Flora
Wild flora vegetation types include the lowland moist and semi-deciduous forests, part of the Western Guinean lowland forests, inland valley swamps, wooded savannah, bolilands and mangrove swamps. There are about 2,000 know species of plants with 74 species only occurring only in Sierra Leone. Primary rainforest used to cover around 70% of Sierra Leone in the mid-2000s this had reduced to around 6%. Common species include:
- Red Mangrove which grows in swamp areas along the western coast.
- Oil Palm used for palm oil and palm wine.
- Cotton Tree one of which is a historical symbol of Freetown.
- Red ironwood tree
Read more about this topic: Wildlife Of Sierra Leone
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