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Taxonomy and ecology of African Plants:
their conservation and sustainable use
Edited by
Shahina A Ghazanfar & Henk J Beentje
Published by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Date of publication: May 2006
CONTENTS
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Foreword xi-xii
Introduction
Welcome address
Sebsebe Demissew 1-3
Keynote address
Guest of Honour, His Excellency Ato Girma Wolde Giorgis 5-7
Conserving plant diversity in Africa: an outsider's view
Peter R. Crane 9-20
The Ethiopian Flora Project
Sebsebe Demissew 21-25
Address by the Swedish Ambassador to Ethiopia
His Excellency Håkan Åkesson 27-28
Address by the Director, Sida Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC
Berit Oksson 29-31
Taxonomy of African Plants Symposium organisers: Alan Paton & B. Khayota
Molecular systematics of African Rinorea Aub. (Violaceae)
F.T. Bakker, B.S. van Gemerden & G. Achoundong 33-44
Les Phyllanthus de Madagascar: présentation des sous-genres et répartition des espèces
H. Ralimanana & P. Hoffmann 45-54
Phylogeny, morphology and uses of Plectranthus (Lamiaceae)
A.J. Paton, C. Lukhoba, M.S.J. Simmonds & V. Savolainen 55-60
A taxonomic study of the genus Sansevieria (Dracaenaceae) in Zimbabwe
R. Takawira-Nyenya 61-71
Generic relationships within the Tribe Haemantheae (Amaryllidaceae) based on plastid DNA sequence data
F. Conrad, G. Reeves, D. Snijman & T.A.J. Hedderson 73-83
The taxonomic significance of the floral morphology in the Ledebouriinae (Hyacinthaceae)
P. Lebatha & M.H. Buys 85-95
Les Rubiaceae endémiques du Cameroun et leur statut de conservation
B. Sonké, C. Nguembou & D. Neuba 97-109
Forests and Forestry in Africa Symposium organisers: G. Achoundong & M. Cheek
Towards a new national forest classification for South Africa
C.J. Geldenhuys & L. Mucina 111-129
A first checklist of trees and lianas of the Réserve de Faune du Petit Loango, Gabon
B.J. Morgan 131-146
The importance of closed areas for the natural regeneration of Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst. in Ethiopia
Kindeya Gebrehiwot, Mitiku Haile, B. Muys & R. Mitloehner 147-156
Indigenous taxonomy in the Mount Cameroon region, Cameroon
R. Lysinge, P. Fraser, N. Elias, N. Ndam 157-166
The importance of early successional shrubs for recruitment of African wild olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata) in central Tigray, Ethiopia
R. Aerts, I. van der Borght, E. November, Mintesinot Behailu, M. Hermy & B. Muys 167-176
Distribution of pteridophytes along an altitudinal gradient in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
R. Badaza-Nakileza 177-189
Phytogeography of African Plants Symposium organisers: M. Thulin & I. Friis
The plant fossil record and implications for phytogeography in tropical Africa
B.F. Jacobs 191-203
An overview of Asclepiad biogeography
D.J. Goyder 205-214
The Lobeliaceae originated in southern Africa
E.B. Knox, A.M. Muasya & P.B. Phillipson 215-227
Restricted range endemism in East African plants
H. Beentje, W.R.Q. Luke, S.A. Ghazanfar & J. Moat 229-245
Disjunctions in the African flora as seen from the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Sebsebe Demissew, I. Friis, I. Nordal & A.-M. Bürger 247-258
Floristics of Gabon's Batéké Plateaux: Guineo-Congolian plants on Kalahari sands
G. Walters, A. Bradley & R. Niangadouma 259-266
Endemic plant species of the Eastern Arc mountains of Kenya and Tanzania: analysis and refinement of distributional patterns
R.E. Gereau, C.M. Taylor & W.R.Q. Luke 267-277
Distribution patterns of Solanum in the Horn of Africa
I. Friis 279-289
African species of Lepidium (Brassicaceae) contributed via hybridization to the origin of Australian/New Zealand species
K. Mummenhoff, P. Linder, N. Friesen, J.L. Bowman, J.-Y. Lee & A. Franzke 291-308
Ecology of African Vegetation Symposium organisers: F. Malaisse & Zerihun Woldu
Ecology and altitudinal zonation of pteridophytes on Mt Kilimanjaro
A. Hemp 309-337
Tree species diversity in relation to topography and human activities in the Atakora mountains in Benin
W. Kperkouma, S. Brice, K. Hahn-Hadjali & K. Akapagana 339-350
Phytodiversity dynamics in pastured and protected West African savannas
K. Hahn-Hadjali, M. Schmidt & A. Thiombiano 351-359
The influence of geometric constraints on the colonisation, speciation and range expansion of orchids
D.L. Roberts & N.A. Brummitt 361-372
Flore et végétation de l'inselberg Milobo (Monts de Cristal, Gabon)
L. Banak Ngok 373-389
Ecology of Rubiaceae on Central African inselbergs
J. Degreef, I. Parmentier, L. Banak Ngok & E. Robbrecht 391-406
Vegetation description and condition assessment of protected rangelands of Alagae and Neteli in the main Ethiopian Rift valley
A.S. Mohammed 407-408
African vascular plant species richness: a comparison of mapping approaches
G. Kier, W. Küper, J. Mutke, D. Rafiqpoor & W. Barthlott 409-425
