Korup

The Ancistrocladus korupensis, discovered in 1987 by American bio-prospectors seeking cancer medication in the nearby Korup forest, contains an anti-HIV compound called Michellamine b that is in preclinical development.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

The Ancistrocladus korupensis, discovered in 1987 by American bio-prospectors seeking cancer medication in the nearby Korup forest, contains an anti-HIV compound called Michellamine b that is in preclinical development.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

In the Nigeria-Cameroon forest sub-region, the most important parks include the 4,227 km2 Cross River National Park in Nigeria, which is the largest protected area in this sub-region, and the adjacent 1,260 km2 Korup National Park in Cameroon, which is home to the oldest rainforests in Africa.

Biological diversity in the Guinean forests of West Africa 2008

The Ancistrocladus korupensis, discovered in 1987 by American bio-prospectors seeking cancer medication in the nearby Korup forest, contains an anti-HIV compound called Michellamine b that is in preclinical development.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

In Cameroon's Korup National Park 1,700 species of vascular plants have been recorded, as many as 5 percent of which are narrow endemics.

Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests 2008

Some species of larger mammals in the Korup and Cross River National Parks are severely threatened and populations of elephant, drill, and red colobus have been seriously reduced.

Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests 2008

The herpetofauna is highly diverse and contains a some endemic species; Korup alone contains 174 species of reptiles and amphibians.

Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests 2008

There are also a number of forest blocks around Korup National Park, which is itself one of the largest protected areas in this ecoregion at 1,259 square kilometers (km2).

Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests 2008

Although floral inventories are incomplete for the Cross River National Park, the lowland forests are similar to Korup, and likely to share the same level of diversity.

Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests 2008

Korup National Park in Cameroon holds one of the priority populations of forest elephants (Loxodonta africanus cyclotis, EN) in Africa, although this has been much reduced through recent poaching.

Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests 2008