Itigi–Sumbu thicket
The Itigi-Sumbu thicket is an ecoregion consisting of two small areas of thick shrubland in Tanzania, Zambia and the adjacent Democratic Republic of the Congo, in East Africa. The floral community of dense deciduous brush is unique, with many endemic species, and almost no transition zone between it and the surrounding dry miombo woodlands. The distinctive nature of this small region is partly due to its setting on dry alluvial soil over a hard duricrust, while the surrounding areas are rocky hills and plateaus.
| Itigi-Sumbu thicket | |
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Landscape near Itigi, Tanzania | |
Location of the Itigi-Sumbu thicket ecoregion | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
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| Geography | |
| Area | 10,997 km2 (4,246 sq mi) |
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| Coordinates | 5.55°S 34.45°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi) (35%) |
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