Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests.

This unique forest, largely in the western parts of Zambia, eastern Angola, and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, is dominated by mukwe trees, or Cryptosepalum exfoliatum pseudotaxus. This evergreen tree, actually a tree legume, is usually less than 98 feet (30 meters) in height, with a dense and flat crown. The lower areas of vegetation characteristic of this forest, consisting of a very dense evergreen shrub or thicket matrix, remain about 13 feet (4 meters) in height. This tangled understory contains liana species including Combretum microphyllum, Uvaria angolensis, Artabotrys monteiroae, and Landolphia. These dry forests are found on hills of sandy soil drained by the Kabompo River.