A floristic description of the Afromontane Fynbos communities on Platberg, Eastern Free State, South Africa

Koedoe

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 202-213

  Brand, Robert F ^a   du Preez, Pieter J ^a   Brown, Lesli R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Afromontane fynbos communities; Braun blanquet method; Drakensberg alpine centre (DAC) of endemism; Free state province; Platberg

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951590344     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v50i1.215     Document Type: Article

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