Conservation and Sustainable Use of African Plants Symposium organisers: P. Smith & P. Lowry
African tree seed conservation research: opportunities and implementation
M. Sacandé & H.W. Pritchard 427-436
Sustainable land use and conservation considerations for eastern Nigeria's montane flora
S.M. Olson & H.M. Chapman 437-446
Identification des aires prioritaires pour la conservation des plantes à Madagascar: utilisation des données botaniques pour definer les priorités en matière de conservation
J. Raharimampionona, S. Andriambololonera, G.E. Schatz, P.P. Lowry II, M. Rabarimanarivo, A. Ratodisoa & N. Ravololomanana 447-456
The significance of important bird areas for conservation of plants in Uganda
J. Kalema 457-472
A local botanical garden as a tool for sustainable use: conservation of plants and indigenous knowledge in northern Benin
J. Krohmer, G. Saïdou, K. Hahn-Hadjali & B. Sinsin 473-480
Assessment of sesame and its wild relatives in Africa
D. Bedigian 481-491
Inventory of Allanblackia floribunda in the Sanaga Maritime Division, Littoral Province, Cameroon
M.Y. Bele, P. Nkeng, J. Fonweban & N. Ndam 493-503
Medicinal plant uses in Nyabushozi County, Mbarara District, western Uganda
G.O. Mabano & E.K.Z. Kakudidi 505-518
Ethnobotanical studies of medicinal plants used in gender infertility treatment in western Uganda
M. Kamatenesi-Mugisha, H. Oryem-Origa & D.W. Makawiti 519-530
The achievements of the Southern African Botanical Diversity Network (SABONET) - a southern African botanical capacity building project
B.J. Huntley, S.J. Siebert, Y. Steenkamp & G.F. Smith 531-543
Recent Advances in Species and Generic Concept Symposium organisers: S. Liede & U. Meve
Species and generic delimitation in Bikinia and Tetraberlinia (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) using ITS and AFLP
J.J. Wieringa & K. Gühl 545-558
Phylogenetics of the genus Kniphofia Moench (Asphodelaceae)
S. Ramdhani, N.P. Barker & H. Baijnath 559-573
Character delimitations in the family Mesembryanthemaceae: Delosperma , a case study
P.M. Burgoyne 575-582
Species concepts in Ceropegia L. (Apocynaceae - Ceropegieae): a case example of Ceropegia aristolochioides Decne.
P.S. Masinde 583-589
Progress on African Floras
Symposium organisers: H. Beentje & S.A. Ghazanfar
Flora of Tropical East Africa: quantitative analysis of the flora and its conservation
S.A. Ghazanfar, H.J. Beentje & J. Moat 591-607
Progrès de l'étude de la flore du Cameroun
J.M. Onana, G. Achoundong, J.P. Ghogue & F. Tadjouteu 609-612
A catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar
P.B. Phillipson, G.E. Schatz, P.P. Lowry II & J.-N. Labat 613-627
Merging tropical and southern African flowering plant data: the African plant database project
L. Gautier, G.F. Smith, R. Spichiger, R.R. Klopper, S.J. Siebert & C. Chatelain 629-642
RIHA, a database on plant biodiversity in western and central Africa: first step for a networking of African herbaria
H. Chevillotte & J. Florence with G. Achoundong, E. Chenin, J.-P. Ghogue, M. Hoff, J.-N. Labat, J.-F. Murail & O. Poncy 643-650
Synthèse des inventaires réalisés sur les Orchidaceae dans le cadre du projet d'evaluation des aires protégées du Gabon
T. Stévart, L. Banak Ngok & M. Sosef 651-665
Analyse floristique de la forêt de Ngotto (République Centrafricaine)
O.D. Yongo 667-678
The genus Discopodium Hochst. (Solanaceae) in Africa
J.M. Edmonds 679-691
African saprophytes: new discoveries
M. Cheek 693-697
Centenary of the East African Herbarium, Nairobi: 1902-2002
P.S. Masinde & A.M. Muasya 699-707
Convention on Biological Diversity Symposium organisers: Tewolde Berhan G. Egziabher & J. Seyani
Taxonomic biology and globalization
Tewolde Berhan G. Egziabher 709-719
CBD implementation: experiences at Kew
K. Davis & C. Williams 721-728
The CBD and the Limbe Botanical and Zoological Gardens: policy on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing, collaborative research, data and information exchange
M.Y. Bele, N. Ndam, M.M. Tonye & S. Laird 729-740
Adding value to African biodiversity and traditional knowledge: a pilot study from West Africa
J.H. Seyani 741-742
Session on Threatened Plants
Symposium organisers: J.S. Golding & J.R. Timberlake
Introduction
J.S. Golding, J.R. Timberlake & I. Hedberg 743-744
Linking taxonomy and practical conservation
A. Rodgers 745-748
A preliminary analysis of endemic and threatened plants of the Flora Zambesiaca area
J.R. Timberlake, J.S. Golding & P. Smith 749-760
Progress on the Red List of plants of Ethiopia and Eritrea: conservation and biogeography of endemic flowering taxa
J.L.Vivero, Ensermu Kelbessa & Sebsebe Demissew 761-778
Conservation of the plant diversity of western Cameroon: a Darwin Initiative project
M. Cheek, B.J. Pollard, G. Achoundong, J.-M. Onana, G. Gosline, J. Moat & Y. Harvey 779-791
Index to authors 793-794
Index to key words and words in abstract 795-799
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