Country: Cameroon
Administrative region: Southwest (Region)
Central co-ordinates: 4.81000 N, 9.71000 E
Area: 146km²
Qualifying IPA Criteria
A(i)Site contains one or more globally threatened species
IPA assessment rationale
The very large number of threatened and endemic taxa recorded at Mount Kupe easily qualify it as a potential IPA under criterion A(i). At least five threatened species are considered endemic to the site. The site would also almost certainly qualify under criterion B(i) or B(ii) due to the very high number of species from the submontane forest habitat type or the high number of restricted range or nationally endemic species. It might also potentially qualify under criterion B(iii) for its diversity of socially, economically or culturally important species. Furthermore, the areas of submontane and montane forests are likely amongst the most important areas of these habitat type in Cameroon and the wider West and Central Africa region, potentially qualifying the site under criterion C(ii) or C(iii).
Site description
Mount Kupe is a 2000 m high forested mountain located approximately 100 km from the Atlantic coast and spanning Southwest and Littoral regions of Cameroon. It lies between the N5 Douala-Bafoussam and N8 LImbe-Mamfe roads, close to the towns of Loum, Tombei and Manjo. Within the foothills of the mountain there are two forest reserves that are included here within the proposed IPA boundary: Manehas Forest Reserve to the north and Loum Forest Reserve to the South. Mount Kupe has been proposed as an Integral Ecological Reserve covering 4,676 ha (Wild 2004). However, this has not been officially gazetted. The IPA area incorporates the proposed protected area and extends beyond this to include populations of other important taxa.
Botanical significance
Mt Kupe forms a link in the chain of Afromontane vegetation sites along the Cameroon Volcanic Line, one of the few points in West or Central Africa reaching above 2000 m and therefore featuring genuine montane vegetation as well as the naturally more extensive but now highly threatened submontane habitat (White, 1983; Cheek et al., 2004). Compared to neighbouring sites (Mt Manengouba, Mt Nlonako, the Mwenzekong Mts of Banyang Mbo and the Mwendolengo Mts and Edib Hills of Bakossi National Park), Mt Kupe has benefitted from much greater concentration of collecting effort (Cheek et al., 2004). This has revealed a very high number of threatened and geographically restricted species within the c.50 km2 of the proposed ecological reserve or the c 150 km2 proposed here as an IPA. Most of the diversity is from the submontane forest, which has been considerably reduced in extent by anthropic activity, but the naturally less rich montane forest also contains rare endemic species. Twelve species are narrowly endemic to the site: Lefebvrea kupense, Brachystephanus kupensis, Bulbophyllum jaapii, Cola etugei, Polystachya kupensis, Ardisia alabastro-alata, Afrothismia kupensis, Vepris Zapfacki, Stachyanthus cuneatus, Beilschmiedia crassipes, Memecylon kupeanum, Cyperus nicrocristatus. Cheek et al. (2004, p78) give a higher number of 26 taxa - this includes some that undescribed taxa that are not included here (Cheek et al., 2019). Numerous other species are endemic to the Kupe-Bakossi area. Of the >120 threatened species listed here, no less than 17 are Critically Endangered.
Mt Kupe and the Bakossi mountains are also of significance as part of a postulated glacial refugium where evergreen forest species were able to survive the colder, drier conditions at higher altitude but, isolated from other populations, may have diverged. Species with poor dispersal ability, such as yellow-flowered begonias, are thought to have subsequently remained restricted to such areas (Sosef, 1994; Sosef, 1996; Cheek, 2004). A large number of such species have been described from the Kupe-Bakossi area (Cheek, 2004).
Some species recorded by Ledermann from Lom, which appears to be Loum (Hepper, 1978) are included here although possibly extinct due to loss of lowland forest around the town. These include Beilschmiedia crassipes (CR), Stachyanthus cuneatus (CR), Thyrsosalacia racemosa (VU) and Scaphopetalum pallidinerve. Others such as Crotonogyne impedita (CR) have been more recently re-rerecorded at the site.
