Evergreen Forest Flora of MalawiAn account of the evergreen forest trees, lianas and shrubs of Malawi. Based on 40 years work by the authors, a conspectus of 712 species is presented. The content covers habit, distribution, ecology, geology, soils, chorology, conservation status and an extensive bibliography. |
Contents
ENVIRONMENT | 9 |
THE CHOROLOGY OF THE FOREST FLORA | 15 |
A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETATION OF MALAWI | 55 |
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Evergreen Forest Flora of Malawi Frank White,Françoise Dowsett-Lemaire,Jim D. Chapman Snippet view - 2001 |
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abyssinica African linking species Afromontane endemic Afromontane near-endemic Angola Brenan Bridson Brummitt calyx canopy Chapman & White Chongoni cm long Coates Palgrave 1977 coloured illustr Corolla Dedza Dedza Mt Dowsett-Lemaire ecol drupe East Africa Eastern endemic Engl Ethiopia forest edges Friis genera genus Guineo-Congolian linking species Guineo-Congolian rain forest inflorescence Kenya Kirk Range Kupicha Lake-shore forests leaves and flowers Lichenya lobes lowland rain forest Madagascar Mafingas Malawi Malawi Hills Malosa Mangochi Mchese mid-altitude rain forest Misuku Hills montane forest montane rain forest Mozambique Mt Mulanje Mugesse Nkhata Bay Ntchisi Mt Nyika occurs in Malawi ovary Palaeotropical Palmer & Pitman Pawek petals phot Plateau riparian forest Robson Rosemary Wise Shire Highlands Shrub Shrub or small slopes of Mt small tree southwards species in tropical stamens stems subsp Tanzania Thyolo Thyolo Mt transition woodland tropical Africa usually Verdcourt Viphya widespread Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe Zimbabwe and Mozambique Zomba Zomba Mt