Useful Tree Species for Eastern Africa

a species selection tool based on the VECEA Map



Afromontane moist transitional forest

Description

Afromontane moist transitional forest was the only VECEA forest vegetation type that could not be directly related to forest types listed for the Vegetation Map of Africa (White 1983). In the VECEA map, the area mapped as Afromontane moist transitional forest corresponds to areas that were originally mapped as “transitional rain forest” in Ethiopia and as “moist intermediate forest, east” in Kenya. We emphasize that there are clear floristic and environmental differences between the Ethiopian and Kenyan manifestations of Afromontane moist transitional forest.


I. Friis and Sebsebe Demissew 2009; Figure 7.1 in VECEA Volume 4

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.

PNVIIVINCNPSum
Fe2461,1585,74011,30118,445
Sum2461,1585,74011,30118,445
IUCNFeSum
II246246
VI1,1581,158
NC5,7405,740
NP11,30111,301
Sum18,44518,445

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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