Ngovayang Massif

CMNTIPA001
Ngovayang Massif

Country: Cameroon

Administrative region: South (Region)

Central co-ordinates: 3.25000 N, 10.50000 E

Area: 1035km²

Qualifying IPA Criteria

A(i)Site contains one or more globally threatened species

IPA assessment rationale

Over 100 of the species listed here are published as globally threatened on the IUCN Red List, with 20 of them Critically Endangered. Therefore the site easily qualifies under criterion A(i). Many of these taxa also have restricted ranges (ten of them are narrowly endemic to the site) and would therefore enable the site to meet criteria A(iii) or A(iv).
Ngovayang was already found to qualify as a potential IPA under several criteria by Droissart et al. (2019). They noted the exceptional plant diversity (> 20% of the total Flora of Cameroon) occurring in two broadly defined vegetation types (lowland forest and submontane forest), which potentially qualified it under criterion B(i). The high concentration of range restricted species and national endemic taxa, documented particularly for the Rubiaceae and Orchidaceae, might also meet criterion B(ii). The site may additionally qualify as one of the best national sites for submontane forest above ~750 m elevation (Droissart et al., 2019).

Site description

The Ngovayang Massif Area (NMA) in South Region, Cameroon is a northeast-southwest angled ridge of lowland and sub-montane rainforest c. 50-100 km from the Atlantic coast (Droissart et al., 2019). It lies south of the Sanaga river, near the transition between the Lower Guinea and Congolian forest zones, in the Atlantic Coastal Equatorial Forests ecoregion (Olson et al., 2001). Areas of primary forest likely occur in inaccessible parts of the range and areas of sub-montane forest are found on the summit area of the main ridge. The lowlands and lower slopes have been degraded by logging and slash and burn agriculture but are often succeeded by regrowth and secondary forest. Several communities are located along the Bipindi-Lolodorf road along the southern edge of the massif and along other perimeter roads. The Massif itself has less human presence although Bagyeli forest hunter-gatherers make temporary camps throughout the forest (Gonmadje et al., 2011).

Botanical significance

The Ngovayang forests have some of the highest species richness and endemism of all Central African forests (Gonmadje et al., 2011; Droissart et al., 2019). Topography, high precipitation and permanence of forest cover during periods of drier climate may help explain this richness (Gonmadje et al., 2011). A particular richness in Fabaceae-Detarioideae, likely indicates that the area has remained under forest cover during the past ice ages. The NMA has been shown to be important for its exceptional plant diversity (> 20% of the total Flora of Cameroon), its concentration of many threatened and/or restricted range species (10 taxa are strict endemics of the massif), and for its threatened habitats, for example the sub-montane vegetation above ~750 m elevation (Droissart et al., 2019). The Ngovayang Massif represents the third richest documented area for Cameroon (Droissart et al., 2019) after the Mount Cameroon National Park (2435 plant species, Cable & Cheek, 1998) and the Kupe, Mwanenguba and Bakossi Mountains (2412 plant species, Cheek et al., 2004). Taxa strictly endemic to the Ngovayang Massif include: Phyllanthus aspersus, Bertiera heterophylla, Globulostylis leniochlamys, Kupeantha spathulata, Psychotria conica subsp. ngovayangensis, P. retrorsipilis, P. villicarpa subsp. sessilis, Sabicea trigemina (all 7 species are Rubiaceae; Droissart et al., 2019). Eremospatha barendii (Palmae) is also endemic to an area just south of the site. At least 6 other species are new to science; most of these may also be endemic to Ngovayang when formally described (Droissart et al., 2019; Burgt unpubl. data). Over 120 species listed here are published on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. Recent botanising has particularly focussed on Rubiaceae, Orchidaceae and Begoniaceae. However, many species listed here are recorded only from collections by Zenker over 100 years ago in the region of Bipindi (Droissart et al., 2019). These can not be precisely located and it is possible that some will have been collected from outside the Ngovayang massif and may not occur there. Furthermore, several species collected in the lowland around Bipindi may have become extinct as this area has developed.

