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our protected trees
Under the Forest Act, the trees mentioned below are protected in Botswana.
It is prohibited to “fell, cut, take, work, burn, injure or remove any protected tree
unless he is the holder of a licence to do so issued under the provisions of this Act.”
Adansonia digitata, baobab
Diospyros mespiliformis, jackalberry, (4)
Spirostachys africana, tamboti (1)
Afzelia quanzensis, pod mahogany (3)
Baikiaea plurijuga, teak
Brachystegia spp. (Opposite page, Brachystegia spiciformis)
Guibourtia coleosperma, african rosewood
Pterocarpus angolensis, kiaat
Entandrophragma caudatum, mountain mahogany
Berchemia discolor, bird plum (2) Pics: by S C
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