The remaining patches of evergreen forest in the highlands are reminiscent of the wealth of vegetation in Brazil in days gone by.
In the highlands between elevations of 7,000 and 9,000 feet (2,100 and 2,700 metres), the characteristic landscape consists of patches of evergreen forest separated by wide expanses of short grass.
The vegetation is lush and green, varying from mixed forest, thicket, woodland, and grass in the south to broad alluvial grassland and patches of evergreen forests in the north.
Its undulating surface is covered with montane grassland and patches of evergreen forest (including the southernmost occurrence of the Mulanje tree [Juniperus procera]) and is marked by occasional peaks and ridges (Nganda, 8,551 feet [2,606 m]; Vitumbi, 8,291 feet [2,527 m]).
Beyond the river was a patch of dark evergreen trees, probably cedar but too far away to tell.
Dry soil crunches and crumbles underfoot, and huge patches of dead evergreen trees dot the mountainsides.
As with Boumba-Bek to the northeast, the main type of forest is semi-evergreen with an open canopy dominated by the 50 60 m Triplochiton, though it is mixed with large patches of closed evergreens.
The earlier stages of forest fragmentation lead to changes in forest composition due to the transition of evergreen forests to a mix of semi evergreen and scrub forest patches leading to alterations in micro climate and habitat (Ramachandra et al. 2013).
Boughs of evergreen draped across the wrought-iron gate.
He is a son of Kay and David Lynch of Evergreen, Colo.
