ICape Floral Kingdom: Igugu lemvelo elincani kodwana elikhulu ephasini

ICape Floral Kingdom yaziwa njengombuso wemithi omncani khulu ephasini, begodu ngiwo wodwa otholakala woke ngaphakathi kwekontinenti yinye.

Ulele ekugqineni komzila wesewula-netjingalanga ye-Afrikha, ubukhulu bawo bulingana nePortugal.

Ngaphakathi kwawo kunemihlobo yemithi ebalelwa ku-8 600, kuthi ezi-5 800 zingafumaneki nakancani kwenye indawo ephasini.

Nanyana umbuso lo usabalale ngaphasi kuka-0.04% womhlaba woke, uphethe i-0.7% yokuhlukahlukana kwemithi eyenzelwa khona kwaphela.

ICape Peninsula yodwa, nanyana iyincani kunedorobho leLondon, ineembalela zeentjalo eziqhakazako ezidlula zoke ezitholakala eBritish Isles.

Lokhu kutjengisa ubunjalo bemvelo obungakavami emhlabeni.

Umbuso lo wenza ibhande elilinganiselwa ku-200 km ububanzi, lisuka eClanwilliam lize liyokuphela eHumansdorp eduze nePort Elizabeth, ibanga elingaba yi-1 000 km.

Inengi lemithi yakhona yi-fynbos.

Abahlali bamaDatjhi bakubiza ngegama elithi “fijnbosch,” okutjho “umuthi omuhle,” nanyana bona bebafuna iinkuni zokwakha nezokubasa.

IFynbos yenza ama-80% weenhlobo zemithi zomBuso lo begodu ihlanganisa iinhlanu kwezihlanu zendawo.

Enye indawo ihlanganiswe yi-succulent karoo, thicket, renosterveld ne-afromontane forest.

Umuntu nakayitjheja eduze ubona amaqabunga amancani ahlotjisiweko, ama-protea aqinileko, ama-orchid namalili, kanye neenyoni, iimbungu, iinkwekwezi ezincani namaxhama amancani adlalisana nayo ngesikhathi sokuvuthwa.

Ngebanga lokuhlukahlukana okuphezulu kangaka, imithi eminengi isengozini yokutjhabalala.

Ezinye iinhlobo zitholakala endaweni yinye kwaphela eKnersvlakte namakloof afihlekileko eCape Peninsula.

Ukunatjiswa kwezelimo, izindlu, nemithi engenabuzwe kuyingozi ekulu.

Imihlobo engaphezu kwe-1 400 ibalwa njengezisengozini, ezingu-29 sele zatjhabalala, begodu iingcenye ezintathu kwezine zemithi ese-Red Data Book yeSewula Afrikha zitholakala khona la.