Habitat and geology
Although the terrain of the entire Kupe-Bakossi-Manengouba area is linked to the Cameroon Line geological fault where the Congo craton and the West African plate meet, there is geological variation between the various mountains. Several phases of geological activity are responsible (Cheek et al., 2020; Wild, 2004). Mt Kupe is a synenitic horst of basement complex rocks (or possibly more recent intrusive material) uplifted in the early Eocene (Lamilen et al., 1989 cited by Pouclet et al., 2014; Enang et al., 2020). This is overlain by more recent basaltic and pyroclastic rocks from late Pliocene to late Pleistocene eruptions, which have weathered into highly fertile soils (Enang et al., 2020).
The volcanic terrain gives rise to andosols in much of this area although there is much local variation (Wild, 2004). More clayey nitisols are predominant to the west and ferralsols to the east and north of the area, and these may also feature in non-volcanic parts of the Kupe-Bakossi zone (Ngachi et al., 1992; Yerima & Ranst, 2005). Sieffermann (1973) described fertile andosoils and brown eutrophic soils on the lower eastern slopes that are important to farming. These soils are porous and well-drained, rich in organic matter and with high nutrient availability (Wild, 2004). Enang et al. (2020) suggests andosols and cambisols derived from pyroclastic parent rocks are dominant, particularly on the western slopes, with stratification and erratic variation of physical and chemical properties. This micro-variation might partly explain the high plant diversity. The topsoils are slighly acidic (pH 5) and subsoils around pH 6.5 (Wild, 2004).
The whole region has high precipitation, augmented by horizontal precipitation which probably mitigates against reduced dry season rainfall. Southwestern Kupe is particularly wet, with up to 6-7 m possible (Cheek et al., 2020) and 4 m mean recorded at Nyasoso, compared to 3 m from Loum to the southeast and 2.8 m from Nkongsamba to the northeast (Wild 2004, adapted from Ejedepang-Koge, 1986). Temperature varies little seasonally around 23-24 °C and daily gradients, influenced by altitude are much greater.
Cloud cover is less stable than in the Bakossi Mts or Mt Manengouba, and cloud forest—characterised by enveloping mist, stunted trees and abundant epiphytes, mosses and ferns—is less developed and descends less far (to around 1,300 m) (Wild, 2004). The eastern flanks of Mt Kupe provide a tributary of the Wouri river.
A variety of vegetation types are present. There is a small area of semi-deciduous lowland forest in the degraded Loum reserve and lowland evergreen forest would cover much of the remaining area below 800 m but is much cleared for farming. The submontane forest is most abundant but also encroached at lower levels: in 2001 up to 1,500 m on the eastern side and up to 750–1,100 m on the western and northern sides (Birdlife, 2020), with subsequent additional clearance (ERuDeF, 2016). Montane forest, cliff-faces and inselbergs, montane grassland and seasonal streams are other important habitats (Cheek et al., 2004).
Conservation issues
Loum and Manehas forest reserves were created by the British colonial administration (Wild, 2004). Manehas is still a protected forest reserve but Loum forest reserve appears not to be demarcated on any administrative maps and has been badly degraded and partially absorbed into the Loum urban area (MINFOF & WRI, 2020). The upper submontane and montane forest area of Mt Koupe has been proposed as a 4,676 ha Integratated Ecological Sanctuary, having the same degree of protection as a National Park, but this has not been gazetted, despite local support and the clear biological significance of the site (Wild, 2004). There has been considerable degradation of the lowland and lower submontane forest from continuing smallscale logging and conversion to farmland, which has been renewed following the withdrawal of international NGOs faced with the stalled gazettement status (ERUDEF, 2016). Although highly fertile, the soils are quickly degraded due to the high precipitation and steep slopes, potentially leading to soil erosion, landslides and abandoned land where diverse forest may struggle to return (Yerima & Ranst, 2005; Zogng et al., 2006; Mukenga et al., 2016; ). Cooperation of local groups to protect watersheds has reportedly broken down, with renewed land conversion threatening water supply to 20 villages (ERUDEF, 2016). Extensive areas to the east and south of the site, around Tombel, Loum and Manjo have been cleared for agro-plantation (MINFOF & WRI, 2020; GoogleEarth, 2021). As, indicated by the development plan for the Tombel agglomeration, local populations are overwhelmingly employed in agriculture (PNDP, 2011). Although historically Mt Kupe has been a sacred site to the Bakossi people, traditions and taboos that protect such sites have begun to break down and may be opposed by immigrant populations drawn to the rich soil and agro-plantation employment (Chuo, A. & Angwafo, T., 2017; Ngea, 2006).
