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AFROTROPICAL
Swamp Forest
In areas where the lowland tropical rainforest across Africa is continually flooded and water-logged, it is known as a 'swamp forest' or Mushitu.
Palms are typical of rainforest, and one of the most widely planted trees in the tropics is an infamous palm from the African forest: Elaeis guineensis, 'African Oil Palm'. Taken from tropical African forests and swamps, and planted throughout tropics of the world for it's oil.
The mammals of the swamp rainforest of Africa can include...
'Ugandan Red Colobus' (Bigodi Swamp, Uganda).Places to enjoy the African swamp forest
Bigodi Wetlands in Uganda has an easy boardwalk that allows you to explore this swamp forest habitat.
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