Habitat and geology

The Massif lies towards the northern end of the Congo craton and belongs to the Nyong unit, part of the Ntem complex. The Nyong unit consists of Archean and Paleoproterozoic meta-sedimentary, meta-volcanic and intrusive rocks, with gneiss, migmatite, quartzite and schists common, together with greenstone belts, iron formations and some ultramafics (Gonmadje et al., 2011; Paterne et al., 2019). These formations have been strongly influenced by the eburnean orogeny 2050 Ma (Paterne et al., 2019). Pedologically, xanthic ferralsols are dominant (Gonmadje et al., 2011, Droissart et al., 2019). Average annual rainfall is about 2,000 mm. There are four seasons with the main dry season between December and February and a short dry period from July to August. Mean annual temperature is 25°C and average minima and maxima are 23.4°C and 32.5°C respectively (Gonmadje et al., 2011; Paterne et al., 2019). However, the mountainous topology produces a range of localised microclimates. Together with geological variation this creates the potential for numerous niches, resulting in high diversity and endemicity (Gonmadje et al., 2011). The remaining intact habitat is evergreen moist lowland forest dominated by Caesalpiniaceae (now Detarioideae) and submontane forest, Letouzey's (1985) types 228 and 117. The lower slopes are more degraded forest. Geologically and phytogeographically the site appears to be at the meeting point of two zones. However, phytologically, Lower Guinea taxa appear to dominate over Congolian elements (Gonmadje et al., 2011).

Conservation issues

The rapid expansion of human activities in South Cameroon threatens the exceptional biodiversity of the Ngovayang Massif (NMA). The site does not at present have have any legal conservation status (Droissart et al. 2019). Most of the area is designated as production forest, with the Bipindi-Lolodorf Council Forest (478 km2) covering the central ridge and FMU 00-002 (115 km2) encompassing the northwestern part (MINFOF & WRI, 2021). Several community forests border these areas.
The lowland forests have been extensively logged in many parts of the massif, particularly in the north, although there are indications that companies have been moving to more sustainable management of the forests (Gonmadje et al., 2011). As elsewhere in Africa, the logging roads provide access to hunters and farmers, after the logging companies have left, thus resulting in further degradation of the forest.
Hunting is widespread in the region (Gonmadje et al., 2011). Their catch may be sold in villages but also in the main cities of Cameroon. Important forest seed dispersers, such as elephants, have become rare in the region, which may reduce the population density of plant species depending on these animals for their seed dispersal.
There exists a threat of deforestation by farmers and commercial agricultural companies (Gonmadje et al., 2011). Local villagers in the area clear small patches of forest for slash-and-burn farming; individuals living in the nearby cities buy larger areas of forest and clear these for the cultivation of cash crops to be sold within Cameroon; commercial agricultural companies may buy large areas of forest for transformation into plantations of crops such as plantains, oil palm and rubber, to be sold nationally and internationally.
Mining is arguably the highest priority threat to the site. Prospecting has revealed one of the largest magnetite iron ore deposits in Central Africa. Investigations have also shown that the predominantly magnetite-gneiss ore is of sufficient grade and mass for potential economic exploitation (Droissart et al., 2019). Unfortunately, iron mining is considered one the worst extraction processes for surface impact, and it would appear that the highest concentrations of ore are located in the higher altitude areas where the forest is more intact (Droissart et al., 2019).
Mining companies have also been attracted to gold deposits which appear to be more concentrated in the lowland, southeastern area (Droissart et al., 2019). Uranium has also been prospected and sand is quarried from the Lokundje river (Paterne et al., 2019). The NMA is subject to three exploration permits (EP) covering 2972 km2: EP 144 covers the main part of the NMA, EP 195 is located in the north and northeastern part of NMA, and EP 221 in the southeast (Droissart et al., 2019). “Jindal Steel and Power” took over control of operations from the Legend Mining company in 2014 for of $17.5M (Droissart et al. 2019).
A management plan involving in situ and ex situ conservation actions is urgently needed to reduce the potential threats of future mining activities (Droissart et al. 2019).

