Centre of endemism
A Centre of Endemism is an area in which the ranges of restricted-range species overlap,conservation priority areas.
Examples of Centres of Endemism
Tanzania
A local centre of endemism is focussed on an area of lowland forests around the plateaux inland of Lindi in SE Tanzania, with between 40 and 91 species of vascular plants which are not found elsewhere.[3]
Southern Africa
There are at least 19 centres of plant endemism,[4] including the following:
- Albany Centre of Plant Endemism
- BarbertonCentre of Plant Endemism
- Cape Floristic Region
- Drakensberg Alpine Centre
- Hantam–Roggeveld Centre of Plant Endemism
- Kaokoveld Centre of Endemism
- Maputaland Centre of Plant Endemism
- Pondoland Centre of Plant Endemism
- Sekhukhuneland Centre of Endemism
- Soutpansberg Centre of Plant Endemism
See also
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