Useful Tree Species for Eastern Africa
a species selection tool based on the VECEA Map
Kalahari woodland
Description
Kalahari woodland occurs in the Kalahari Sands of the upper Zambezi basin. Zambezian dry evergreen forest (Fm) or Zambezian dry deciduous forest and scrub forest (Fn) was the original climax vegetation type in the most favourable soils (possibly only on higher landscape positions; J. Timberlake, pers. comm.). Kalahari woodland is either secondary (due to fire and cultivation) to these original dry forest types or is part of a catenary sequence from forests on ridges to seasonally waterlogged depressions. It is not easy to distinguish between these two types of Kalahari woodland (White 1983 p. 97).
Kalahari scrub woodland occurs in between Kalahari woodland and Kalahari suffrutex grassland (a vegetation type that we classified as edaphic grassland (g). It is characterized especially by Diplorhynchus condylocarpon, whereas other characteristic species include Brachystegia brachystemma, Burkea africana, Hymenocardia acida and Parinari curatellifolia (White 1983 p. 99).
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 erioloba, Albizia antunesiana, Amblygonocarpus andongensis, Baikiaea plurijuga, Bobgunnia madagascariensis, Brachystegia longifolia, Brachystegia spiciformis, Burkea africana, Combretum psidioides, Combretum zeyheri, Cryptosepalum exfoliatum, Dialium englerianum, Diplorhynchus condylocarpon, Erythrophleum africanum, Julbernardia paniculata, Ochna pulchra, Parinari curatellifolia, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia, Schinziophyton rautanenii, Strychnos pungens, Terminalia sericea
- Other species present: Allophylus africanus, Baphia massaiensis, Bauhinia petersiana, Brachystegia bakeriana, Brachystegia floribunda, Combretum collinum, Dichrostachys cinerea, Guibourtia coleosperma, Hymenocardia acida, Isoberlinia angolensis, Julbernardia globiflora, Markhamia obtusifolia, Myrsine africana, Parinari capensis, Rhus tenuinervis, Smilax anceps, Strychnos cocculoides, Syzygium guineense, Uapaca kirkiana, Uapaca nitida, Vitex madiensis, Vitex mombassae, Ximenia americana
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.VI | NC | NP | Sum |
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g/Wk | 425 | 5,523 | 198 | 2,716 | 8,862 |
Wk | 2,140 | 10,903 | 3,915 | 19,484 | 36,442 |
Sum | 2,565 | 16,426 | 4,113 | 22,200 | 45,304 |
IUCN | g/Wk | Wk | Sum |
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cat.II | 425 | 2,140 | 2,565 |
cat.VI | 5,523 | 10,903 | 16,426 |
NC | 198 | 3,915 | 4,113 |
NP | 2,716 | 19,484 | 22,200 |
Sum | 8,862 | 36,442 | 45,304 |
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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