Formal gazettement with active management is urgently needed to preserve this very important site. Forest corridors linking the proposed integral reserve with neighbouring sites must be maintained or restored to ensure genetic exchange and migratory routes. The site has great potential for eco- and wildlife-tourism which has languished following withdrawal of international NGOs (ERuDeF, 2016). Conservation is, however, strongly supported by local elders (Ngea, 2005).
Ecosystem services
The remaining forest supports important faunal populations. The avian fauna has attracted ornithological tourism and led to Birdlife International instigating the Mount Kupe Forest Project. The Mt Kupe Bush Shrike (Chlorophoneus kupeensis, EN), considered endemic until subsequent populations were found in the Bakossi mountains and in Nigeria, is one of 330 bird species recorded from Mt Kupe. There is also a rich diversity of reptiles and amphibians, while Chimpanzees and Drills are amongst the mammalian fauna Kupe (Wild, 2004; Wild et al., 2005).
Local support for conservation has been partly motivated by concern over water supplies in nearby villages (Williams et al., 2004; ERUDEF, 2016). Deforestation of the slopes threatens the dry season supply because cloud forest vegetation creates orographic and horizontal (or "occult") precipitation, as well as buffering heavy rains (Williams, 2004; Wild, 2004). Furthermore, loss of vegetation will likely diminish water clarity and quality downstream due to soil erosion. Loss of soil and nutrients and landslides are also major concerns arising from upland deforestation at such sites (Zogning et al., 2006; Yerima & Ranst, 2005).
As well as water, local people rely on the remaining forest for a variety of food and medicines, firewood and building materials (ERuDeF, 2016).
The Mt Kupe forest is the most important of all sacred sites for the Bakossi people, with huge spiritual significance as a taboo place where ancestors commune. Its cultural signifcance extends in fact beyond the Bakossi people and even to French Cameroon and the Igbo of Nigeria (pers. comm. J-M Onana, 2021; Wild, 2004).
Site assessor(s)
Assessed by:
Bruce Murphy, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Jean Michel Onana, University of Yaounde I, Faculty of Science, Department of Plant Biology; IRAD-Herbier National Camerounais
Martin Cheek, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
IPA criterion A species
| Species | Qualifying sub-criterion | ≥ 1% of global population | ≥ 5% of national population | 1 of 5 best sites nationally | Entire global population | Socio-economically important | Abundance at site |
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| Lefebvrea kupense (I.Darbysh. & Cheek) Cheek & I.Darbysh. | A(i) |  |
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| Brachystephanus kupeensis Champl. | A(i) | |
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| Bulbophyllum jaapii Szlach. & Olszewski | A(i) | |
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| Afrothismia kupensis Cheek & S.A.Williams | A(i) | |
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| Begonia bonus-henricus J.J.de Wilde | A(i) | |
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| Cyathula fernando-poensis Suess. & Friedrich | A(i) | |
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| Deinbollia onanae Cheek | A(i) | |
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| Begonia duncan-thomasii Sosef | A(i) | |
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| Leptonychia kamerunensis Engl. & K.Krause | A(i) | |
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| Quassia sanguinea Cheek & Jongkind | A(i) | |
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| Rhipidoglossum polydactylum (Kraenzl.) Garay | A(i) | |
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| Psychotria darwiniana Cheek | A(i) | |
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| Diospyros kupensis Gosline | A(i) | |
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| Kupeantha kupensis Cheek & Sonké | A(i) | |
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| Mussaenda epiphytica Cheek | A(i) | |
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| Kupea martinetugei Cheek & S.A.Williams | A(i) | |
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| Microcos magnifica Cheek | A(i) | |
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| Afrothismia saingei T.Franke | A(i) | |
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| Pavetta kupensis S.D.Manning | A(i) | |
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| Costus kupensis H.Maas & Maas | A(i) | |
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| Polystachya cooperi Summerh. | A(i) | |
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| Polystachya farinosa Kraenzl. | A(i) | |
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| Sclerochiton preussii (Lindau) C.B.Clarke | A(i) | |
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| Aneilema silvaticum Brenan | A(i) | |
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| Vepris lecomteana (Pierre) Cheek & T.Heller | A(i) | |
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| Aristolochia goldiena Hook.f | A(i) | |
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| Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC. | A(i) | |
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| Khaya ivorensis A.Chev. | A(i) | |
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| Uvariopsis vanderystii Robyns & Ghesq. | A(i) | |
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| Dactyladenia johnstonei (Hoyle) Prance & F.White | A(i) | |
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| Crassocephalum bauchiense (Hutch.) Milne-Redh. | A(i) | |
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| Mikaniopsis vitalba (S.Moore) Milne-Redh. | A(i) | |
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| Dorstenia prorepens Engl. | A(i) | |
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| Begonia furfuracea Hook.f. | A(i) | |
