DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2019.v07i04.004

Pages: 181-195

This study was carried out in cocoa plantations of the south-western Côte d’Ivoire. The main objective was to evaluate the richness and diversity of the natural remaining or introduced trees with DBH≥10 cm associated with cocoa in 102 ha plots in so many farms belonging the three main farmers’ origins (35 autochthonous, 34 allochthonous and 33 foreign). The flora showed 208 vascular plant species from 153 genera and 51 families among which there are 3 endemics to Côte d’Ivoire, 28 rare and endangered tree species reflecting the potentiality of these cocoa farms for biodiversity conservation. The plot average floristic richness set between19-20 species/ha is not influenced by the origin of cocoa farmers.