Diversité botanique dans le sud du parc national de Taï, Côte d’Ivoirean

Taï National Park (TNP) in Côte d’Ivoire, a critical remnant of West African primary forest, harbors remarkable botanical diversity, particularly in its understudied southern region. A recent inventory identified 900 plant species across 116 families, with Rubiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, and Caesalpiniaceae dominating. Among these, 175 are endemic to West African forests, 11 to Ivorian forests, and 61 are 'sassandrian'—a rare subset of species found in the region's dry forests. The study highlights that tree species with diameters ≥10 cm, such as Hymenostegia afzelii and Strombosia pustulata, exhibit high importance value indices (IVI) and frequency of individual values (FIV), underscoring their ecological significance. These findings confirm TNP's status as a biodiversity hotspot within the Guinean Forests of West Africa, emphasizing its conservation priority due to the presence of endemic, rare, and threatened species.

Yao, C., & N’Guessan, E. (2010). Diversité botanique dans le sud du parc national de Taï, Côte d’Ivoirean. Afrique Science: Revue Internationale Des Sciences et Technologie, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.4314/afsci.v1i2.61129