Hyperdiverse flora in Cape region, Africa, mainly caused by huge range of soil types
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Hardly any other place worldwide boosts such a hyperdiverse flora as is to be found on the southwestern tip of Africa. The flora is moreover quite unique with almost 70 % of the native species being endemic. Biologists have now established that the remarkable plant diversity is mainly due to the large range of different soils in this region.
