. Bamboo biodiversity : Africa, Madagascar and the Americas. Bamboo; Biodiversity; Bamboo; Biodiversity; Bamboe; Rotan; Biodiversiteit; Bambusgewa?chse; BAMBOO; BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; MAPS; AFRICA; MADAGASCAR; AMERICAS. Bamboo biodiversity. Potential species richness: tribe Bambuseae Number of species 1 2 Existing forest cover with no records of Bambuseae 3000 km 3 Figure 1. Map of potential bamboo species richness in Africa, derived by integrating the distributions of the five woody bamboo species that are native to the continent. Conservation and biodiversity importance O
. Bamboo biodiversity : Africa, Madagascar and the Americas. Bamboo; Biodiversity; Bamboo; Biodiversity; Bamboe; Rotan; Biodiversiteit; Bambusgewa?chse; BAMBOO; BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; MAPS; AFRICA; MADAGASCAR; AMERICAS. Bamboo biodiversity. Potential species richness: tribe Bambuseae Number of species 1 2 Existing forest cover with no records of Bambuseae 3000 km 3 Figure 1. Map of potential bamboo species richness in Africa, derived by integrating the distributions of the five woody bamboo species that are native to the continent. Conservation and biodiversity importance Of the African bamboos mapped, only ThamnocalamLS tessellatus has been listed by IUCN as of conservation concern (Annex II) IGillet and Walter 1998; Hilton-Taylor 2000). According to our analysis, it currently has 89 260 km2 of potential forest habitat remaining. Potentially of great concern but not presently red-listed, is Hickelia africana, which is especially limited in its current extent (Table II, having little more than 1 000 km2 of forest remaining within its range. Despite their lack of diversity in Africa, bamboos play an important role in ecology and biodiversity conservation. In many places, especially at high altitude, African bamboo species form vast pure stands (Chihongo ef al. 2000; Kigomo 1988I, which provide important shelter and resources for some key species of conservation interest. For example, the eastern or mountain bongo [Tragelaphus euryceros ssp. isaaci] of the Aberdare Mountains in Kenya is considered by IUCN to be 'Endangered' [Antelope Taxon Advisory Group 2003]. This large forest antelope spends the wet season in cloud forests lower down the mountains, but migrates to spend the dry season in the dense Yushania alpina thickets and open moorland 1 000 m further up the slopes. Effective protection of the surviving remnant populations of the mountain bongo in Kenya is critical to its survival in the wild. The conservation of bamboo forests is a vital pa
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