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8/10/2021 1 Dendrology FORS 2319 Instructor: Dr. Jeremy Stovall Lecture 13: Trees of Africa Dendro in Africa • 54 countries • 11.7 M mi 2 • Bigger than North America • 1.1 billion people 2 FORS 2319 Lecture 13 Revised 08.12.2020 Topography • Vast areas near sea‐level • Massive inland lakes • Lake Victoria 2 nd biggest freshwater lake in world • Lake Superior #1 • Kilimanjaro: 19,341 ft. 3 FORS 2319 Lecture 13 Revised 08.12.2020
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DendrologyFORS 2319
Instructor: Dr. Jeremy Stovall
Lecture 13:
Trees of Africa
Dendro in Africa
• 54 countries
• 11.7 M mi2
• Bigger than North America
• 1.1 billion people
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Topography
• Vast areas near sea‐level
• Massive inland lakes• Lake Victoria 2nd biggest freshwater lake in world• Lake Superior #1
• Kilimanjaro: 19,341 ft.
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Soils
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Climate
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Forests of Africa
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umbrella thorn acacia Fabaceae Vachellia tortilis
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The Tree of TénéréFabaceae Vachellia tortilis
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Only tree for 250 miles!
The Tree of TénéréFabaceae Vachellia tortilis
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The Tree of TénéréFabaceae Vachellia tortilis
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fever treeFabaceae Vachellia xanthophloea
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fever treeFabaceae Vachellia xanthophloea
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fever treeFabaceae Vachellia xanthophloea
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whistling thornFabaceae Vachellia drepanolobium
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whistling thornFabaceae Vachellia drepanolobium
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whistling thornFabaceae Vachellia drepanolobium
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Herbivores
No Herbivores
mopane treeFabaceae Colophospermum mopane
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mopane treeFabaceae Colophospermum mopane
•Mopane
•Mopani
•Balsam tree
•Butterfly tree• Turpentine tree
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mopane treeFabaceae Colophospermum mopane
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mopane treeFabaceae Colophospermum mopane
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frankincenseBurseraceae Boswellia sacra
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frankincenseBurseraceae Boswellia sacra
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frankincenseBurseraceae Boswellia sacra
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300 BCE to 200 CE
frankincenseBurseraceae Boswellia sacra
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Petra, center of trade
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baobabMalvaceae Adansonia grandidieri
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baobabMalvaceae Adansonia grandidieri
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baobabMalvaceae Adansonia grandidieri
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FORK–MARKED LEMUR
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sausage treeBignoniaceae Kigelia africana
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sausage treeBignoniaceae Kigelia africana
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sausage treeBignoniaceae Kigelia africana
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sausage treeBignoniaceae Kigelia africana
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quiver treeXanthorrhoeaceae Aloe dichotoma
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San people
quiver treeXanthorrhoeaceae Aloe dichotoma
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quiver treeXanthorrhoeaceae Aloe dichotoma
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leadwoodCombretaceae Combretum imberbe
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leadwoodCombretaceae Combretum imberbe
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leadwoodCombretaceae Combretum imberbe
• World’s 6th densest wood
• Gravity of 75.8 lbs/ft3
• Water 62.3 lbs/ft3
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marula treeAnacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea
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marula treeAnacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea
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sycomore figMoraceae Ficus sycomorus
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sycomore figMoraceae Ficus sycomorus
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sycomore figMoraceae Ficus sycomorus
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dragon blood treeAsparagaceae Dracaena cinnabari
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dragon blood treeAsparagaceae Dracaena cinnabari
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Young Trees
Socotra(Yemen)
coco de merArecaceae Lodoicea maldivica
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Only found onPraslin & Curieuse
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coco de merArecaceae Lodoicea maldivica
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Largest catkin in
world (~3
ft)
Largest fruit in world (65 lb)
Dioecious
coco de merArecaceae Lodoicea maldivica
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nara plantCucurbitaceae Acanthosicyos horridus
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nara plantCucurbitaceae Acanthosicyos horridus
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jackalberryEbenaceae Diospyros mespiliformis
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Sydney bluegumMyrtaceae Eucalyptus saligna
• Not from Africa
• Tallest tree in Africa
• Tallest planted tree in world• 80 m = 262 feet
• Planted 1906
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Limpopo
