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A number of exotic plants species have been introduced to savannas around the world. Amongst the woody plant species are serious environmental weeds such as Prickly Acacia (Acacia nilotica), Rubbervine (Cryptostegia grandiflora), Mesquite (Prosopis spp.), Lantana (Lantana camara and L. montevidensis) and Prickly Pear (Opuntia spp.).
The highest diversity of plant species can be found in the humid southwest. [1] Species. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench; Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.
Botswana is around 90% covered in savanna, varying from shrub savanna in the southwest in the dry areas to tree savanna consisting of trees and grass in the wetter areas. [1] Even under the hot conditions of the Kalahari Desert, many species survive; in fact the country has more than 2500 species of plants and 650 species of trees. [2]
The diversity of plants in Western Africa is preserved at the Papatia Botanical Garden in northern Benin. This garden, which is spread over 12 ha, is a species-rich savanna area where a hundreds of plant species are taken care of. A tree-nursery is part of this garden created to increase rare species. [14]
1 Plants. 2 Tunicates. 3 Annelids. 4 Molluscs. 5 ... 9 Amphibians. 10 Reptiles. 11 Birds. 12 Mammals. 13 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of invasive ...
Characterizing it by its enormous ranges of plant and animal biodiversity, World Wide Fund for Nature named the Cerrado the biologically richest savanna in the world, with about 10,000 plant species and 10 endemic bird species. [3] There are nearly 200 species of mammal in the Cerrado, though only 14 are endemic. [3]
Arnhem Land tropical savanna: Australia Brigalow tropical savanna: Australia Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna: Australia Carpentaria tropical savanna: Australia Einasleigh Uplands savanna: Australia Kimberley tropical savanna: Australia Mitchell grass downs: Australia Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea: Victoria ...
The habitats host abundant indigenous plants and animals, in addition to migrant species and newly planted species. They vary widely and consist of the marine system, coastal zone, estuary with mangrove vegetation coupled with Banto Faros (barren hypersaline flats), river banks with brackish and fresh water zones, swamps covered with forests ...