. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. Southern Africa. Figure Vegetation zones in Angola (from White, 1983). The present distribution of moist forest is not known I Guinea-Congolian rain forest: drier types, 2 Mosaic of Guinea-Congolian lowland rain forest and secondary grassland (with some Zambezian dry e\ergreen forest). 3 VCest African coastal mosaic. 4 Undifferentiated Afromonlane \'egetation. 5 Wetter Zambczian miombo woodland (with some Zambezian dry evergreen forest). 6 Mosaic of Zambczian dry deciduous forest and secondary grassland. 7 Colnfhospcninim niiipauc wood
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. Southern Africa. Figure Vegetation zones in Angola (from White, 1983). The present distribution of moist forest is not known I Guinea-Congolian rain forest: drier types, 2 Mosaic of Guinea-Congolian lowland rain forest and secondary grassland (with some Zambezian dry e\ergreen forest). 3 VCest African coastal mosaic. 4 Undifferentiated Afromonlane \'egetation. 5 Wetter Zambczian miombo woodland (with some Zambezian dry evergreen forest). 6 Mosaic of Zambczian dry deciduous forest and secondary grassland. 7 Colnfhospcninim niiipauc woodland and scrub woodland. 8 Undifferentiated Sudanian woodland. P Transition from Cij/(jp/wipt'nj(;(Nf iiicpanc scrub woodland to Karoo-Namib shrubland. 10 Mosaic of Brachystcgta bakciaiiLi thicket and cdaphic grassland. 11 Bushy Karoo-Namib shrubland. 12 Edaphic and sec- ondary grassland on Kalahari sand. 13 The Namib desert. MMangroves. 15Zambezian dry evergreen forest. Montane forests are today represented by just a few isolated patches on protected slopes in the mountains of Huambo, Benguela, Cuanza Sul and Huila districts on the Bailundu Highlands. The combined area of the relicts is probably less than 2 sq. km, yet they provide sufficient habitat for the maintenance of faunal and floral communities separated by over 2000 km from their closest allies and are thus of considerable biogeographical interest. The best examples of this forest type are to be found in the Luimbale area, in particular on Mount Moco where at least 15 patches from 1 to 20 ha survived in the early 1970s (Huntley, 1974). The forests are mostly in deep ravines between 2000 m and 2500 m in altitude. The dominant trees, 10-1 5 m in height, include species from the genera Podocarpus, Phtosporwn, Oka and Ilex. The mangrove flora in Angola is richest in the northern part of the country', particularly in Cabinda, and decreases in density and diversity towards the south, a reflection of the strong influence of
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