Location: Nyungwe Forest National Park

General Information

Quarter degree square: Mainly 0229A3,A4,C2

Country: Rwanda

Habitat: Afromontane forests, bamboo-covered slopes, grasslands and wetlands.

Altitude range: c. 1700 - 2,921 m at Mt Bigugu Peak

Annual rainfall:

Location (short):

Location (detailed): Located in Southwestern Rwanda, Nyungwe Forest is the largest expanse of forest in Rwanda, covering 1,019 km2. It consists of dense Afromontane forests, bamboo-covered slopes, grasslands and wetlands. There are over 1100 plants species recorded from the area with the highest percentage of endemics in the entire Albertine Rift Ecological system.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Location details: Nyungwe Forest National Park.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/location-display.php?location_id=240, retrieved 22 October 2024

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