| 2007 Gold 1/4oz R2 Cape Floral Region Heritage Series |
The Cape Floral Region is part of the Cape Floral Kingdom, wich is the smallest of the world,s floral kingdoms, but also the most diverse. Covering only 0,2 % of the earth,s suface, it is home to 3,6% of the world,s plant species, nearly 70% of wich are endemic, ie occurring nowhere else naturally.
The Region is one of the richest areas for plants in the world. It represents less than 0.5% of the area of Africa but is home to nearly 20% of the continent,s flora.
Unique plant reproductive strategies, adaptive to fire, patterns of seed dispersal by insects, as well as patterns of endemism and adaptive radiation found in the flora are of outstanding value to science. |
Mintage 811 |
