Endemic plant species of Udzungwa Mountains National Park in Eastern Arc of Tanzania

Paulo Lyimo; Pantaleo Munishi; Adili Bugingo; Kosei Masaka

doi:10.15468/drvwyd

Endemic plant species of Udzungwa Mountains National Park in Eastern Arc of Tanzania

Citation

Lyimo P, Munishi P, Bugingo A, Masaka K, Emily C, Mtalikwa S, Paul C (2018). Endemic plant species of Udzungwa Mountains National Park in Eastern Arc of Tanzania. Version 1.4. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Ecosystems and Conservation. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/drvwyd accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-02.

Description

The Udzungwa Mountains National Park is dominated by Mwanihana and Luhemero Peaks and the escarpments that form its western boundary, and the Ruaha River in the north. The area, together with the adjacent Kilombero Nature Reserve, serves as a major water catchment for the region. The Ruaha supplies the hydroelectric dam at Kidatu. Kihansi dam also depends heavily on the park’s rivers. There are 31 villages, 26 in the east and 5 in the west. The population in the east is estimated to be 130,086, based on the 2002 census, and that in the west is 9,262. Most of the annual rainfall occurs from November to May, which comprises the short rains of October – December and the Udzungwa Mountains National Park has distinctive natural vegetation zones, which range from lowland forest below 200 m to alpine grassland at 2,500 m. Within the unique tropical forest are the lower montane forest, upper montane forest, and bamboo forest. Standing out conspicuously from the escarpment forest are tall yellowish-white trunked trees (Sterculia appendiculata), with an umbrella of green foliage at the top.The Udzungwa Mountains National Park contains the greatest altitudinal span of habitats of any of the sites in the Eastern Arc Mountains. As such, it is likely to support the highest species diversity of all the sites, but detailed comparative data are not available.

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Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Paulo Lyimo
originator
position: Assistant Lecturer
Sokoine University of Agriculture
3010
Morogoro
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.sua.ac.tz
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=http://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/paulo-john-lyimo

Pantaleo Munishi
originator
position: Professor
Sokoine University of Agriculture
3010
Morogoro
TZ
email: pmunishi2001@yahoo.com
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=http://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/pantaleo-k-t-munishi

Adili Bugingo
originator
position: Research Assistant
SUA
3010
Morogoro
TZ
email: adilibugingo@gmail.com
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ADILIBUGINGO

Kosei Masaka
originator
position: Tutorial Assistant
SUA
3009
Morogoro
TZ
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KOSEIMASAKA

Paulo Lyimo
metadata author
position: Assistant Lecturer
Sokoine University of Agriculture
3010
Morogoro
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.sua.ac.tz
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=http://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/paulo-john-lyimo

Cosmas Emily
metadata author
position: Tutorial Assistant
SUA
3010
Morogoro
TZ
email: johncosmas24@gmail.com
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=COSMASEMILY

Scholar Mtalikwa
metadata author
position: Tutorial Assistant
SUA
3009
Morogoro
TZ
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ScholarMtalikwa

Christian Paul
metadata author
position: Tutorial Assistant
SUA
3010
Morogoro
TZ
email: christianpk@suanet.ac.tz
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CHRISTIANPAUL

Adili Bugingo
metadata author
position: Research Assistant
SUA
3010
Morogoro
TZ
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ADILIBUGINGO

Pantaleo Munishi
metadata author
position: Professor
SUA
3010
Morogoro
TZ
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PANTALEOMUNISHI

Kosei Masaka
metadata author
position: Tutorial Assistant
SUA
3009
Morogoro
TZ
email: kosei.jr@gmail.com
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KOSEIMASAKA

Paulo Lyimo
user
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com

Paulo Lyimo
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant Lecturer
Sokoine University of Agriculture
3010
Morogoro
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.sua.ac.tz
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=http://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/paulo-john-lyimo

Pantaleo Munishi
administrative point of contact
position: Professor
SUA
3010
Morogoro
TZ
email: pmunishi2001@yahoo.com
homepage: http://www.sua.ac.tz
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=http://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/pantaleo-k-t-munishi

Adili Bugingo
administrative point of contact
SUA
3010
Morogoro
TZ
email: adilibugingo@gmail.com
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ADILIBUGINGO

Kosei Masaka
administrative point of contact
position: Tutorial Assistant
SUA
3009
Morogoro
TZ
email: kosei.jr@gmail.com
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KOSEIMASAKA

Christian Paul
administrative point of contact
position: Tutorial Assistant
SUA
3010
Morogoro
TZ
email: christianpk@suanet.ac.tz
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CHRISTIANPAUL