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🇳🇬 The flowers of Nigeria

10 pages from Nigeria: its flowers, the things made with them and the places to see them, across 1 city or region.

Nigeria’s flowers and flowering plants reflect its range of habitats, from mangrove swamps to grassy savannas. The country is home to all eight West African mangrove species, rich rainforests, and a mix of savanna trees and grasses. Notable plants include raffia palm, Brachystegia eurycoma, and shea tree.

  • Nigeria has all eight West African mangrove species.
  • Raffia palm thrives in freshwater swamps.
  • Shea tree is common in savanna regions.
  • Rainforest stretches about 270 km inland.
  • Savanna covers about half of Nigeria.

The plant life of Nigeria

Nigeria’s plant life is shaped by its varied climate and geography, stretching from humid southern coasts to drier northern plains. The south is dominated by mangrove swamps and freshwater forests, while rainforests extend inland. Further north, rainforests give way to savanna, where trees grow in scattered groups among tall grasses. The country’s flora is especially diverse in the transition zones between these habitats, supporting a wide range of tree and flowering plant species.

From region to region in Nigeria

Coastal Nigeria features saltwater mangrove swamps, with freshwater swamps just inland. The rainforest zone lies further north, varying in composition as rainfall decreases. Central and northern Nigeria is mostly Guinea savanna, with low trees and tall grasses. Highland areas, such as the Jos and Mambilla Plateaus, have their own plant communities, while river valleys support strips of gallery forest.

Flowers to know in Nigeria

Nigeria’s mangrove swamps include all eight West African mangrove species, with Rhizophora racemosa, R. harrisonii, and R. mangle each dominant in different zones. The raffia palm is common in freshwater swamps. Rainforest trees include Brachystegia eurycoma, Diospyros species, and Voacanga africana. In the savanna, the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa), Borassus palm, and Afzelia africana are typical.

Where this page comes from

The facts in this overview come from the Wikipedia article "Wildlife of Nigeria", written by its contributors and used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Phool rewrote the text in its own words, with AI assistance, and compares every page with the article to make sure no passage is copied. It may be reused under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence with a link back.

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