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| Amorphophallus preussii (Engl.) N.E.Br. | A(i) | |
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| Mikaniopsis maitlandii C.D.Adams | A(i) | |
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| Allophylus conraui Gilg ex Radlk. | A(i) | |
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| Memecylon dasyanthum Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl. | A(i) | |
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| Uvariodendron giganteum (Engl.) R.E.Fr. | A(i) | |
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| Pyrenacantha cordicula Villiers | A(i) | |
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| Ardisia koupensis Taton | A(i) | |
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| Chazaliella obanensis (Wernham) Petit & Verdc. | A(i) | |
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| Rutidea nigerica Bridson | A(i) | |
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| Tricalysia atherura N.Hallé | A(i) | |
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| Bidens mannii T.G.J.Rayner | A(i) | |
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| Psydrax bridsonianus Cheek & Sonké | A(i) | |
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| Magnistipula conrauana Engl. | A(i) | |
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| Strychnos staudtii Gilg | A(i) | |
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| Polystachya bicalcarata Kraenzl. | A(i) | |
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| Bulbophyllum nigericum Summerh. | A(i) | |
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| Loesenera talbotii Baker f. | A(i) | |
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| Afrothismia fungiformis Sainge & Kenfack | A(i) | |
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| Entandrophragma cylindricum (Sprague) Sprague | A(i) | |
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| Cyperus microcristatus Lye | A(i) | |
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| Psychotria densinervia (K.Krause) Verdc. | A(i), A(iii) | |
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| Dorstenia astyanactis Aké Assi | A(i) | |
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| Hugonia macrophylla Oliv. | A(i) | |
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| Clerodendrum anomalum Letouzey | A(i) | |
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| Psychotria bakossiensis Cheek & Sonké | A(i) | |
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| Coffea bakossii Cheek & Bridson | A(i) | |
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| Dracaena kupensis Mwachala, Cheek, Eb.Fisch. & Muasya | A(i) | |
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| Begonia adpressa Sosef | A(i) | |
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| Begonia preussii Warb. | A(i) | |
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| Calochone acuminata Keay | A(i) | |
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| Xylopia africana (Benth.) Oliv. | A(i) | |
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| Pararistolochia ceropegioides (S.Moore) Hutch. & Dalziel | A(i) | |
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| Acanthopale decempedalis C.B.Clarke | A(i) | |
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| Hymenocoleus glaber Robbr. | A(i) | |
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| Oncoba lophocarpa Oliv. | A(i) | |
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| Anthocleista microphylla Wernham | A(i) | |
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| Begonia oxyanthera Warb. | A(i) | |
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| Cuviera talbotii (Wernham) Verdc. | A(i) | |
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| Staurogyne bicolor (Mildbr.) Champl. | A(i) | |
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| Afropectinariella pungens (Schltr.) M.Simo & Stévart | A(i) | |
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| Bulbophyllum teretifolium Schltr. | A(i) | |
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| Uvariopsis submontana Kenfack, Gosline & Gereau | A(i) | |
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| Afrothismia winkleri (Engl.) Schltr. | A(i), A(iii) | |
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| Microberlinia bisulcata A.Chev. | A(i) | |
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| Peperomia kamerunana C.D.C | A(i) | |
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| Pseudagrostistachys africana subsp. africana | A(i) | |
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| Triclisia macrophylla Oliv. | A(i) | |
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| Vepris trifoliolata (Engl.) Mziray | A(i) | |
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| Mapania ferruginea Ridl. | A(i) | |
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| Asystasia glandulifera Lindau | A(i) | |
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| Brachystephanus longiflorus Lindau | A(i) | |
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| Justicia camerunensis (Heine) I.Darbysh. | A(i) | |
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| Momordica enneaphylla Cogn. | A(i) | |
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| Homalium hypolasium Mildbr. | A(i) | |
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| Anthocleista scandens Hook.f. | A(i) | |
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| Tiliacora lehmbachii Engl. | A(i) | |
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| Ixora foliosa Hiern | A(i) | |
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| Allophylus bullatus Radlk. | A(i), A(iii) | |
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| Dracaena viridiflora Engl. & K.Krause | A(i) | |
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| Angraecum pyriforme Summerh. | A(i) | |
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| Disperis mildbraedii Schltr. ex Summerh. | A(i) | |
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| Bulbophyllum micropetalum Lindl. | A(i) | |
