Table 3 Growth form diversity across tropical African forests
Tropical African forests | West African forests | Central African forests | East African forests | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All growth forms | Total # records | 383,414 | 72,753 | 260,695 | 46,711 |
Observed # of sp. | 15,387 | 4396 | 10,306 | 6789 | |
# endemic sp. | 4544 | 503 | 2997 | 504 | |
Tree | Total # records | 122,555 | 19,515 | 92,177 | 10,283 |
Observed # of sp. | 3013 | 892 | 2264 | 1055 | |
# endemic sp. | 1108 | 119 | 803 | 61 | |
Herb | Total # records | 97,835 | 19,604 | 60,251 | 16,621 |
Observed # of sp. | 5755 | 1773 | 3510 | 3277 | |
# endemic sp. | 1078 | 137 | 560 | 247 | |
Liana | Total # records | 52,546 | 14,630 | 35,039 | 2458 |
Observed # of sp. | 1637 | 624 | 1384 | 354 | |
# endemic sp. | 610 | 77 | 422 | 13 | |
Shrub | Total # records | 84,399 | 14,904 | 55,697 | 13,110 |
Observed # of sp. | 3158 | 664 | 1966 | 1390 | |
# endemic sp. | 999 | 106 | 718 | 93 |