Viscaceae: full family data
Cumulative Dataset
The Viscaceae dataset covers 378 1-degree grid cells out of the total 2169 of sub-Saharan Africa. 46 Viscaceae taxa are mapped, creating a total cover of 731 records.
Both Species Diversity and Endemism are highest along the eastern side of the continent.
The hot spots reflect this and are distributed between Kenya and South Africa.
Data Source
The source of the Viscaceae distribution is:
Polhill, P. and Wiens, D.(1998) Mistletoes of Africa. Continental Printing,Belgium.
Cumulative Dataset
The Arceuthobium dataset covers 22 1-degree grid cells out of the total 2169 of sub-Saharan Africa. 2 Arceuthobium taxa are mapped, creating a total cover of 22 records.Both Species Diversity and Endemism are centred in Ethiopia and Kenya with another centre in the north of Mali and Niger.
Data Source
The source of the Arceuthobium distribution is:Polhill, P. and Wiens, D.(1998) Mistletoes of Africa. Continental Printing,Belgium.
Cumulative Dataset
The Korthalsella dataset covers 8 1-degree grid cells out of the total 2169 of sub-Saharan Africa. 1 Korthalsella taxa is mapped, creating a total cover of 8 records.Both Species Diversity, Endemism and hotspots are found in Ethiopia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Data Source
The source of the Korthalsella distribution is:
Cumulative Dataset
The Viscum dataset covers 377 1-degree grid cells out of the total 2169 of sub-Saharan Africa. 44 Viscum taxa are mapped, creating a total cover of 725 records.Both Species Diversity and Endemism are centred along the eastern side of the continent.
Data Source
The source of the Viscum distribution is:Polhill, P. and Wiens, D.(1998) Mistletoes of Africa. Continental Printing,Belgium.