DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2020.v08i11.007

Pages: 397-401

Today, plant biodiversity is being degraded worldwide. Among the various tools that can, if not stop, at least slow down the loss of biological diversity, protected areas and private forests, botanical gardens, occupy a major place. The objective of this study is to assess the floristic diversity and the conservation value of biodiversity in this private reserve. Surface surveys coupled with itinerant inventories in this forest at Allany in the Department of Agboville (Ivory Coast), have made it possible to inventory three plant formations. The flora comprises 328 species divided into 233 genera and 75 families. Among these species, nineteen are West African endemics. The site contains 16 species on the IUCN Red List and threatened with extinction. The forest also contains many species that have become rare in Côte d'Ivoire. This exceptional biodiversity is not subject to human pressures. In an integrated approach to biodiversity management, we encourage its transformation into a private reserve or a private botanical conservatory.