Mount Mimongo Explained

Mount Mimongo
Elevation M:860
Range:Chaillu Mountains
Country:Gabon
Region Type:Province
Region:Ngounié
Map:Gabon
Relief:1
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-1.6475°N 11.7633°W

Mount Mimongo (locally known as Mt Songo), with an elevation of 860m (2,820feet), is one of the higher mountains in the Chaillu Mountain Range in Gabon. The summit is situated east of the small town of Mimongo and within a few hours' walk from the village Dibandi. The region was first explored by Paul Du Chaillu between 1855 and 1865.

Flora

Pararistolochia incisiloba (Jongkind) M.E. Leal (Aristolochiaceae) is a plant species endemic to Mt Mimongo and also the only location on mainland Africa where Begonia thomeana C.DC. (Begoniaceae) is found, previously endemic to Sao Tome.

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