List of plants of Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of savannas. In the south, there are also dry forests and gallery forests. The highest diversity of plant species can be found in the humid southwest. [1]

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References

  1. Thiombiano, Adjima; Schmidt, Marco; Dressler, Stefan; Ouédraogo, Amadé; Hahn, Karen; Zizka, Georg (2012). "Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso". Boissiera. 65: 1–391.