Ecosystem services

Local people rely on the forest to meet many of their basic needs (Gonmadje et al., 2011). The site contains a dense hydrographic network of upland streams and constitutes a major catchment area for the Lokundje river (Paterne et al., 2019). The many villages at the foot of the massif, as well as larger communities of Bipindi and Lolodorf, likely rely on these watercourses for fresh water and fish. Surveying of streams for mineral deposits indicates the potential for pollution of these sources (Paterne et al., 2019). Existing forests also likely help protect lowland communities from erosion, landslides and flash-flooding that are common in Cameroon.

Site assessor(s)

Xander van der Burgt, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Bruce Murphy, 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
Pseuderanthemum dispermum Milne-Redh. A(i) True True True False False
Staurogyne bicolor (Mildbr.) Champl. A(i) True False False False False
Whitfieldia preussii (Lindau) C.B.Clarke A(i) True True True False False
Ancistrocladus le-testui Pellegr. A(i) False False True False False
Boutiquea platypetala (Engl. & Diels) Le Thomas A(i) True False True False False
Isolona pleurocarpa Diels A(i) True True True False False
Isolona zenkeri Engl. A(i) False False False False False
Baissea ochrantha K.Schum. ex Stapf A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Landolphia flavidiflora (K.Schum.) J.G.M.Pers. A(i) True True True False False
Landolphia maxima (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Pichon A(i) True True True False False
Pleioceras zenkeri Stapf A(i) False False True False False
Eremospatha barendii Sunderl. A(i), A(iii) True True True True False
Chlorophytum petrophilum K.Krause A(i) True True True False False
Impatiens hians Hook.f. var. bipindensis (Gilg) Grey-Wilson A(i) True True True False False
Hoplestigma pierreanum Gilg A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Afrothismia winkleri (Engl.) Schltr. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Campylostemon mitophorum Loes. A(i) True True True False False
Loeseneriella camerunica (Loes.) N.Hallé A(i) True True True False False
Salacia lucida Oliv. A(i) True True True False False
Dactyladenia cinerea (Engl. ex De Wild.) Prance & F.White A(i) True True True False False
Garcinia kola Heckel A(i) False False False False True
Combretum echirense Jongkind A(i) True True True False False
Aneilema silvaticum Brenan A(i) False False True False False
Calycobolus micranthus (Dammer) Heine A(i) True True True False False
Momordica enneaphylla Cogn. A(i) True True True False False
Dichapetalum reticulatum Engl. A(i) True True True False False
Diospyros alboflavescens (Gürke) F.White A(i), A(iv) False False False False False
Diospyros crassiflora Hiern A(i) False False False False True
Crotonogyne zenkeri Pax A(i) True False True False False
Grossera major Pax A(i) True True True False False
Hamilcoa zenkeri (Pax) Prain A(i) True True True False False
Necepsia afzelii Prain ssp. zenkeri Bouchat & J. Léonard A(i) False False False False False
Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers. A(i) True False False False True
Afzelia bipindensis Harms A(i) False False False False True
Afzelia pachyloba Harms A(i) False False False False True
Aphanocalyx hedinii (A.Chev.) Wieringa A(i) True True True False False
Eurypetalum unijugum Harms A(i) True True True False False
Gilbertiodendron pachyanthum (Harms) J.Léonard A(i) True True True False False
Gilbertiodendron zenkeri (Harms) J.Léonard A(i), A(iii) True True True True False
Hymenostegia brachyura (Harms) J.Léonard A(i) True True True False False
Pyrenacantha grandifolia Engl. A(i), A(iii) True True True True False
Vitex lokundjensis W.Piep. A(i) True True True False False
Rhaptopetalum sessilifolium Engl. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Strychnos gnetifolia Gilg ex Onochie & Hepper A(i) True True True False False
Strychnos zenkeri Gilg ex Baker A(i) False True True False False
Agelanthus glaucoviridis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens A(i) True True True False False
Helixanthera periclymenoides (Engl. & K.Krause) Balle A(i), A(iii) True True True True False
Cola hypochrysea K.Schum. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Hypselodelphys zenkeriana (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh. A(i) True True True False False
Sarcophrynium villosum (Benth.) K.Schum. A(i) True False True False False
