List of vegetation types of South Africa

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Vegetation types of South Africa.

Listing of the diverse vegetation types of South Africa that have been sampled, classified, described, and mapped by the SANBI VEGMAP project. Vegetation types of Lesotho and Eswatini are included in the project. The vegetation map is useful for biodiversity assessment, research, conservation management and environmental planning, and includes a database. The project is ongoing as more data becomes available over time. The first map was published in 2006, and has been updated in 2009. 2012 and 2018.[1]

The classification system uses a hierarchy to organise the vegetation types within the nine defined biomes and a tenth azonal group. Bioregions are described within the biomes, and the vegetation types are at the more detailed level, and represent groups of communities with similar biotic and abiotic features. The vegetation types are plotted on the map in as much resolution as is available using a GIS system.[1]

Mapping of the distribution and extent of natural vegetation of South Africa started in 1918 when the Botanical Survey of the Union of South Africa was established. Maps by Pole-Evans (1936), Acocks (1953), and Low and Rebelo (1996) preceded the current system, which is the combined effort of participants from various centres in the country.[2]

Listed by biome:

Savanna

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Savanna biome vegetation types.
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88 Savanna vegetation types, code SV:[3]

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Grassveld

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Grassveld biome vegetation types.
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73 Grassveld vegetation types, code G:[3]

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Fynbos

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Fynbos biome vegetation types.
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81 Fynbos vegetation types, code FF:[3]

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Renosterveld

29 Renosterveld vegetation types, code FR:[3]

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Succulent Karoo

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Succulent Karoo biome vegetation types.
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65 Succulent Karoo vegetation types, code SK:[3]

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Albany Thickets and Strandveld

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Albany Thicket biome vegetation types

54 Albany thickets and Strandveld vegetation types, codes AT and FS:[3] <templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

Nama Karoo

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Nama-Karoo biome vegetation types.

29 Nama Karoo and desert vegetation types, codes NK and D:[3] <templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

Azonal

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Azonal vegetation biome vegetation types.

35 Azonal vegetation types, code AZ:[3] <templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

Forest

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Forests biome vegetation types.

17 Forest and coastal belt vegetation types, codes FO and CB <templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>

Indian Ocean Coastal Belt

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Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biome vegetation types.

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Desert

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Desert biome vegetation types.

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Subantarctic

8 Subantarctic vegetation types, code ST:[3]

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References

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