Zambezian evergreen dry forests

Zambezian evergreen dry forests
Zambezian cryptosepalum dry forests
Location of the ecoregion
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biometropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area38,100 km2 (14,700 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Protected23.21%[1]

The Zambezian evergreen dry forests, also known as the Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forest, is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of Southern Africa. It consists of several areas of thick forest in western Zambia and adjacent Angola.[2] It is one of the largest areas of tropical evergreen forest outside the equatorial zone.

  1. ^ "Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 22 March 2022. [1]
  2. ^ Zambezian Evergreen Dry Forests. One Earth. Retrieved 11 June 2024.