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Sacred Grove Forest, Benue State (unnamed)
Benue State, North Central Nigeria
Nigeria
Active
Single grove
- Location
- Benue State, North Central Nigeria
- Coordinates
- ~7.7°N 8.5°E
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Local traditional religion
- Community & Guardians
- Local Benue community
- Vernacular name
- Igbó / Oró grove
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Sacred grove protection
Plant species
Structurally diverse, uneven-aged; mean DBH 40.92 cm, mean height 18.76 m
Biome & fauna
Guinea savanna forest patch
Threats & protection
Not specified (allometry study)
Source
Chenge, Japheth & Egegwu 2025, Asian J. Research Agric. Forestry 11(4):188-208