Two ‘extinct’ trees rediscovered near Kilwa, Tanzania

  • G Philip Clarke
  • Neil D Burgess
  • Frank M Mbago
  • Cosmas Mligo
  • Barbara Mackinder
  • Roy E Gereau
DOI: 10.2982/028.100.0109

Abstract

Preliminary botanical explorations in the little-known Namatimbili–Ngarama forest block located some 35 km inland of Kilwa in south-east Tanzania have rediscovered and further confirmed the presence of two tree species, Erythrina schliebenii Harms and Karomia gigas (Faden) Verdc., that were previously thought to have become extinct. Both trees are endemic to the Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa hotspot and to the Swahilian Regional Centre of Endemism.

Journal of East African Natural History 100(1&2): 133–140 (2011)

Author Biographies

G Philip Clarke
The Hermitage, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8HA, UK
Neil D Burgess
WWF-US Conservation Science Program, 1250 24th St NW, Washington DC, USA Centre for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
Frank M Mbago
Botany Department, University of Dar es Salaam, Box 35060, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Cosmas Mligo
Botany Department, University of Dar es Salaam, Box 35060, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Roy E Gereau
Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, USA
Issue
Vol. 100 No. 1&2 (2011)
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