01775nas a2200217   4500008004100000245004200041210004000083260001600123300001100139490000800150520118400158653001301342653001701355653001701372653001401389653002401403100001701427700001501444700001601459856008201475       2019                        eng d00aA checklist of rheophytes of Cameroon0 achecklist of rheophytes of Cameroon  c09 May 2019  a81-1310 v1213 a<p>Rivers in Cameroon were surveyed to collect and document rheophytic plants. Rheophytes are the dominant aquatic macrophytes in tropical river systems, where they are adapted to extreme environments of rushing water (e.g., river rapids, waterfalls and flash floods). Rheophytic plants are useful indicators of river health. However, their habitats are threatened by human activities such as agriculture, plantation development, alluvial mining and dam construction, particularly in tropical countries. In this survey we documented 66 rheophytic species in 29 genera and 16 families. Two ferns, 8 monocotyledons and 56 dicotyledons were listed. Apart from the Podostemaceae family in which all species are rheophytic, the other 15 families have few species which are rheophytic. Five of these families have up to four species and the remaining 10 have only one member as a rheophytic species. The conservation status of each species is assessed and discussed. This work urges botanists, conservationists, and policy makers to do more to protect the habitats of rheophytes and put in place strategies and action plans for the conservation of this important biological group</p>
10aCameroon10aconservation10adistribution10ainventory10aRheophyte diversity1 aKuetegue, F.1 aSonké, B.1 aAmeka, G.K.  uhttps://rubiaceae-africa.myspecies.info/content/checklist-rheophytes-cameroon