Fire in the Cape Region of South Africa - Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems - page 178

Box 7.1 ( cont. )

(a)

(b)

Fig. B7.1.1 The two major genera of Proteaceae. (a) Protea is common in fynbos shrublands of
South Africa; depicted is P. cynaroides, king protea, and (b) Banksia, represented here
by B. menziesii, a dominant in many heathlands and woodlands of southwestern Australia.
(Photos by Jon Keeley.)

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