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The Cape Floral Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa. It is the only floristic region of the Cape Floristic Kingdom, and includes only one floristic province, known as the Cape Floristic Province . The Cape Floristic Region, the smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms of the world, is an area of ...
Fynbos ( / ˈfeɪnbɒs /; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈfɛinbos] lit. 'fine plants') is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean climate and rainy winters.
Renosterveld. Renosterveld habitat above cultivated fields, Western Cape. Renosterveld is a term used for one of the major plant communities and vegetation types of the Cape Floristic Region (Cape Floral Kingdom) which is located in southwestern and southeastern South Africa, in southernmost Africa. It is an ecoregion of the Mediterranean ...
Kogelberg Nature Reserve (Western Cape) Kogelberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve of 3,000 ha (7,400 acres) comprising the Kogelberg Mountain Range, to the east of Cape Town, South Africa . With about 1600 plant species, it contains a floral diversity per unit area that is greater than anywhere else in the world. [ 1 ]
The economical worth of fynbos biodiversity, based on harvests of fynbos products (e.g. wildflowers) and eco-tourism, is estimated to be in the region of R77 million a year. [2] Thus, it is clear that the Cape Floristic Region has both economic and intrinsic biological value as a biodiversity hotspot. [2]
Kirstenbosch is an important botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The garden is one of 10 National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa's six different biomes and administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Prior to 1 September 2004, the institute was known as the ...
Protea ( / ˈproʊtiːə / [ 2]) is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes ( Afrikaans: suikerbos ). It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family. [ 3] About 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa.
Golden Gate Highlands National Park (Free State (South African province)) Golden Gate Highlands National Park is located in Free State, South Africa, near the Lesotho border. It covers an area of 340 km 2 (130 sq mi). [ 1 ] The park's most notable features are its golden, ochre, and orange-hued, deeply eroded sandstone cliffs and outcrops, [ 2 ...