Memecylon simulans (Jacq.-Fél.) R.D.Stone & Ghogue A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Tristemma camerunense Jacq.-Fél. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Entandrophragma candollei Harms A(i) False False False False True
Khaya ivorensis A.Chev. A(i) False False False False True
Trichilia zewaldae J.J.de Wilde A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Turraeanthus africana (Welw. ex C.DC.) Pellegr. A(i) False False False False True
Turraeanthus mannii Baill. A(i) False False False False True
Albertisia capituliflora (Diels) Forman A(i) True True True False False
Campylospermum umbricola (Tiegh.) Farron A(i) False False False False False
Lophira alata Banks ex Gaertn.f. A(i) False False False False True
Afropectinariella pungens (Schltr.) M.Simo & Stévart A(i) True True True False False
Angraecum angustum (Rolfe) Summerh. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Bulbophyllum alinae Szlach. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Bulbophyllum dolabriforme J.J.Verm. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Bulbophyllum porphyrostachys Summerh. A(i) False True True False False
Bulbophyllum teretifolium Schltr. A(i) True False True False False
Eggelingia gabonensis P.J.Cribb & Laan A(i) True True True False False
Gastrodia africana Kraenzl. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Bulbophyllum platybulbon (Schltr.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw A(i) True True True False False
Kylicanthe cornuata Descourv. & Stévart & Droissart A(i) True True True False False
Liparis hallei Szlach. A(i) True True True False False
Orestias micrantha Summerh. A(i) False True True False False
Polystachya batkoi Szlach. & Olszewski A(i) True True True False False
Polystachya bipoda Stévart A(i) True True True False False
Polystachya lejolyana Stévart A(i) True True True False False
Rhipidoglossum montealenense Stévart & P.J.Cribb A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Tridactyle eggelingii Summerh. A(i) False True True False False
Tridactyle lagosensis (Rolfe) Schltr. A(i) True True True False False
Phyllanthus dusenii Hutch. A(i) True True True False False
Drypetes magnistipula (Pax) Hutch. A(i) False True True False False
Drypetes preussii (Pax) Hutch. A(i) True True True False False
Drypetes staudtii (Pax) Hutch. A(i) True True True False False
Aulacocalyx mapiana Sonké & Bridson A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Belonophora ongensis S.E.Dawson & Cheek A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Belonophora talbotii (Wernham) Keay A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Bertiera heterophylla Nguembou & Sonké A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Chassalia laikomensis Cheek A(i), A(iii) False False False False False
Coffea mapiana Nguembou & A.P.Davis A(i) True True True False False
Colletoecema magna Sonké & Dessein A(i) True True True True False
Gaertnera letouzeyi Malcomber A(i) True True True False False
Globulostylis leniochlamys (K.Schum.) Sonké A(i), A(iii) True True True True False
Globulostylis rammelooana Sonké A(i) True True True False False
Ixora batesii Wernham A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Ixora synactica De Block A(i) True True True False False
Kupeantha spathulata (A.P.Davis & Sonké) Cheek A(i), A(iii) True True True True False
Leptactina latifolia K.Schum. A(i) True True True False False
Massularia stevartiana (K.Schum.) Hoyle A(i) True True True False False
Oxyanthus doucetii Sonké & O.Lachenaud A(i) True True True False False
Pavetta kribiensis S.D.Manning A(i) True True True False False
Psychotria conica O.Lachenaud ssp. ngovayangensis O.Lachenaud A(i), A(iii) True True True True False
Psychotria densinervia (K.Krause) Verdc. A(i), A(iii) True False True False False
Psychotria droissartii O.Lachenaud A(i) True True True False False
Psychotria lanceifolia K.Schum. A(i) False False True False False Common
Sabicea apocynacea (K.Schum.) Razafim. A(i) True True True False False
Sabicea laxa Wernham A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Sabicea trigemina K.Schum. A(i), A(iii) True True True True False
Sabicea xanthotricha Wernham A(i) True True True False False
Sericanthe lowryana Sonké & Robbr. A(i) True True True False False
Tricalysia atherura N.Hallé A(i) True True True False False
Tricalysia ferorum Robbr. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Tricalysia vadensis Robbr. A(i) True True True False False
Vangueriella letestui Verdc. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Vangueriella zenkeri Verdc. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Trichostephanus acuminatus Gilg A(i) True True True False False
