Chakwenga Headwaters and the Nyabutaye Peat Bog: image 6

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The water is clear and stained brown by tannin secreted by the vegetation. Such ‘black water’ is sterile, almost devoid of nutrients and animal life.

Photographer :MG Bingham
Date: No date
Description: The water is clear and stained brown by tannin secreted by the vegetation. Such ‘black water’ is sterile, almost devoid of nutrients and animal life.
Altitude: 1080
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Latitude and longitude: -15.150950 29.354130

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Location details: individual images: Chakwenga Headwaters and the Nyabutaye Peat Bog image6.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/location-image.php?location_id=171&image_id=6, retrieved 21 August 2025

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