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| Habenaria thomana Rchb.f. | A(i) | |
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| Brachystephanus giganteus Champl. | A(i) | |
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| Chassalia laikomensis Cheek | A(i), A(iii) | |
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| Palisota preussiana K.Schum. ex C.B.Clarke | A(i) | |
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| Schefflera mannii (Hook.f.) Harms | A(i) | |
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| Phyllopentas ledermannii (K.Krause) Kårehed & B.Bremer | A(i) | |
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| Crotonogyne impedita Prain | A(i) | |
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| Bulbostylis densa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz. var. cameroonensis S.S.Hooper | A(i) | |
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| Polystachya kupensis P.J.Cribb & B.J.Pollard | A(i) | |
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| Angraecum sanfordii P.J.Cribb & B.J.Pollard | A(i) | |
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| Afzelia pachyloba Harms | A(i) | |
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| Mendoncia camerounensis Breteler & Wieringa | A(i) | |
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| Aframomum kamerunicum D.J.Harris & Wortley | A(i) | |
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| Pavetta cellulosa Bremek. | A(ii) | |
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| Hamilcoa zenkeri (Pax) Prain | A(i) | |
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| Memecylon kupeanum R.D.Stone, Ghogue & Cheek | A(i) | |
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| Cordia platythyrsa Baker | A(i) | |
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| Neoschumannia kamerunensis Schltr. | A(i) | |
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| Talbotiella ebo Mackinder & Wieringa | A(i) | |
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| Napoleonaea egertonii Baker f. | A(i) | |
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| Beilschmiedia crassipes (Engl. & K.Krause) Robyns & R.Wilczek | A(i) | |
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| Thyrsosalacia racemosa (Loes. ex Harms) N.Hallé | A(i) | |
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| Stachyanthus cuneatus Engl. | A(i) | |
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| Beilschmiedia preussioides Fouilloy & N.Hallé | A(i), A(iv) | |
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| Bulbophyllum josephi (Kuntze) Summerh. var. mahonii (Rolfe) J.J.Verm. | A(i) | |
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| Bulbophyllum summerhayesianum (Szlach. & Olszewski) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw | A(i) | |
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| Ardisia alabastroalata Taton | A(i) | |
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| Beilschmiedia cuspidata (K.Krause) Robyns & R.Wilczek | A(i) | |
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| Psychotria asterogramma O.Lachenaud | A(i) | |
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| Aframomum plicatum D.J.Harris & Wortley | A(i) | |
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| Anthonotha xanderi Breteler | A(i) | |
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| Bulbophyllum bifarium Hook.f. | A(i) | |
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| Chassalia petitiana Piesschaert | A(i) | |
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| Deinbollia insignis Hook.f. | A(i) | |
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| Dicranolepis polygaloides Gilg ex H.Pearson | A(i) | |
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| Heckeldora ledermannii (Harms) J.J. de Wilde | A(i) | |
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| Keetia bakossiorum Cheek | A(i) | |
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| Vepris onanae Cheek | A(i), A(iv) | |
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| Piptostigma goslineanum Ghogue, Sonké & Couvreur | A(i) | |
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| Tapinanthus preussii (Engl.) Tiegh. | A(i) | |
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| Triclisia macrophylla Oliv. | A(i) | |
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| Vepris zapfackii Cheek & Onana | A(i), A(iv) | |
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| Monanthotaxis glaucifolia (Hutch. & Dalziel) P.H.Hoekstra | A(iv) | |
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| Scaphopetalum pallidinerve Engl. & K.Krause | A(iii) | |
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Lefebvrea kupense (I.Darbysh. & Cheek) Cheek & I.Darbysh.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Brachystephanus kupeensis Champl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Bulbophyllum jaapii Szlach. & Olszewski
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Afrothismia kupensis Cheek & S.A.Williams
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Begonia bonus-henricus J.J.de Wilde
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Cyathula fernando-poensis Suess. & Friedrich
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Deinbollia onanae Cheek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Begonia duncan-thomasii Sosef
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Leptonychia kamerunensis Engl. & K.Krause
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Quassia sanguinea Cheek & Jongkind
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Rhipidoglossum polydactylum (Kraenzl.) Garay
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Psychotria darwiniana Cheek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Diospyros kupensis Gosline
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Kupeantha kupensis Cheek & Sonké
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Mussaenda epiphytica Cheek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Kupea martinetugei Cheek & S.A.Williams
