Book ID: 110014
Bredenkamp, Christina L. (ed.)
A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. 3 volumes. 2019. (Strelitzia, 41) . illus. X, 2208 p. Hardcover.
A comprehensive book, the first to describe the vascular plants occurring in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. From an evolutionary perspective, this flora evolved during the formation of the Karoo Supergroup and reached a phase of maturity in the latter half of the Cretaceous. Geology and soils, together with climate, form the basis for the existence of plants and animals.
Introduction to the 12 bioregions incl. 12 color plates.. A broad perspective of the bioregions in the Eastern Cape.
This Flora contains descriptions of all families (226), genera (1,440) and species (6,611) occurring in the Eastern Cape Province, compiled by 77 contributors, of whom many are specialists on specific taxa.