Allophylus zenkeri Gilg ex Radlk. A(i) True True True False False
Deinbollia pycnophylla Gilg ex Engl. A(i) True True True False False
Placodiscus angustifolius Radlk. A(i) True True True False False
Baillonella toxisperma Pierre A(i) False False False False True
Manilkara zenkeri Lecomte ex Aubrév. & Pellegr. A(i) True True True False False
Craterosiphon pseudoscandens Domke A(i) True True True False False
Dicranolepis polygaloides Gilg ex H.Pearson A(i) True False False False False
Psychotria retrorsipilis O.Lachenaud A(i), A(iii) True True True True False
Pavetta robusta Bremek. A(i) True True True False False
Psychotria villicarpa O.Lachenaud ssp. sessilis O.Lachenaud A(i), A(iv) True True True True False
Corynanthe brachythyrsus K.Schum. A(i) True True True False False
Salacia volubilis Loes. & H.J.P.Winkl. A(i) False False False False False
Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl. A(i) False False False False False
Balonga buchholzii (Engl. & Diels) Le Thomas A(i) True True True False False
Strychnos mimfiensis Gilg ex Leeuwenb. A(i) True True True False False
Rinorea microglossa Engl. A(iii), A(iv) True True True False False
Dischistocalyx rivularis Bremek. A(i) True True True True False
Hexalobus bussei Diels A(i) True True True False False
Callichilia monopodialis (K.Schum.) Stapf A(i) True True True False False
Cnestis macrophylla Gilg ex G.Schellenb. A(i) True True True False False
Rinorea amietii Achound. A(i) True True True False False
Beilschmiedia kostermansiana Robyns & R.Wilczek A(i), A(iii), A(iv) True True True True False
Beilschmiedia papyracea (Stapf) Robyns & R.Wilczek A(i), A(iii), A(iv) True True True True False
Phyllanthus aspersus Jean F.Brunel & J.P.Roux A(i), A(iii), A(iv) True True True True False
Beilschmiedia cinnamomea (Stapf) Robyns & R.Wilczek A(i) True True True False False
Beilschmiedia nitida Engl. A(i), A(iii) True True True False False
Beilschmiedia myrciifolia (S.Moore) Robyns & R.Wilczek A(i) True True True False False
Beilschmiedia sessilifolia (Stapf) Engl. ex Fouilloy A(i) True True True False False
Beilschmiedia staudtii Engl. A(i) True True True False False
Cassipourea dinklagei (Engl.) Alston A(i), A(iv) True True True False False
Diaphananthe dorotheae (Rendle) Summerh. A(i) True True True False False
Justicia gigantophylla (Lindau) H.J.Sm. & C.Moran A(i), A(iv) True True True False False
Ledermanniella thalloidea (Engl.) C.Cusset A(i) True True True False False
Polystachya stodolnyi Szlach. & Olszewski A(i) True True True False False
Xylopia calva D.M.Johnson & N.A.Murray A(i) True True True False False
Amphiblemma soyauxii Cogn. A(i) True True True False False
Beilschmiedia klainei Robyns & R.Wilczek A(i) True True True False False
Beilschmiedia fruticosa Engl. A(i) True True True False False
Beilschmiedia grandifolia (Stapf) Robyns & R.Wilczek A(i) True True True False False
Calpocalyx atlanticus Villiers A(i) True True True False False
Neolemonniera batesii (Engl.) Heine A(i) True True True False False
Tiliacora odorata Engl. A(i), A(iv) True True True False False
Rinorea ebolowensis M.Brandt A(i) True True True False False
Ancistrorhynchus tenuicaulis Orchidaceae A(i) True True True False False
Aulotandra kamerunensis Loes. A(i) True True True False False
Clerodendrum anomalum Letouzey A(i) True True True False False
Culcasia bosii Ntépé Nyamè A(i) True True True False False
Dorstenia prorepens Engl. A(i) True True True False False
Isomacrolobium leptorrhachis (Harms) Aubrév. & Pellegr. A(i) False False False False False
Garcinia staudtii Engl. A(i) True False False False False
Memecylon candidum, Melastomataceae A(i) True False True False False
Piptostigma longepilosum A(i) True True True False False
Pseudosabicea batesii (Wernham) N.Hallé A(i) False False True False False
Psychotria arborea Hiern A(i) True True True False False
Psychotria minimicalyx K.Schum A(i) False False True False False
Psychotria rubripilis K.Schum. A(i) False False True False False
Psychotria senterrei O.Lachenaud A(i) True True True False False
Rhaphiostylis elegans Engl. A(i) False False True False False
Sabicea medusula K.Schum. ex Wernham A(i) True True True False False
Sabicea rufa Wernham A(i) True True True False False
Tapinanthus preussii (Engl.) Tiegh. A(i) True False True False False
Cola gilgiana Engl. A(iv) True True True True False
Cola sulcata Engl. A(iii) True True True True False
Eugenia staudtii Engl. & Brehmer A(iv) True True True False False
Pavetta renidens (K.Krause) Bremek. A(iv) True True True False False
Psychotria marantifolia O.Lachenaud A(iv) True True True False False

