Check List 13(1): e19632, doi: 10.15560/13.1.2030
Woody species of the Miombo woodlands and geoxylic grasslands of the Cusseque area, south-central Angola
expand article infoRasmus Revermann‡, Francisco Maiato Gonçalves§, Amândio Luis Gomes|, Manfred Finckh
‡ University of Hamburg, Biocentre Klein Flottbek, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution of Plants, Ohnhorststr. 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany, Germany§ Herbarium of Lubango, ISCED-Huíla, Department of Natural Sciences, Rua Sarmento Rodrigues, 230 Lubango, Angola University of Hamburg, Biocentre Klein Flottbek, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution of Plants, Ohnhorststr. 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany, Angola| Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola University of Hamburg, Biocentre Klein Flottbek, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution of Plants, Ohnhorststr. 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany, Angola

Corresponding author: Rasmus Revermann ( rasmus.revermann@uni-hamburg.de )

© 2017 Rasmus Revermann, Francisco Gonçalves, Amândio Gomes, Manfred Finckh.
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Citation: Revermann R, Gomes A, Gonçalves F, Finckh M (2017) Woody species of the Miombo woodlands and geoxylic grasslands of the Cusseque area, south-central Angola. Check List 13(1): 2030. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.1.2030
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Abstract
The species composition of the vegetation in most regions of Angola has been poorly studied and most studies date back to the pre-independence era. In this study, we provide a detailed account of the woody flora of the Miombo woodlands and geoxylic grasslands of the Cusseque study site of “The Future Okavango” (TFO) project, situated on the Angolan Central Plateau. The checklist is based on a vegetation survey using vegetation plots of 1,000 m² and also includes records from botanical collections made elsewhere at the study site. In total, we documented 154 woody species belonging to 99 genera of 37 plant families in 100 km². The study represents the first comprehensive account of the woody vegetation of the area including all habitats and growth forms.
Keywords
Angola; Bié; geoxylic suffrutex; Miombo; The Future Okavango project; vegetation survey