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Quarter degree square: 1224D1, 1224D4 Country: Zambia Habitat: A large area of Cryptosepalum forest. Altitude range: 1100-1400 m Annual rainfall: 851-1050 mm Location (short): The Park is bordered by the West Lunga river in the West and stretches to the Kabompo River in the East. Location (detailed): National Park no. 14, gazetted 1972, 1684 sq km. Mwinilunga District. |
The most important habitat is mavundu found on Kalahari sands. This tall, evergreen forest is dominated by the tree Cryptosepalum pseudotaxus. It is three storeyed with an impenetrable shrub-scrambler layer and a total lack of surface water (Fanshawe 1961, Cottrell & Loveridge 1966). West Lunga also supports considerable areas of Miombo and chipya and through the whole area runs a network of rivers and streams that are flanked by dambos, strips of riparian forest and swamp.
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