Untersuchungen zur Flora der epiphytischen Moose der südlichen Drakensberge (Südafrika)

Abstract

In March 1996 an inventory of the epiphytic bryophytes was made in the Drakensberge in South Africa. Thirty-eight bryophyte species, 12 species of hepatics and 26 species of mosses, were found. The highest numbers of species were found in a Podocarpus forest, which presumably depends on a higher humidity and protection against fire. A phytogeographical analysis revealed that the epiphytic bryophytes as well as the host trees show closer relationships to the afromontane flora, whereas the total phanerogamic flora of the Drakensberge shows closer relationships to the Cape flora.