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Igbo-Olua, Igbo-Ile, Igbo-Oba & Igbo-Gbopo Sacred Groves (SW Nigeria)
Southwestern Nigeria (Osun/Ondo/Ogun belt)
Nigeria
Active
Regional cluster
- Location
- Southwestern Nigeria (Osun/Ondo/Ogun belt)
- Coordinates
- ~7.2°N 4.5°E (region)
- Size
- Multiple 50×50 m study plots; tropical rainforest groves
- Age / Founded
- Yoruba traditional tradition
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Yoruba traditional religion (Igbo = sacred forest)
- Community & Guardians
- Yoruba communities
- Vernacular name
- Igbo (sacred forest)
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Sacred-forest protection; soil seed-bank and regeneration reservoirs
Plant species
1,870 seedlings germinated across 5 groves; rich understory recruitment
Biome & fauna
SW Nigerian tropical rainforest
Threats & protection
Soil seed-banks as regeneration reservoirs; understory recruitment studied
Source
Oyelowo, Agboola & Akinyemi (#220); Onyekwelu et al. understory study (#203)