The Vascular Plant Diversity of Burkina Faso (West Africa) — A Quantitative Analysis and Implications for Conservation

• DOI: 10.15553/c2015v701a2
• Publication Date: 2015-06-29T10:18:48Z
• Authors: Alexander Zizka; Adjima Thiombiano; Stefan Dressler; Blandine M. I. Na...; Amadé Ouédraogo; Issaka Ouédraogo; Oumarou Ouédraogo; Georg Zizka; Karen Hahn; Marco Schmidt
• Keywords: Plant Diversity; Vascular plant

Zizka, A., A. Thiombiano, S. Dressler, B. M. I. Nacoulma, Ouédraogo, O. ouédraogo, G. K. Hahn & Schmidt (2015). The vascular plant diversity of Burkina Faso (West Africa) — a quantitative analysis and implications for conservation. Candollea 70: 9–20 In English, English French abstracts. Based on species inventory the related distribution dataset, authors present (BFA) its four phytogeographic zones. We analyzed richness, higher taxon diversity, life forms, chorological types, introduced species, habitat preferences number rare species. flora BFA comprises 1972 non-cultivated in 752 genera 145 families. Species richness family are highest South Sudanian zone country. Fabaceae, Poaceae Cyperaceae most rich Only one (Isoetes jaegeri Pitot) is endemic to country, whereas vast majority occurs throughout Africa. dominated by therophytes phanerophytes. Our results show good representation West African BFA. vegetation zones within determined latitudinal climatic gradient region. relative phanerophytes forest decrease along gradient, while increase. specimen record we classified 38% as "rare" analyses that south-west center national biodiversity potential "hotspot" addition high this area harbors (409 29%) including