A Checklist of Tree Species in the Miombo Woodlands of Western Tanzania

Miombo is the vernacular word for Brachystegia, a genus of tree comprising a large number of tree species together with Julbernadia species in woodlands. Miombo woodland is classified in the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. The biome includes four woodland savanna ecoregions characterized by the predominant presence of miombo species, with a range of climates from humid to semi-arid, and tropical to subtropical or even temperate.Miombo是短盖豆属（Brachystegia）的通俗称谓，该乔木属包含众多树种，且在林地生态系统中与朱斑木属（Julbernadia）物种伴生。Miombo林地被归类于热带及亚热带草原、稀树草原与灌丛生物群区（biome）。该生物群区包含4个以Miombo物种为优势种的稀树草原林地生态区，其气候跨度涵盖湿润至半干旱、热带至亚热带甚至温带区间。