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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 extraordinarily high diversity and endemism , and is home to over 9,000 vascular plant species ...
Protea (/ ˈ p r oʊ t iː ə / [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.
The term in its pre-Afrikaans, Dutch form, fynbosch, was recorded by Noble as being in casual use in the late 19th century. [4] In the early 20th century, John Bews referred to: "South-Western or Cape Region of Macchia or Fynbosch".
It includes the South African provinces of the Eastern Cape, the Northern Cape and the Western Cape, [1] together making up most of the former Cape Province. The area includes the Cape Floristic Region , the smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms of the world, an area of extraordinarily high diversity and endemism , home to more than ...
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.
Dana Bay is a recognised conservancy, hosting coastal and limestone varieties of fynbos and supports one of the highest numbers of endemic species in the Cape Floristic Region. The area outside of the village is mostly surrounded by the farm Rem Droogfontein 245, which does not form part of the conservancy.
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]
Cliffortia, or Caperose is a genus of plants that has been assigned to the rose family, with currently 132 known species.Its species can be found in southern Africa, particularly in the Cape Floristic Region where 124 of the species can be found, 109 of which are endemic to the CFR.