Useful Tree Species for Eastern Africa

a species selection tool based on the VECEA Map



Mopane woodland and scrub woodland

Description

Vegetation communities that are dominated by Colophospermum mopane are widespread in the drier half of the Zambezian region. Nearly everywhere mopane woodland (which can reach heights up to 30 m; C. Dudley, pers. comm.) occurs in mosaic with mopane scrub woodland (a stunted variant (< 8 m) of mopane woodland). Despite differences in height and density of different mopane communities, there is a remarkable physiognomic uniformity due to the almost complete dominance of Colophospermum mopane and its typical appearance (White 1983 p. 94). The butterfly-shaped leaves consisting of a single pair of large leaflets can easily be recognized (see Figure 10.6 in Volume 3, for example).


  1. Dudley; Figure 10.1 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.VINCNPSum
Wo13,594319,6601,14713,84548,249
Sum13,594319,6601,14713,84548,249
IUCNWoSum
cat.II13,59413,594
cat.III33
cat.VI19,66019,660
NC1,1471,147
NP13,84513,845
Sum48,24948,249

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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