Tsopmejio Temfack, IngridChimi Djomo, CédricNtomen Yonkeu, Amandine FloreKpoumie Mounmemi, HubertNkouankam Tchayep, Aurélien RichyLekeufack,ArmelNgoukwa, GuylèneKamga Wanang, Victoire DivineZapfack, Louis2026-06-082026-06-082026-05-212784-0379https://repository.iuls.ro/handle/20.500.12811/6540Although communal forests face threats, their managers continue to neglect conservation, especially in forest– savannah areas, where plant diversity knowledge has been rarely documented. To address these shortcomings, this study aimed to characterise plant diversity and assess the conservation status of the Minta Communal Forest (MCF) in Central Cameroon. To collect data on different land cover/land uses (LC/LUs) that constitute the MCF, floristic inventories were carried out on trees with a diameter ≥5 cm in 37 plots measuring 40 m × 50 m. A total of 1246 stems belonging to 173 species, 121 genera, and 43 families with a generic coefficient of 69.94% were surveyed. Mature forests had the highest species richness (130 ± 7), and savannas had the lowest (16 ± 4). The Shannon index (4.38) confirmed the plant diversity richness in the MCF. The density and basal area found were 169 stems/ha and 18.47 m²/ha, respectively. However, they varied significantly in LC/LU function (p < 0.05). There were 13 threatened species, including Entandrophragma candollei, Guarea cedrata, Milicia excelsa, and Irvingia gabonensis, which are classified as vulnerable species. In addition, Dialium zenkeri was as the only species identified as endemic to the South-West Cameroon zone. This study provides useful floristic data, enabling decision-making for the sustainable management of the MCF.EnglishAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0floristic inventoriesMinta Communal Foreststructural parameterssustainabilitythreatened speciesArticle2784-0360https://doi.org/10.46909/alse-591204