myriantha, Vitex doniana, Xanthocercis zambesiaca, Zanha golungensis, Zanthoxylum gilletii, Ziziphus abyssinica
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.
PNV | cat.II | cat.III | cat.IV | cat.VI | NC | NP | Sum |
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Be/fe/R | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2,343 | 2,442 |
Be/R | 422 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6,843 | 7,267 |
fs/R | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 28 | 84 | 161 |
R | 594 | 62 | 140 | 378 | 607 | 6,174 | 7,955 |
wd/R | 0 | 47 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 227 | 305 |
Wmw/R | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 363 |
Sum | 1,114 | 109 | 237 | 403 | 641 | 15,989 | 18,493 |
IUCN | Be/fe/R | Be/R | fs/R | R | wd/R | Wmw/R | Sum |
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cat.II | 98 | 422 | 0 | 594 | 0 | 0 | 1,114 |
cat.III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 47 | 0 | 109 |
cat.IV | 1 | 2 | 49 | 140 | 0 | 45 | 237 |
cat.VI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 25 | 0 | 403 |
NC | 0 | 0 | 28 | 607 | 6 | 0 | 641 |
NP | 2,343 | 6,843 | 84 | 6,174 | 227 | 318 | 15,989 |
Sum | 2,442 | 7,267 | 161 | 7,955 | 305 | 363 | 18,493 |
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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