A checklist of the plants of Mahwaqa Mountain, KwaZulu-Natal

Abstract

A checklist of the plants of Mahwaqa Mountain, KwaZulu-Natal, is presented. The list includes 1 030 indigenous and naturalized flowering plants and ferns. Comparisons are made with the floras of KwaZulu-Natal (Ross 1972), the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Cape Point (Taylor 1985), the southern Natal Drakensberg (Hilliard & Burtt 1987), the Amatolas (Phillipson 1987), the Langeberg (McDonald 1999) and Umtamvuna Nature Reserve (Abbott et al. 2000). It is hoped that the publication of this list will contribute towards the recognition of the area as a natural heritage site.