Combretum hartmannianum

north, and Combretum hartmannianum woodland in the south. Along the banks of rivers is Hyphaene thebaica or multi-layered gallery forest of Acacia sieberana, Tamarindus indica and Ficus species, with Ziziphus abyssinica and Mimosa pigra underneath. Again, the dominant grasses are Sorghum species and Brachiaria species. In swampy areas or shallow lakes, Nymphaea spp. and Ipomoea spp. are dominant. Open grass plains are composed of Themeda triandra, Panicum spp., Hyparrhenia spp. and Cynodon spp. More