edited by Iain Darbyshire, Sophie Richards and Jo Osborne
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2023 Paper: 978-1-84246-788-6 | eISBN: 978-1-84246-789-3
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
An assessment of fifty critical sites for plant conservation.
The Important Plant Areas of Mozambique is based on the Mozambique TIPAs project run in collaboration between Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Mozambique’s Agricultural Research Institute (Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique – IIAM), and the University Eduardo Mondlane. Drawing on information from the TIPAs database, The Important Plant Areas of Mozambique includes color maps and photographs, site descriptions, and tables to present information on the botanical significance, habitat, and geology of the region. The book will also address conservation issues and ecosystem services to promote Mozambique’s critical plant sites and inform conservation leaders in government, NGOs, universities, and local communities about Mozambique’s threatened habitats.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Iain Darbyshire works in the Department of Accelerated Taxonomy at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, specializing in Acanthaceae systematics and African plant diversity and conservation. Sophie Richards works in the Department of Accelerated Taxonomy at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, specializing in conservation, biodiversity analyses, GIS, and extinction risk. Jo Osborne is the South Africa program officer for the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership team at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Osborne is a botanist specializing in vegetation survey and plant identification, African plant diversity, conservation, and ethnobotany.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword 7
Executive summary 11
Acknowledgements 12
Photo credits 14
List of acronyms and abbreviations 15
Introduction 17
Identifying Important Plant Areas in Mozambique: methods and resources 23
The threatened plants of Mozambique 37
The Important Plant Areas of Mozambique: an overview 43
Important Plant Area assessments 57
CABO DELGADO PROVINCE 58
Lower Rovuma Escarpment 59
Vamizi Island 67
Mueda Plateau and Escarpments 71
Quiterajo 78
Muàgámula River 85
Quirimbas Archipelago 90
Lupangua Peninsula 95
Quirimbas Inselbergs 99
Pemba 105
Lúrio Waterfalls, Chiure 110
NIASSA PROVINCE 113
Txitonga Mountains 114
Njesi Plateau 119
Mount Yao 123
Serra Mecula and Mbatamila 129
Mount Massangulo 136
NAMPULA PROVINCE 139
Eráti 140
Matibane Forest 143
Goa and Sena Islands 148
Mogincual 152
Quinga 154
Mulimone Forest 159
Mount Inago and Serra Merripa 163
Ribáuè-M’paluwe 171
Mount Nállume 178
ZAMBÉZIA PROVINCE 182
Mount Namuli 183
Serra Tumbine 193
Mount Mabu 197
Mount Chiperone 203
Mount Morrumbala 209
Moebase 214
SOFALA PROVINCE 218
Catapú 219
Inhamitanga Forest 225
Mount Gorongosa 230
Urema Valley and Sangarrassa Forest 237
Cheringoma Limestone Gorges 242
MANICA PROVINCE 248
Mount Muruwere-Bossa 249
Serra Garuzo 253
Tsetserra 257
Mount Zembe 264
Serra Mocuta 267
Chimanimani Lowlands 271
Chimanimani Mountains 278
INHAMBANE PROVINCE 288
Temane 289
Inhassoro-Vilanculos 294
Bazaruto Archipelago 301
São Sebastião Peninsula 306
Mapinhane 314
Pomene 317
Panda-Manjacaze 324
Inharrime-Závora 329
GAZA PROVINCE 335
Chidenguele 336
Bilene-Calanga 342
MAPUTO PROVINCE 348
Bobole 349
Inhaca Island 353
Namaacha 360
Goba 367
Licuáti Forest 372
ADDITIONAL SITES
OF BOTANICAL INTEREST 379
Bibliography 383
Map references 397
Appendix: List of A(i) and B(ii) plant taxa of Mozambique 399