Country: Cameroon
Administrative region: South (Region)
Central co-ordinates: 2.83100 N, 10.16600 E
Qualifying IPA Criteria
IPA assessment rationale
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Site description
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Botanical significance
Calvoa zenkeri (not evaluated)
Habitat and geology
Forêt biafréenne à Césalpiniacées sur soubassement de Gneiss.
"This is the only rocky hill in this area visible from the road. A quarry is planned, to extract rocks for the building of a railway line for iron ore transport. Upgrading the road Kribi - Ebolowa may also result in rocks extracted from this hill." "Forest on well-drained soil on steep rocky slope."
Conservation issues
Site assessor(s)
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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| Cola elegans Pierre ex Breteler | A(i) |  |
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| Daniellia glandulosa Estrella | A(i), A(iii), A(iv) | |
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Cola elegans Pierre ex 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:
Daniellia glandulosa Estrella
Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii), 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:
Recommended citation
(2024) Tropical Important Plant Areas Explorer: Mount Nissus (Cameroon). https://tipas.kew.org/site/mount-nissus/ (Accessed on 27/07/2024)