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Cangandala National Park
Cangandala National Park is a national park in Malanje Province, Angola. It is situated between the Cuije river and 2 unnamed territories of the Cuanza, with the towns of Culamagia and Techongolola on the edges of the park. It is the smallest national park in Angola. History The park was created in 1963 while Angola was a territory under Portuguese rule. It was declared a national park on 25 June 1970. Cangandala was founded to protect the Giant Sable Antelope which were discovered in 1963. Description The park, which covers an area of , consists of undulating sandlime hills with lower-lying drainage lines. The area receives about rainfall per year with an average temperature of . No perennial rivers occur and drainage takes place via grass covered waterlanes. A mosaic of open miombo bushveld and savanna occur. Brachystegia-bushveld are found on the water partitions and open grasslands in the lower-lying drainage lanes. The red-lipped herald is one of the commonest snakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of 'wild nature' for posterity and as a symbol of national pride. The United States established the first "public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people", Yellowstone National Park, in 1872. Although Yellowstone was not officially termed a "national park" in its establishing law, it was always termed such in practice and is widely held to be the first and oldest national park in the world. However, the Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve (in what is now Trinidad and Tobago; established in 1776), and the area surrounding Bogd Khan Mountain, Bogd Khan Uul Mountain (Mongolia, 1778), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julbernardia
''Julbernardia'' is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. There are eight species found in tropical Africa. They are medium-sized trees. Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021: *''Julbernardia baumii'' *''Julbernardia brieyi'' *''Julbernardia globiflora'' *''Julbernardia gossweileri'' *''Julbernardia hochreutineri'' *''Julbernardia letouzeyi'' *''Julbernardia magnistipulata'' *''Julbernardia paniculata'' *''Julbernardia pellegriniana'' *''Julbernardia seretii'' *''Julbernardia unijugata ''Julbernardia'' is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. There are eight species found in tropical Africa. They are medium-sized trees. Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021: *''Julbernardia baumii'' *'' ...'' References Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Detarioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Areas Established In 1963
Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although the mechanisms for providing protection vary widely, the basic meaning of the term remains the same. This is illustrated by an explanation found in a manual on electrical wiring: Some kind of protection is a characteristic of all life, as living things have evolved at least some protective mechanisms to counter damaging environmental phenomena, such as ultraviolet light. Biological membranes such as bark on trees and skin on animals offer protection from various threats, with skin playing a key role in protecting organisms against pathogens and excessive water loss. Additional structures like scales and hair offer further protection from the elements and from predators, with some animals having features such as spines or camouflage servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Parks Of Angola
The protected areas of Angola include national parks, partial nature reserves, integral nature reserves, and regional nature parks. As of mid-2020, protected areas 87,507 km, or 7% of Angola's land area.UNEP-WCMC (2020). Protected Area Profile for Angola from the World Database of Protected Areas, June 2020. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net National parks (IUCN protected area category II) * Iona National Park (15,150 km²) est. 1964 * Quiçama National Park (9,960 km²) est. 1957 * Cameia National Park (14,450 km²) est. 1938 * Bicuar National Park (7,900 km²) est. 1964 * Cangandala National Park (630 km²) est. 1970 * Mupa National Park (6,600 km²) est. 1964 * Luengue-Luiana National Park (22,610 km²) est. 1966 * Mavinga National Park (5,950 km²) est. 1966 Integral nature reserves (IUCN protected area category IV) * Ilheu dos Passaros Integral Nature Reserve (2 km²) est. 1973 * Luando Integral Nature Reserve (8280&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angolan Miombo Woodlands
Angolan miombo woodlands cover most of central Angola and extend into the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are part of the larger miombo ecosystem that covers much of eastern and southern Africa. Location and description This area of savanna and woodland covers an area of plateau and gentle hills in central Angola, in the Cubango-Zambezi Basin which drains into the Zambezi River to the east. The area lies east of the range of hills that parallel the Atlantic coast and north of the Kalahari Desert reaching up as far as the rainforests of the Congo. Climate The Angolian miombo woodlands has a tropical climate, wetter than the surrounding savanna, with most of the rain falling in the hotter summer months (November–March). Flora The flora is moist deciduous broadleaf savanna and woodland. Between these areas is open grassland. Three species of tree dominate miombo woodland: ''Brachystegia'', ''Julbernardia'', and ''Isoberlinia''. Under the trees there is a rich variety of other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dombeya