Pseuderanthemum dispermum Milne-Redh.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Staurogyne bicolor (Mildbr.) Champl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Whitfieldia preussii (Lindau) C.B.Clarke

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Ancistrocladus le-testui Pellegr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Boutiquea platypetala (Engl. & Diels) Le Thomas

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Isolona pleurocarpa Diels

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Isolona zenkeri Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Baissea ochrantha K.Schum. ex Stapf

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Landolphia flavidiflora (K.Schum.) J.G.M.Pers.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Landolphia maxima (K.Schum. ex Hallier f.) Pichon

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Pleioceras zenkeri Stapf

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Eremospatha barendii Sunderl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Chlorophytum petrophilum K.Krause

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Impatiens hians Hook.f. var. bipindensis (Gilg) Grey-Wilson

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Hoplestigma pierreanum Gilg

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Afrothismia winkleri (Engl.) Schltr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Campylostemon mitophorum Loes.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Loeseneriella camerunica (Loes.) N.Hallé

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Salacia lucida Oliv.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Dactyladenia cinerea (Engl. ex De Wild.) Prance & F.White

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Garcinia kola Heckel

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Combretum echirense Jongkind

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Aneilema silvaticum Brenan

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Calycobolus micranthus (Dammer) Heine

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Momordica enneaphylla Cogn.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Dichapetalum reticulatum Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Diospyros alboflavescens (Gürke) F.White

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Diospyros crassiflora Hiern

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Crotonogyne zenkeri Pax

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Grossera major Pax

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Hamilcoa zenkeri (Pax) Prain

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Necepsia afzelii Prain ssp. zenkeri Bouchat & J. Léonard

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Afzelia bipindensis Harms

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Afzelia pachyloba Harms

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Aphanocalyx hedinii (A.Chev.) Wieringa

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Eurypetalum unijugum Harms

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Gilbertiodendron pachyanthum (Harms) J.Léonard

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Gilbertiodendron zenkeri (Harms) J.Léonard

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Hymenostegia brachyura (Harms) J.Léonard

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Pyrenacantha grandifolia Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Vitex lokundjensis W.Piep.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Rhaptopetalum sessilifolium Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Strychnos gnetifolia Gilg ex Onochie & Hepper

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Strychnos zenkeri Gilg ex Baker

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Agelanthus glaucoviridis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Helixanthera periclymenoides (Engl. & K.Krause) Balle

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Cola hypochrysea K.Schum.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Hypselodelphys zenkeriana (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Sarcophrynium villosum (Benth.) K.Schum.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Memecylon simulans (Jacq.-Fél.) R.D.Stone & Ghogue

