An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants.
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Creator (person)
Odorico, Délcio
Nicosia, Enrico
Datizua, Castigo
Langa, Clayton
Raiva, Raquel
Souane, Joelma
Nhalungo, Sofia
Banze, Aurélio
Caetano, Belkiss
Nhauando, Vânia
Ragú, Hélio
Machunguene Jr., Mário
Caminho, Jónata
Mutemba, Leonel
Matusse, Efigénio
Osborne, Jo
Wursten, Bart
Burrows, John
Cianciullo, Silvio
Malatesta, Luca
Attorre, Fabio
Date published
January 28, 2022
Abstract
An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants is presented. It was compiled referring to several information sources such as existing literature, relevant online databases and herbaria collections. The checklist includes 7,099 taxa (5,957 species, 605 subspecies, 537 varieties), belonging to 226 families and 1,746 genera. There are 6,804 angiosperms, 257 pteridophytes, and 38 gymnosperms. A total of 6,171 taxa are native to Mozambique, while 602 are introduced and the remaining 326 taxa were considered as uncertain status. The endemism level for Mozambique’s flora was assessed at 9.59%, including 278 strict-endemic taxa and 403 near-endemic. 58.2% of taxa are herbaceous, while shrubs and trees account respectively for 26.5% and 9.2% of the taxa. The checklist also includes ferns (3.6%), lianas (1.7%), subshrubs (0.5%) and cycads (0.3%). Fabaceae, Poaceae and Asteraceae are the three most represented families, with 891, 543 and 428 taxa, respectively. The extinction risk of 1,667 taxa is included, with 158 taxa listed as Vulnerable, 119 as Endangered and as 24 Critically Endangered. The geographical distribution, known vernacular names and plants traditional uses are also recorded.
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SECOSUD II Project (Conservation and equitable use of biological diversity in the SADC region: from geographic information system (GIS) to Spatial Systemic Decision Support System (SSDSS) – AID: 9695)
Tropical Important Plant Areas of Mozambique
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| Funder name | Awards |
Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo, Italy | SECOSUD II Project (Conservation and equitable use of biological diversity in the SADC region: from geographic information system (GIS) to Spatial Systemic Decision Support System (SSDSS) – AID: 9695) |
Journal title
PhytoKeys
Volume
189
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Place of publication
Sofia, Bulgaria
ISSN
1314-2011
eISSN
1314-2003
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