Tetraria triangularis (Boeck.) C.B. Clarke and the Cape fold archipelago : an analysis of genetic and morphological variation in a high-altitude species native to the moutains of the Cape floristic region

The Cape Floristic Region (CPR) is renowned for its high plant species richness and high floristic endemism (Marloth 1929, Takahatjan, 1986, Goldblatt and Manning 2000, Linder 2003). A small number of clades (33) account for 50% of the species diversity, indicating that much of the diversification has occurred in situ, rendering it reminiscent of island archipelago radiations (Marloth 1929, Linder 2003). At a higher taxonomic level, 16.2 % of genera and four families are endemic to the area (Goldblatt et al. 2005)

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Britton, Matthew Newton

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Verboom, George Anthony
• Hedderson, Terry A

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11914

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11914