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Tristemma camerunense Jacq.-Fél.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Entandrophragma candollei Harms

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Khaya ivorensis A.Chev.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Trichilia zewaldae J.J.de Wilde

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Turraeanthus africana (Welw. ex C.DC.) Pellegr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Turraeanthus mannii Baill.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Albertisia capituliflora (Diels) Forman

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Campylospermum umbricola (Tiegh.) Farron

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Lophira alata Banks ex Gaertn.f.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Afropectinariella pungens (Schltr.) M.Simo & Stévart

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Angraecum angustum (Rolfe) Summerh.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Bulbophyllum alinae Szlach.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Bulbophyllum dolabriforme J.J.Verm.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Bulbophyllum porphyrostachys Summerh.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Bulbophyllum teretifolium Schltr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Eggelingia gabonensis P.J.Cribb & Laan

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Gastrodia africana Kraenzl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Bulbophyllum platybulbon (Schltr.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Kylicanthe cornuata Descourv. & Stévart & Droissart

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Liparis hallei Szlach.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Orestias micrantha Summerh.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Polystachya batkoi Szlach. & Olszewski

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Polystachya bipoda Stévart

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Polystachya lejolyana Stévart

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Rhipidoglossum montealenense Stévart & P.J.Cribb

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Tridactyle eggelingii Summerh.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Tridactyle lagosensis (Rolfe) Schltr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Phyllanthus dusenii Hutch.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Drypetes magnistipula (Pax) Hutch.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Drypetes preussii (Pax) Hutch.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Drypetes staudtii (Pax) Hutch.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Aulacocalyx mapiana Sonké & Bridson

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Belonophora ongensis S.E.Dawson & Cheek

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Belonophora talbotii (Wernham) Keay

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Bertiera heterophylla Nguembou & Sonké

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Chassalia laikomensis Cheek

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Coffea mapiana Nguembou & A.P.Davis

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Colletoecema magna Sonké & Dessein

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Gaertnera letouzeyi Malcomber

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Globulostylis leniochlamys (K.Schum.) Sonké

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Globulostylis rammelooana Sonké

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Ixora batesii Wernham

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Ixora synactica De Block

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Kupeantha spathulata (A.P.Davis & Sonké) Cheek

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Leptactina latifolia K.Schum.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Massularia stevartiana (K.Schum.) Hoyle

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Oxyanthus doucetii Sonké & O.Lachenaud

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Pavetta kribiensis S.D.Manning

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria conica O.Lachenaud ssp. ngovayangensis O.Lachenaud

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria densinervia (K.Krause) Verdc.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria droissartii O.Lachenaud

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria lanceifolia K.Schum.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:
Common

Sabicea apocynacea (K.Schum.) Razafim.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Sabicea laxa Wernham

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Sabicea trigemina K.Schum.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Sabicea xanthotricha Wernham

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Sericanthe lowryana Sonké & Robbr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Tricalysia atherura N.Hallé

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Tricalysia ferorum Robbr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Tricalysia vadensis Robbr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Vangueriella letestui Verdc.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Vangueriella zenkeri Verdc.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Trichostephanus acuminatus Gilg

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Allophylus zenkeri Gilg ex Radlk.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Deinbollia pycnophylla Gilg ex Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Placodiscus angustifolius Radlk.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Baillonella toxisperma Pierre

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
True
Abundance at site:

Manilkara zenkeri Lecomte ex Aubrév. & Pellegr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Craterosiphon pseudoscandens Domke

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Dicranolepis polygaloides Gilg ex H.Pearson

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria retrorsipilis O.Lachenaud

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Pavetta robusta Bremek.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria villicarpa O.Lachenaud ssp. sessilis O.Lachenaud

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Corynanthe brachythyrsus K.Schum.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Salacia volubilis Loes. & H.J.P.Winkl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Uvariopsis zenkeri Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Balonga buchholzii (Engl. & Diels) Le Thomas

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Strychnos mimfiensis Gilg ex Leeuwenb.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Rinorea microglossa Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(iii), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Dischistocalyx rivularis Bremek.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Hexalobus bussei Diels

