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Zambia’s vegetation is categorized into four main
types: deciduous forests, woodlands, savannas and
grasslands as shown in Figure 2.8
Zambia has many exotic plantations including
Chichele, Chati, Choma, Chisamba and Samfya
plantations which are both government- and
privately owned. The plant species grown on
Vegetation
these plantations are conifers, pine, gmelia, and
eucalyptus (Zambia Forestry Department, 2009). A
total of 3,774 known plant species are found in the
country, with woody plants making up the bulk as
shown in Figure 2.9 (ECZ, 2008).
TANZANIA
MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE
ZIMBABWE
BOTSWANA
NAMIBIA
ANGOLA
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Deciduous
Vegetation type
Grassland
Lake
Savanna
Swamp
Thicket
Woodland Brachystegia
Woodland Mopane
Figure 2.8 Vegetation types of Zambia
Environmental Council of Zambia, 2008