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Microcos magnifica Cheek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Afrothismia saingei T.Franke
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Pavetta kupensis S.D.Manning
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Costus kupensis H.Maas & Maas
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Polystachya cooperi Summerh.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Polystachya farinosa Kraenzl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Sclerochiton preussii (Lindau) C.B.Clarke
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Aneilema silvaticum Brenan
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Vepris lecomteana (Pierre) Cheek & T.Heller
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Aristolochia goldiena Hook.f
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Khaya ivorensis A.Chev.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Uvariopsis vanderystii Robyns & Ghesq.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Dactyladenia johnstonei (Hoyle) Prance & F.White
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Crassocephalum bauchiense (Hutch.) Milne-Redh.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Mikaniopsis vitalba (S.Moore) Milne-Redh.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Dorstenia prorepens Engl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Begonia furfuracea Hook.f.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Amorphophallus preussii (Engl.) N.E.Br.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Mikaniopsis maitlandii C.D.Adams
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Allophylus conraui Gilg ex Radlk.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Memecylon dasyanthum Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Uvariodendron giganteum (Engl.) R.E.Fr.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Pyrenacantha cordicula Villiers
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Ardisia koupensis Taton
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Chazaliella obanensis (Wernham) Petit & Verdc.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Rutidea nigerica Bridson
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Tricalysia atherura N.Hallé
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Bidens mannii T.G.J.Rayner
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Psydrax bridsonianus Cheek & Sonké
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Magnistipula conrauana Engl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Strychnos staudtii Gilg
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Polystachya bicalcarata Kraenzl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Bulbophyllum nigericum Summerh.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Loesenera talbotii Baker f.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Afrothismia fungiformis Sainge & Kenfack
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Entandrophragma cylindricum (Sprague) Sprague
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Cyperus microcristatus Lye
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Psychotria densinervia (K.Krause) Verdc.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Dorstenia astyanactis Aké Assi
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Hugonia macrophylla Oliv.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Clerodendrum anomalum Letouzey
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Psychotria bakossiensis Cheek & Sonké
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Coffea bakossii Cheek & Bridson
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Dracaena kupensis Mwachala, Cheek, Eb.Fisch. & Muasya
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Begonia adpressa Sosef
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Begonia preussii Warb.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Calochone acuminata Keay
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Xylopia africana (Benth.) Oliv.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Pararistolochia ceropegioides (S.Moore) Hutch. & Dalziel
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Acanthopale decempedalis C.B.Clarke
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Hymenocoleus glaber Robbr.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Oncoba lophocarpa Oliv.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Anthocleista microphylla Wernham
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Begonia oxyanthera Warb.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Cuviera talbotii (Wernham) Verdc.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Staurogyne bicolor (Mildbr.) Champl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Afropectinariella pungens (Schltr.) M.Simo & Stévart
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Bulbophyllum teretifolium Schltr.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Uvariopsis submontana Kenfack, Gosline & Gereau
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Afrothismia winkleri (Engl.) Schltr.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Microberlinia bisulcata A.Chev.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Peperomia kamerunana C.D.C
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Pseudagrostistachys africana subsp. africana
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Triclisia macrophylla Oliv.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Vepris trifoliolata (Engl.) Mziray
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Mapania ferruginea Ridl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Asystasia glandulifera Lindau
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Brachystephanus longiflorus Lindau
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Justicia camerunensis (Heine) I.Darbysh.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Momordica enneaphylla Cogn.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Homalium hypolasium Mildbr.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Anthocleista scandens Hook.f.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Tiliacora lehmbachii Engl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Ixora foliosa Hiern
