Biogeography of prostrate-leaved geophytes in semi-arid South Africa: Hypotheses on functionality

Plant Ecology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 105-120

  Esler, Karen J ^a   Rundel, Phillip W ^b   Vorster, Piet ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amaryllidaceae; Biogeography; Geophylly; Leaf Orientation; Succulent Karoo

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; COLCHICACEAE; GERANIACEAE; HYACINTHACEAE; IRIDACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE; OXALIDACEAE; RUSCACEAE;

EID: 0032834626     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009822311708     Document Type: Article

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