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Edible wild plants of Tanzania

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Tanzania, with an area of 945,000 km2, has the greatest diversity of plant species of all African countries with the exception of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa. There are over 9,000 species of higher plants in Tanzania, many of which are so-called endemic species, meaning that they are only found in Tanzania. The vegetation of an area is generally classified into regions based on the species and plant associations found there. These regions are called phytogeographical regions, and those regions found in Tanzania are indicated below: Afro-montane region, Lake Victoria region, Somali-Maasai region, Zambezian region, Zanzibar-Inhambane region.
    Publication year

    2002

    Authors

    Ruffo CK; Birnie A; Tengnas B

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    wild plants, botany, plants, food crops, tanzania

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