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The general features of the vegetation of Khartoum Province, Sudan, are described with a brief account of the geology, geomorphology, soils and climate of the area. The study gives the detailed description of the thirteen community types which are recognized as the principal units of the vegetation of the Province. For each community type the analytic, synthetic and habitat characters are given. Sociological ranges of the species, features which characterize each community type, the floristic similarities and differences between the community types are discussed. Vegetational forms are also recognized and classified.
The vegetation of this arid region reflects an interesting picture of a floristically poor vegetation divisible into a surprisingly small number of plant communities recognized in the field in terms of the vegetation and habitat.
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Mahmoud, A., Obeid, M. Ecological studies in the vegetation of the Sudan. Plant Ecol 23, 153–176 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326660
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