South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) says that the new orchid species has been discovered in the Kogelberg Mountains of the Cape Floristic Region. The plant, named Satyrium ...

Scientists from the U.S. and South Africa are launching a campaign to map marine, freshwater, and terrestrial species and ecosystems in one of Earth’s biodiversity hotspots: the Greater Cape Floristic ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scientists from the U.S. and South Africa are launching a campaign to map marine, freshwater, and terrestrial species and ecosystems in one of Earth’s biodiversity hotspots: the ...

While the genus is taxonomically relatively well-understood, new species continue to be discovered in outlying or less accessible parts of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. For now, this ...

Thirty percent of the plants in South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region are found nowhere else ... Table Mountain National Park boasts more plant species than all of New Zealand, so hiking ...

well over half [21 species] have been from the province. "The Western Cape and Cape Town in particular, is regarded as the extinction capital of the world", said Maneveldt. The Cape Floristic Region, ...

Over the past 300 years, 79 plants have been confirmed extinct from three of the world's biodiversity hotspots located in South Africa -- the Cape Floristic Region, the Succulent Karoo ...

Some 680 species, many of them found nowhere else, occur in the Cape Floristic Region – a centre of unparalleled diversity for the genus and home to one of the world’s richest floras.

Cutting-edge research will focus on the Greater Cape Floristic Region, which is home to thousands of plant species unique to the area This content is restricted to subscribers only. Our commitment ...

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town has been recognised as one of the world's top 10 gardens by The New York Times, a testament to its exceptional beauty and dedication to preserving ...