The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-210

  Helme, N A ^a   Trinder Smith, T H ^b  

^a Nick Helme Botanical Surveys   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cape floristic region; Cape Peninsula; Endemics; Floristics; Phytogeography; Plant diversity; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; FLORA; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; CALIFORNIA; CAPE PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TABLE MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN CAPE;

APIACEAE; APIALES; ASTERACEAE; ERICA; GERANIACEAE; HYACINTHACEAE; MURALTIA; ORCHIDACEAE; OXALIDACEAE; POACEAE; RHAMNACEAE; ROELLA; RUTACEAE; SERRURIA; SPERMATOPHYTA; TETRARIA; THYMELAEACEAE;

EID: 33745549484     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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