Plant diversity of the Cape region of southern Africa

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 281-302

  Goldblatt, Peter ^a   Manning, John C ^a  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Floristics; Mediterranean type climate; Phytogeography; Plant diversity; Southern Africa; Speciation

Indexed keywords

AIZOACEAE; ASTERACEAE; ERICACEAE; FABACEAE; IRIDACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE; PROTEACEAE; RESTIONACEAE; RUTACEAE; SCROPHULARIACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0036071615     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3298566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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