First record of Melampodium divaricatum (Asteraceae) in West Tropical Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adegoke Emmanuel Adegbite ◽  
Funmilola Mabel Ojo ◽  
Olubukola Grace Abraham ◽  
Joseph Francis ◽  
Sunday Balogun
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
West Tropical Africa

Study of Ethno-Botanical Flora of Dakingari, Kebbi State Nigeria, West Tropical Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Dharmendra Singh
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
West Tropical Africa

The present research is an attempt to study the ethno-botanical flora of Dakingari, Kebbi State, Nigeria. The study was conducted from July 2014 to June 2015 villages of Dakingari. The used of questionnaire method was used for obtaining information of the indigenous knowledge of plants that are used traditionally. The results were spreads in about 31 families, 45 genera and 53 species of angiospermic families. They are Amaranthaceae 2 species, Anacardiaceae 3species, Annonaceae 1 species, Asclepiadaceae 2 species, Asteraceae (Compositae) 2 species, Balanitaceae 1 species, Bombacaceae 1 species, Caesalpinaceae 7 species, Caricaceae 1 species, Capparaceae 1 species, Combretaceae 4 species, Convolvulaceae 1 species, Cucurbitaceae 1 species, Ebenaceae 1 species, Euphorbiaceae  4 species,  Lilliaceae 1 species, Malvaceae 2 species, Meliaceae 1 species, Mimosaceae 2 species,  Musaceae 1 species, Moringaceae 1 species, Mrytaceae  2 species,  Nymphaeceae 1 species, Olacaceae 1 species,  Pediliaceae 2 species, Poaceae 2 species, Rubiaceae 2 species, Sapindaceae 1 species, Sapotaceae 1 species, Sterculiaceae 1 species and Verbanaceae 1 species.

scholarly journals Discovering Karima (Euphorbiaceae), a New Crotonoid Genus from West Tropical Africa Long Hidden within Croton

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. e0152110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Cheek ◽  
Gill Challen ◽  
Aiah Lebbie ◽  
Hannah Banks ◽  
Patricia Barberá ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Africa ◽  
West Tropical Africa

DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF NIGERIAN LEGUMES (FABACEAE)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 480 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-124
Author(s):  
ABUBAKAR BELLO ◽  
FATIMA BATUL MUKHTAR ◽  
ALEXANDRA NORA MUELLNER-RIEHL
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
New Records ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Growth Forms ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Savanna Vegetation ◽  
Herbarium Collections ◽  
West Tropical Africa ◽  
Occurrence Records

This study provides the first comprehensive checklist and analysis of the species of Fabaceae from Nigeria, based on over 5000 herbarium collections and the completed "Flora of West Tropical Africa (FWTA)". We report 552 taxa, belonging to 540 species in 155 genera from six subfamilies, with an outstanding number of taxa (36) representing new records for the country. We mapped the distribution of the species using their occurrence records obtained from GBIF and our own field and herbarium collections. The majority of taxa (43%) was distributed in the savanna vegetation of northern Nigeria, followed by the adjacent tropical forest formations of southern Nigeria (34%), and they were found in highest percentages in Papilionoideae (67%) and Caesalpinioideae (19%), followed by Deterioideae (11%), Cercidoideae and Dialioideae (6% each) and Duparquetioideae (<1%) subfamilies. Endemic and native taxa were 5 and 73% respectively. The most prevalent subfamilies in terms of endemicity were Papilionoideae (14 species), and Deterioideae (11 species), while the most prevalent genera were Indigofera (three species), Dalbergia (three species), Brachystegia (two species) and Cryptosepalum (two species). We found that the majority (37%) of the species were phanerophytes and the fewest were cryptophytes (0.7%). These results suggest that Nigeria has a considerable diversity of legumes, with a predominant distribution in the savanna, probably due to the demanding environmental conditions limiting the dispersion of generalists or invasive species. The diversity of growth forms and distribution patterns of Nigerian legumes could be useful in screening these plants for other potential uses, such as conservation planning or specific agricultural purposes. We recommend a similar study on other families as this will help locals, natural scientists, governments and conservation bodies to recognise and appreciate the flora of the country.

The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa Volume 2 Families E - I

Kew Bulletin ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Gyllenhaal ◽  
H. M. Burkill
Keyword(s):  
Useful Plants ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
West Tropical Africa

Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa: Forest insects of Ghana

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Wagner ◽  
Stephen K. N. Atuahene ◽  
Joseph R. Cobbinah
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Forest Entomology ◽  
Forest Insects ◽  
West Tropical Africa

Description of two new Geissleria species (Bacillariophyta) from Central and West tropical Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 402 (5) ◽  
pp. 241 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTINE COCQUYT ◽  
EDIT LOKELE NDJOMBO
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
New Species ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Dr Congo ◽  
Congo River ◽  
West Tropical Africa ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Small Tributary

During a recently started-up project in the Biosphere Reserve at Yangambi, DR Congo, an unknown Geissleria taxon was observed in a small tributary of the Congo River. This taxon is here described as new to science based on detailed light and scanning electron microscopy observations. Geissleria lubiluensis sp. nov. can be distinguished by the slightly tri-undulate valve margins and the very distinct annulus located at a distance of 3 striae from the apex. The comparison of this taxon with various other Geissleria taxa with resembling valve outline or with resembling annulus structure, led to the description of another new species: Geissleria fogedii sp. nov. reported by Foged from Ghana as Navicula paludosa. This taxon resembles very well Geissleria lubiluensis but differs in the distinct annulus located closer to the apex mostly at the distance of one stria, the broader valves and the denser striation.

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