Zambezian evergreen dry forests Zambezian cryptosepalum dry forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Afrotropical |
Biome | tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 38,100 km2 (14,700 sq mi) |
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Conservation | |
Protected | 23.21%[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.