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Callichilia monopodialis (K.Schum.) Stapf

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Cnestis macrophylla Gilg ex G.Schellenb.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Rinorea amietii Achound.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia kostermansiana Robyns & R.Wilczek

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia papyracea (Stapf) Robyns & R.Wilczek

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Phyllanthus aspersus Jean F.Brunel & J.P.Roux

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia cinnamomea (Stapf) Robyns & R.Wilczek

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia nitida Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia myrciifolia (S.Moore) Robyns & R.Wilczek

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia sessilifolia (Stapf) Engl. ex Fouilloy

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia staudtii Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Cassipourea dinklagei (Engl.) Alston

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Diaphananthe dorotheae (Rendle) Summerh.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Justicia gigantophylla (Lindau) H.J.Sm. & C.Moran

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Ledermanniella thalloidea (Engl.) C.Cusset

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Polystachya stodolnyi Szlach. & Olszewski

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Xylopia calva D.M.Johnson & N.A.Murray

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Amphiblemma soyauxii Cogn.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia klainei Robyns & R.Wilczek

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia fruticosa Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Beilschmiedia grandifolia (Stapf) Robyns & R.Wilczek

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Calpocalyx atlanticus Villiers

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Neolemonniera batesii (Engl.) Heine

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Tiliacora odorata Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i), A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Rinorea ebolowensis M.Brandt

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Ancistrorhynchus tenuicaulis Orchidaceae

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Aulotandra kamerunensis Loes.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Clerodendrum anomalum Letouzey

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Culcasia bosii Ntépé Nyamè

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Dorstenia prorepens Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Isomacrolobium leptorrhachis (Harms) Aubrév. & Pellegr.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Garcinia staudtii Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
False
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Memecylon candidum, Melastomataceae

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Piptostigma longepilosum

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Pseudosabicea batesii (Wernham) N.Hallé

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria arborea Hiern

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria minimicalyx K.Schum

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria rubripilis K.Schum.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria senterrei O.Lachenaud

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Rhaphiostylis elegans Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
False
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Sabicea medusula K.Schum. ex Wernham

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Sabicea rufa Wernham

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Tapinanthus preussii (Engl.) Tiegh.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(i)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
False
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Cola gilgiana Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Cola sulcata Engl.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(iii)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
True
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Eugenia staudtii Engl. & Brehmer

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Pavetta renidens (K.Krause) Bremek.

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

Psychotria marantifolia O.Lachenaud

Qualifying sub-criterion:
A(iv)
≥ 1% of global population:
True
≥ 5% of national population:
True
1 of 5 best sites nationally:
True
Entire global population:
False
Socio-economically important:
False
Abundance at site:

General site habitats

General site habitat Percent coverage Importance
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest No value Major
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane Forest No value Major

Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest

Percent coverage:
No value
Importance:
Major

Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane Forest

Percent coverage:
No value
Importance:
Major

Land use types

Land use type Percent coverage Importance
Agriculture (arable) 10 Major
Extractive industry 85 Major
Forestry 70 Major

Agriculture (arable)

Percent coverage:
10
Importance:
Major

Extractive industry

Percent coverage:
85
Importance:
Major

Forestry

Percent coverage:
70
Importance:
Major

Threats

Threat Severity Timing
Agriculture & aquaculture - Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Shifting agriculture High Ongoing - increasing
Agriculture & aquaculture - Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming High Future - inferred threat
Energy production & mining - Mining & quarrying High Future - planned activity

Agriculture & aquaculture - Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Shifting agriculture

Severity:
High
Timing:
Ongoing - increasing

Agriculture & aquaculture - Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming

Severity:
High
Timing:
Future - inferred threat

Energy production & mining - Mining & quarrying

Severity:
High
Timing:
Future - planned activity

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Recommended citation

Xander van der Burgt, Bruce Murphy (2024) Tropical Important Plant Areas Explorer: Ngovayang Massif (Cameroon). https://tipas.kew.org/site/ngovayang-massif-2/ (Accessed on 27/07/2024)