Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany is a biogeographical zone in Southeast Africa above the Great Escarpment . The area extends from the Albany Center of Plant Endemism (literally: "Center of Plant Endemism Albany ") in the east of the Cape Province in South Africa through the Pondoland Center of Plant Endemism and the province of KwaZulu-Natal , the east side of Swaziland and in the south of Mozambique and to Mpumalanga . The Maputaland Center of Plant Endemism is bounded in the north by KwaZulu-Natal and in the south by Mozambique.
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany is home to large areas of temperate forests with approximately 600 different tree species. This makes the region unique, as nowhere else in the world are so many different tree species bundled together. The famous bird of paradise flowers in the area are typical examples of the region's plant demism.
It is one of the African biodiversity hotspots .
Web links
- eoearth.org - Biological diversity in Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany (English)
- www.worldwildlife.org - Southern Africa: Eastern South Africa (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. taken from October 16, 2010
