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2019
Book
Threatened Habitats & Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) of Guinea, West Africa.
Guinea has more than 250 documented unique and threatened plant species, more than is known for any other country in West Africa. To protect them should be not only a national priority but a global one. Among these species – these natural resources – are the potential for new medicines,...Couch, Charlotte ; Cheek, Martin ; Haba, Pépé ; Molmou, Denise ; Williams, Jenny …
West Africa, Threatened habitats, Guinea, and Tropical Important Plant Areas
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2019
Book
Habitats Menacés et Zones Tropicales Importantes Pour les Plantes (ZTIP) de Guinée, Afrique de l'Ouest.
La Guinée compte plus de 250 espèces répertoriées de plantes uniques et menacées, plus que tout autre pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Assurer leur protection ne devrait pas uniquement être une priorité nationale, mais une priorité mondiale. Parmi ces espèces – ces ressources naturelles – il existe potentiellement de nouveaux médicaments,...Couch, Charlotte ; Cheek, Martin ; Haba, Pépé ; Molmou, Denise ; Williams, Jenny …
West Africa, Threatened habitats, Guinea, and Tropical Important Plant Areas
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2018
Journal article
Kindia (Pavetteae, Rubiaceae), a new cliff-dwelling genus with chemically profiled colleter exudate from Mt Gangan, Republic of Guinea.
A new genus (Pavetteae, Rubiaceae) is described with a single species, , based on collections made in 2016 during botanical exploration of Mt Gangan, Kindia, Republic of Guinea in West Africa. The Mt Gangan area is known for its many endemic species including the only native non-neotropical Bromeliaceae . is...Cheek, Martin ; Magassouba, Sékou ; Howes, Melanie-Jayne R. ; Doré, Tokpa ; Doumbouya, Saïdou …
Conservation, Rubiaceae, Tropical Important Plant Areas, Cliff-dwelling, Epilithic, and Guinea-conakry
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2022
Journal article
Piloting development of species conservation action plans in Guinea.
Conservation action plans need to be devised and implemented if we are to reduce the extinction risk faced by globally threatened plants. However, most plant species categorized as threatened globally on the IUCN Red List lack conservation action plans. In West Africa, Guinea is one of the most diverse countries...