Species identified as high, global, regional and/or national priority
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Eastern and southern Africa (2003)
| SPECIES | End use of species | Operations / Activities | REMARKS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration & collection | Evaluation | Conservation | Germplasm use | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
Acacia senegal (L.) Willid. |
| * | * | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Threatened and (E) at Population and species/provenance levels |
Adansonia digitata L. |
| * |
| * | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| (E) – at population level |
Baikiaea plurijuga Harms | * | * | * | * | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| (E) - at population level. IUCN & CITES listed |
Colophospermum mopane (J. Kirk & Benth) J. Leonard | * | * |
| * | 1 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Highly threatened by clearing and overuse |
Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. | * |
| * | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| (E) at species level in East Africa. Field trials initiated in Kenya. IUCN listed |
Eucalyptus camaldulensis | * |
| * |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Suitable and popular in semi-arid areas |
Eucalyptus hybrids/GC & GU | * |
| * |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Suitable and popular in semi-arid areas |
Faidherbia albida (Del.) A. Chev. |
|
| * | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Agroforestry/Soil improvement work by ICRAF and countries in the region. |
Khaya anthotheca (Welv.) C. DC | * |
| * |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Over-exploited in the region. IUCN & CITES listed. |
Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg | * |
|
|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Selection for resistance to shoot borer. Over-exploited & (E) at species level. IUCN & CITES listed. |
Prunus africana (Hook. F.) Kalkm. | * | * |
| * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (E) Recalcitrant seed. Field gene-bank by countries and ICRAF. IUCN & CITES listed. |
Pterocarpus angolensis DC | * |
| * | * | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Threatened. Over-exploited. Slow growing. Prone to fire. IUCN & CITES listed. |
Schlerocarya birrea (A. Rich) Hochst. |
| * |
| * | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Recalcitrant seed. Field trials by countries and with ICRAF collaboration in E/SA region. |
Tamarindus indica L. |
|
| * | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Threatened. Over-exploited. Genetic diversity studies initiated in Kenya. |
Trichilia ametica Vahl. |
| * | * | * | 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| Threatened by overuse. |
Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn |
| * |
| * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 |
| Threatened by overuse and clearing. IUCN and CITES listed. |
Warburgia salutaris (Bertol. F.) Chiov. and to some extent W. ugandensis Sprague | * |
|
| * | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Seed recalcitrant, seed supply problem, seed collections in progress, seed storage studies for W. ugandensis in progress. IUCN and CITES listed. |
Zizyphus mauritiana Lam. |
| * |
| * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Threatened by overuse and land clearing |
