A floristic analysis of the vegetation of Platberg, eastern Free State, South Africa

Koedoe

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Brand, Robert F ^a   Brown, Leslie R ^a   Du Preez, Pieter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drakensberg Alpine Centre; Endemism; Platberg; Red Data species; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMISM; FLORISTICS; INSELBERG; RARITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

DRAKENSBERG; FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ASTERACEAE; CYPERACEAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE; FABACEAE; LILIOPSIDA; POACEAE; SCROPHULARIACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77951616231     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v52i1.710     Document Type: Article

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