''Dombeya'' is a flowering plant genus. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. These plants are known by a number of vernacular names which sometimes, misleadingly, allude to the superficial similarity of flowering ''Dombeya'' to pears or hydrangeas (which are unrelated). Therefore, the genus as a whole is often simply called dombeyas. The generic name commemorates Joseph Dombey (1742–1794), a French botanist and explorer in South America, involved in the notorious "Dombey affair", embroiling scientists and governments of France, Spain, and Britain for more than two years. Distribution These plants grow chiefly throughout Africa and Madagascar. Madagascar has the majority of species, with approximately 175 native species. 19 are found on the African mainland, with one, ''Dombeya torrida'', also extending into the southwestern Arabian Peninsula.Skema, Cynthia. “Toward a New Circu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterculia
''Sterculia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae: subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the now obsolete Sterculiaceae). Members of the genus are colloquially known as tropical chestnuts. ''Sterculia'' may be monoecious or dioecious, and its flowers unisexual or bisexual. Taxonomy Phylogeny A 27-million-year-old †''Sterculia labrusca'' leaf fossil is described from the Evros region in Western Thrace, Greece. Species The Plant List counts 91 currently accepted species. The accepted species are listed here, except as noted. *''Sterculia abbreviata'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón *''Sterculia aerisperma'' Cuatrec. *''Sterculia africana'' ( Lour.) Fiori – Mopopaja tree *''Sterculia albidiflora'' Ducke *''Sterculia alexandri'' Harv. – Cape sterculia *''Sterculia amazonica'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón *''Sterculia antioquia'' E.L.Taylor *''Sterculia apeibophylla'' Ducke *''Sterculia alexandri'' ( Jacq.) H.Karst. *''Sterculia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strychnos
''Strychnos'' is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to the family Loganiaceae (sometimes Strychnaceae). The genus includes about 100 accepted species of trees and lianas, and more than 200 that are as yet unresolved. The genus is widely distributed around the world's tropics and is noted for the presence of poisonous indole alkaloids in the roots, stems and leaves of various species. Among these alkaloids are the well-known and virulent poisons strychnine and curare. Etymology The name ''strychnos'' was applied by Pliny the Elder in his '' Natural History'' to ''Solanum nigrum''. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek στρύχνον (''strúkhnon'') – "acrid", "bitter". The meaning of the word ''strychnos'' was not fixed in Ancient Greece, where it could designate a variety of different plants having in common the property of toxicity. Distribution The genus has a pantropical distribution. Taxonomy The genus is divided into 12 sections, though it is conceded that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotes
''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of diversity for the genus. The following species are accepted by ''The Plant List'': *'' Monotes adenophyllus'' Gilg *'' Monotes africana'' A.DC. *'' Monotes angolensis'' De Wild. *'' Monotes caloneurus'' Gilg *'' Monotes carrissoanus'' H.H.Bancr. *'' Monotes dasyanthus'' Gilg *'' Monotes dawei'' H.H.Bancr. *''Monotes discolor'' R.E.Fr. *'' Monotes elegans'' Gilg *'' Monotes engleri'' Gilg *'' Monotes glandulosus'' Pierre *'' Monotes gossweileri'' De Wild. *'' Monotes hutchinsonianus'' Exell *'' Monotes hypoleucus'' (Welw.) Gilg *'' Monotes katangensis'' (De Wild.) De Wild. *'' Monotes kerstingii'' Gilg *'' Monotes loandensis'' Exell *''Monotes lutambensis'' Verdc. *'' Monotes madagascariensis'' Humbert *'' Monotes magnificus'' Gilg *'' Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burkea (plant)
''Burkea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and its subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The genus contains two species: * ''Burkea africana ''Burkea africana'', the wild syringa ( bm, siri), is a deciduous, medium-sized, spreading, flat-topped tree belonging to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the family Fabaceae. The genus was named in honour of Joseph Burke, the botanist and col ...'' Hook. * '' Burkea caperangau'' Baill. References Fabaceae genera Flora of Africa Caesalpinioideae {{Caesalpinioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piliostigma
''Piliostigma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family, Fabaceae. Well-known members include ''Cercis'' (redbuds), including species widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the United States and Europe, ''Bauhinia'', widely cultivated as an ornamental tr ... and the tribe Bauhinieae. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Species ''Piliostigma'' comprises the following species: * '' Piliostigma foveolatum'' (Dalzell) Thoth. * '' Piliostigma malabaricum'' (Roxb.) Benth.—purple orchid tree * '' Piliostigma reticulatum'' (DC.) Hochst. * '' Piliostigma thonningii'' (Schum.) Milne-Redh. * '' Piliostigma tortuosum'' (Collett & Hemsl.) Thoth. References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q7194039 Cercidoideae Fabaceae genera Dioecious plants Taxa named by Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachystegia
''Brachystegia'' is a genus of tree of the subfamily Detarioideae that is native to tropical Africa. Trees of the genus are commonly known as miombo, and are dominant in the miombo woodlands of central and southern tropical Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of diversity for the genus.Emmanuel N. Chidumayo and Davison J. Gumbo, eds. (2010). ''The dry forests and woodlands of Africa: managing for products and services''. Earthscan, 2010. Description Hybridisation between the species occurs and taxa show considerable variation in leaflet size, shape and number, making identification difficult. New leaves show a great range of red colours when immature, later turning to various shades of green. Species * '' Brachystegia allenii'' * '' Brachystegia angustistipulata'' * '' Brachystegia bakeriana'' * '' Brachystegia bequaertii'' * ''Brachystegia boehmii'' * '' Brachystegia bussei'' * '' Brachystegia cynometroides'' * ''Brachystegia eurycoma'' * '' Brachystegia floribunda'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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