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Allophylus bullatus Radlk.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Dracaena viridiflora Engl. & K.Krause
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Angraecum pyriforme Summerh.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Disperis mildbraedii Schltr. ex Summerh.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Bulbophyllum micropetalum Lindl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Habenaria thomana Rchb.f.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Brachystephanus giganteus Champl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Chassalia laikomensis Cheek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Palisota preussiana K.Schum. ex C.B.Clarke
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Schefflera mannii (Hook.f.) Harms
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Phyllopentas ledermannii (K.Krause) Kårehed & B.Bremer
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Crotonogyne impedita Prain
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Bulbostylis densa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz. var. cameroonensis S.S.Hooper
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Polystachya kupensis P.J.Cribb & B.J.Pollard
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Angraecum sanfordii P.J.Cribb & B.J.Pollard
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Afzelia pachyloba Harms
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Mendoncia camerounensis Breteler & Wieringa
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Aframomum kamerunicum D.J.Harris & Wortley
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Pavetta cellulosa Bremek.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(ii)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Hamilcoa zenkeri (Pax) Prain
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Memecylon kupeanum R.D.Stone, Ghogue & Cheek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Cordia platythyrsa Baker
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Neoschumannia kamerunensis Schltr.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Talbotiella ebo Mackinder & Wieringa
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Napoleonaea egertonii Baker f.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Beilschmiedia crassipes (Engl. & K.Krause) Robyns & R.Wilczek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Thyrsosalacia racemosa (Loes. ex Harms) N.Hallé
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Stachyanthus cuneatus Engl.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Beilschmiedia preussioides Fouilloy & N.Hallé
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Bulbophyllum josephi (Kuntze) Summerh. var. mahonii (Rolfe) J.J.Verm.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Bulbophyllum summerhayesianum (Szlach. & Olszewski) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Ardisia alabastroalata Taton
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Beilschmiedia cuspidata (K.Krause) Robyns & R.Wilczek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Psychotria asterogramma O.Lachenaud
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Aframomum plicatum D.J.Harris & Wortley
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Anthonotha xanderi Breteler
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Bulbophyllum bifarium Hook.f.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Chassalia petitiana Piesschaert
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Deinbollia insignis Hook.f.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Dicranolepis polygaloides Gilg ex H.Pearson
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Heckeldora ledermannii (Harms) J.J. de Wilde
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Keetia bakossiorum Cheek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Vepris onanae Cheek
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Piptostigma goslineanum Ghogue, Sonké & Couvreur
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Tapinanthus preussii (Engl.) Tiegh.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Triclisia macrophylla Oliv.
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Vepris zapfackii Cheek & Onana
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Monanthotaxis glaucifolia (Hutch. & Dalziel) P.H.Hoekstra
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Scaphopetalum pallidinerve Engl. & K.Krause
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
≥ 5% of national population:
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
Entire global population:
Socio-economically important:
Abundance at site:
Protected areas
| Protected area name | Protected area type | Relationship with IPA | Areal overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Kupe Integral Ecological Reserve (Proposed) | National Reserve | IPA encompasses protected/conservation area | |
Mt Kupe Integral Ecological Reserve (Proposed)
Protected area type:
National Reserve
Relationship with IPA:
IPA encompasses protected/conservation area
Areal overlap:
Conservation designation
| Designation name | Protected area | Relationship with IPA | Areal overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Kupe IBA | Important Bird Area | protected/conservation area overlaps with IPA | |
Mt Kupe IBA
Protected area:
Important Bird Area
Relationship with IPA:
protected/conservation area overlaps with IPA
Areal overlap:
Management type
| Management type | Description | Year started | Year finished |
|---|---|---|---|
| No management plan in place | |
|
No management plan in place
Year started:
Year finished:
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Recommended citation
Bruce Murphy, Jean Michel Onana, Martin Cheek (2024) Tropical Important Plant Areas Explorer: Mount Kupe (Cameroon). https://tipas.kew.org/site/mount-kupe/ (Accessed on 27/12/2024)