Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot
The Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot is a Biodiversity hotspot in Southern Africa. It is situated in the south eastern South African coast below the Great Escarpment.[1] The area is named after Maputaland, Pondoland and Albany. It stretches from the Albany Centre of Plant Endemism in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, through the Pondoland Centre of Plant Endemism and KwaZulu-Natal Province, the eastern side of Swaziland and into southern Mozambique and Mpumalanga. The Maputaland Centre of Plant Endemism is contained in northern KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mozambique.
Contents
List of Endemic Plants (Incomplete)
- Albizia suluensis
- Allophylus natalensis
- Aloe thraskii
- Atalaya alata
- Atalaya natalensis
- Baphia racemosa
- Brachylaena discolor
- Deinbollia oblongifolia
- Encephalartos natalensis
- Encephalartos woodii
- Ficus bizanae
- Isoglossa woodii
- Jubaeopsis caffra
- Millettia grandis
- Raphia australis
- Stangeria eriopus
- Tephrosia pondoensis
Gallery
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Coast Coral Tree flowers 07 08 2010.JPG
Erythrina caffra; endemic to the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot
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Aloe thraskii 25 06 2010.JPG
Aloe thraskii; endemic to the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot
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Forest Pink Hibiscus.JPG
Hibiscus pendunculatus; near-endemic to the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot
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Dracaena aletriformes Isoglossa woodii.JPG
Dracaena aletriformis (near-endemic) and Isoglossa woodii (endemic)
See also
- Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
- Maputaland
- Pondoland
- Albany, South Africa
- Forests of KwaZulu-Natal
- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
References
Bibliography
- Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. ISBN 0-620-17697-0.
- Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to Wild Flowers; KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. ISBN 0-620-21500-3.
