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Six major vegetation units were identified for the altitude belts and for the different geomorphological sectors of the volcano. An inventory of the dicotyledon species was made for each of the vegetation units in the eastern and southern sectors, encompassing a total of 80 species. Histosols are dominant in the upper reaches of the mountain, corresponding to the afro-alpine vegetation belt, with Andosols dominating in the lower belt under primary mountain forest and secondary herbaceous vegetation. -from Authors