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  2. List of plants of Burkina Faso - Wikipedia

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    The highest diversity of plant species can be found in the humid southwest. [1] Species. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench; Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.

  3. Savanna - Wikipedia

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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.).

  4. Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

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    Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. [1] The biome is dominated by grass and/or shrubs located in semi-arid to semi- humid climate regions of subtropical and tropical latitudes .

  5. Wildlife of Togo - Wikipedia

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    Roan antelope. The wildlife of Togo is composed of the flora and fauna of Togo, a country in West Africa.Despite its small size the country has a diversity of habitats; there are only remnants of the once more extensive rain forests in the south, there is Sudanian savanna in the north-western part of the country and larger areas of Guinean forest–savanna mosaic in the centre and north-east.

  6. Longleaf pine ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    These wiregrass species play a key role in the reproduction and spread of the longleaf pine, as they help to carry fire across the land. [12] The red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) was once a common inhabitant of this habitat, but since the decline of the ecosystem it has been placed on the federal endangered species list. The ...

  7. Wildlife of the Gambia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Guinean forest–savanna mosaic - Wikipedia

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    The Guinean forest–savanna mosaic is known for its high biological diversity. [12] It is home to a wide range of plant and animal species, including many endemic species that are found nowhere else in the world. Some iconic species found here include chimpanzees, pygmy hippos, forest elephants, and various species of primates and birds. They ...

  9. List of biodiversity databases - Wikipedia

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    Name Focus Groups included Collection Plants Fungi Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphi-bians Fish Arthro­pods Other Euk. Prok. & Vir. AlgaeBase: Algae and other oxygenic photosynthesisers other than embryophyte land plants X X X Higher taxonomy, scientific names, common names, images, distribution, references All Catfish Species Inventory [1] Catfish: X