Table 3 Restricted and threatened plants in Gabon, ranked according to their citation frequency
From: Evidence of a link between taboos and sacrifices and resource scarcity of ritual plants
Restricted species | Citation frequency (% of informants) | Official threat status | Perceived scarcity (% of informants) | Habitat | Habit | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevazingo a(Guibourtia tessmannii) | 33 | Â | 42 | Primary evergreen forest | Large tree | Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
Moabi a(Baillonella toxisperma) | 26 | VUb | 28 | Primary rain forest | Large tree | Nigeria to Gabon (and DR Congo) |
Red anzem (Copaifera religiosa) | 26 | Â | 23 | Primary lowland rain forest | Large tree | Cameroon to DR Congo |
Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) | 20 | Â | 15 | Primary forest to settlements | Large tree | Pantropical |
Pink magic (Massularia acuminata) | 20 | Â | 15 | Primary forest to settlements | Shrub | West and Central Africa |
Ofumu (Maranthes chrysophylla) | 13 | Â | 0 | Primary to secondary forest | Large tree | West and Central Africa |
Spider tresses (Strophanthus gratus) | 13 | Â | 7 | Primary moist forest | Liana | West and Central Africa |
Horseradish tree (Drypetes gossweileri) | 6 | Â | 7 | Primary to secondary semi-deciduous forest | Medium-sized tree | Central Africa |
Bitter kola (Garcinia kola) | 0 | VUb | 15 | Primary to secondary evergreen forest | Medium-sized tree | West and Central Africa |
Ordeal tree (Erythrophleum ivorense) | 0 | Â | 15 | Primary to secondary evergreen forest | Large tree | West and Central Africa |
African padauk a(Pterocarpus soyauxii) | 0 | Â | 15 | Primary to secondary evergreen forest | Large tree | Nigeria to Angola |