Making the Cape Floral Kingdom: The discovery and defence of indigenous flora at the Cape ca. 1890-1939

Landscape Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-129

  van Sittert, Lance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Botanical gardens; Botany; Indigenous; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BOTANY; FLORA;

EID: 0037285522     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426390306529     Document Type: Article

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