Tree Species Occurrence Data of Accacia Commiphora Woodland of Tanzania.

Paulo Lyimo

doi:10.15468/mi3taw

Tree Species Occurrence Data of Accacia Commiphora Woodland of Tanzania.

Citation

Lyimo P, Munishi P (2018). Tree Species Occurrence Data of Accacia Commiphora Woodland of Tanzania.. Version 1.2. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Ecosystems and Conservation. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mi3taw accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-05.

Description

Acacia-Commiphora woodland is commonly found in Somalia-Masai phytochorion. These are deciduous bushland and thickets that form a climax vegetation type over the greater part of the Somalia-Masai region. They are characterized by dense bushland of 3 to 5 m tall with scattered emergent trees up to 9 m. The main canopy tree species are mostly multiple-stemmed trees or small trees that are branched near the base. In Tanzania the Acacia commiphora ecoregion includes most of the northern circuit National Parks (Serengeti, Mkomazi, Tarangire and Lake Manyara) and the central part. This woodland is characterized by dominant tree and shrub plant species such as Acacia tortilis, Acacia millifera, Commiphora africana, Commiphora abyssinica, Commiphora schimperi, Commiphora edulis, Commiphora campestris, Balanites aegyptiaca, Acalypha sp., Aerva sp, Combretum sp. and Terminalia sp.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Tanzania is bordered on the south by Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia; on the west by Zaire, Burundi, and Rwanda; on the north by Uganda and Kenya; and on the east by the Indian Ocean. Tanzania is the largest of the East African nations, and it possesses a geography as mythic as it is spectacular.

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Paulo Lyimo
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.sua.ac.tz
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Pantaleo Munishi
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
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position: Assistant Lecturer
Sokoine University of Agriculture
3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.sua.ac.tz
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BIDAF2015-0069-SMA

Pantaleo Munishi
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position: Professor
SUA
3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BIDAF2015-0069-SMA