Geographical patterns of woody plants’ functional traits in Burkina Faso
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Schmidt, Marco
SenckenbergResearch Institute, Department of Botany and molecular Evolution and Biodiversityand ClimateResearch Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main; Germany and Goethe University, Institutefor Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
marco.schmidt@senckenberg.de
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Traoré, Salifou
University of Ouagadougou, UFR / SVT, Laboratoire de Biologie etEcologie Végétales, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Ouédraogo, Amadé
University of Ouagadougou, UFR / SVT, Laboratoire de Biologie etEcologie Végétales, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Mbayngone, Elisée
University of N’Djaména, Faculty ofExact and Applied Sciences, BP 1027, N’Djaména, Chad.
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Ouédraogo, Oumarou
University of Ouagadougou, UFR / SVT, Laboratoire de Biologie etEcologie Végétales, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Zizka, Alexander
Senckenberg Research Institute, Department of Botany and molecularEvolution, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Kirchmair, Ivana
Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main; Germany and Goethe University, Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Kaboré, Elice
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Tindano, Elycée
University of Ouagadougou, UFR / SVT, Laboratoire de Biologie etEcologie Végétales, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Thiombiano, Adjima
University of Ouagadougou, UFR / SVT, Laboratoire de Biologie etEcologie Végétales, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Hahn, Karen
Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main; Germany and Goethe University, Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Author
Zizka, Georg
SenckenbergResearch Institute, Department of Botany and molecular Evolution and Biodiversityand ClimateResearch Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main; Germany and Goethe University, Institutefor Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Candollea
2013
2013-12-01
68
2
197
207
journal article
10.15553/c2012v682a3
2235-3658
6046781
Table 1. – List of the 129 most frequent woody species of Burkina Faso and their respective trait values.| Acacia ataxacantha DC. | Size max [m] 5 | Spinescence [Y/N] Y | Latex [Y/N] N | Compound leaves [Y/N] Y | Dry fruits [Y/N] Y | Dehiscent fruits [Y/N] Y | Mean fruit length [mm] 85 | Flowering in rainy season [Y/N] Y |
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| Acacia dudgeonii Holland | 9 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 55 | Y |
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| Acacia erythrocalyx Brenan | 10 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 125 | Y |
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| Acacia gourmaensis. Chev. | 4 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 50 | Y |
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| Acacia hockii De Wild. | 3 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 95 | N |
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| Acacia laeta Benth. | 4 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 57.5 | Y |
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| Acacia macrostachya DC. | 8 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 95 | N |
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| Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile | 20 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 125 | Y |
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| Acacia polyacantha Willd. | 25 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 95 | Y |
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| Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. | 6 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 90 | Y |
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| Acacia seyal Delile | 10 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 135 | N |
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| Acacia sieberiana DC. | 15 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 150 | N |
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| Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne | 13 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 95 | Y |
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| Adansonia digitata L. | 25 | N | N | Y | Y | N | 300 | N |
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| Afzelia africana Pers. | 30 | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 140 | Y |
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| Albizia chevalieri Harms | 12 | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 87.5 | N |
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| Allophylus africanus P. Beauv. | 8 | N | N | Y | N | N | 7 | Y |
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| Annona senegalensis Pers. | 4 | N | N | N | N | N | 40 | Y |
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| Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr. | 25 | N | N | N | Y | N | 5.5 | N |
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| Baissea multiflora. DC. | – | N | Y | N | Y | Y | 450 | N |
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| Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile | 9 | Y | N | Y | N | N | 50 | N |
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| Bauhinia rufescens Lam. | 5 | Y | N | N | Y | N | 75 | Y |
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| Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J. H. Kirkbr. & Wiersema | 6 | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 300 | N |
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| Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuill. | 25 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 110 | N |
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| Boscia angustifolia. Rich. | 6 | N | N | N | N | N | 10 | N |
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| Boscia senegalensis (Pers.) Lam. | 5 | N | N | N | N | N | 12.5 | N |
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| Boswellia dalzielii Hutch. | 13 | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 20 | N |
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| Bridelia ferruginea Benth. | 15 | N | N | N | N | N | 6.75 | N |
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| Bridelia scleroneura Müll. Arg. | 6 | N | N | N | N | N | 7 | Y |
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| Burkea africana Hook. | 12 | N | N | Y | Y | N | 45 | N |
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| Cadaba farinosa Forssk. | 3 | N | N | N | Y | Y | 55 | N |
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| Calotropis procera (Aiton) R. Br. | 5 | N | Y | N | Y | Y | 75 | Y |
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| Cassia sieberiana DC. | 10 | N | N | Y | Y | N | 500 | N |
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| Cassia singueana Delile | 10 | N | N | Y | Y | N | 125 | Y |
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| Cissus populnea Guill. & Perr. | 10 | N | N | N | N | N | 17.5 | Y |
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| Combretum aculeatum Vent. | 3 | N | N | N | Y | N | 19 | Y |
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| Combretum adenogonium. Rich. | 12 | N | N | N | Y | N | 30 | Y |
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| Combretum collinum Fresen. | 8 | N | N | N | Y | N | 32.5 | N |
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| Combretum glutinosum DC. | 10 | N | N | N | Y | N | 32.5 | N |
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| Combretum micranthum G. Don | 4 | N | N | N | Y | N | 13.5 | N |
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| Combretum molle G. Don | 10 | N | N | N | Y | N | 20 | N |
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| Combretum nigricans Guill. & Perr. | 8 | N | N | N | Y | N | 22.5 | N |
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| Combretum paniculatum Vent. | 3 | Y | N | N | Y | N | 25 | N |
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| Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl. | 6 | Y | N | Y | N | N | 7.5 | N |
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| Crossopteryx febrifuga (G. Don) Benth. | 6 | N | N | N | Y | Y | 10 | N |
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| Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. | 7 | Y | N | Y | Y | N | 45 | N |
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| Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel | 20 | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 75 | N |
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