ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e110027
Flora of Sango Bay and Minziro, two important plant areas on the Uganda/Tanzania
expand article infoQuentin Luke‡, Kaj Vollesen§, Lenin Festo|, Henk Jaap Beentje, James Kalema#, Sophie L. Richards¤
‡ East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya§ Royal botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom| Tanzania Forest Service, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania¶ Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom# Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda¤ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom

Corresponding author: Quentin Luke ( quentinluke1@gmail.com )

© Quentin Luke, Kaj Vollesen, Lenin Festo, Henk Beentje, James Kalema, Sophie L. Richards.
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Citation: Luke Q, Vollesen K, Festo L, Beentje HJ, Kalema J, Richards SL (2023) Flora of Sango Bay and Minziro, two important plant areas on the Uganda/Tanzania. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e110027
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Abstract

The flora of Sango Bay (Uganda) and Minziro (Tanzania) is discussed: these areas comprise the floodplain of a river, with a mixed vegetation influenced by a flat relief and relatively high moisture through regular flooding. Protection is only partial, which is of concern as the sites form an area of high biodiversity with high conservation value, and several rare and/or (near-)endemic plant species. Both areas are proposed as Important Plant Areas, and a checklist of plant species is provided.

Keywords
checklist, conservation, diversity, forest, floodplain