Biodiversity Hotspot Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

Evergreen fire-dependent shrublands characterize the landscape of the Cape Floristic Region, one of the world’s five Mediterranean hotspots. Home to the greatest non-tropical concentration of higher plant species in the world, the region is the only hotspot that encompasses an entire floral kingdom, and holds five of South Africa’s 12 endemic plant families and 160…

  • Produced by:
    Peter Prokosch
  • Year:
    17/03/2012

Biodiversity Hotspot Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

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