Van Rooy, JacquesVan Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)2010-11-222010-11-222010Van Rooy, J & Van Wyk, AE 2010, 'The bryofloristic regions of southern Africa, 'Journal of Bryology, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 80-91. [http://maney.co.uk/index.php/journals/jbr/]0373-668710.1179/037366810X12578498136039http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15342A TWINSPAN classification divides southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho) into two main bryofloristic regions: (1) a subtropical or palaeotropical region in the northern, eastern and southern parts, characterised by a predominantly mesophytic moss flora; and (2) a temperate or austral region in the central and western parts of the study area with a xerophytic moss flora. The subtropical region is subdivided into the Zambezian and Afromontane Regions, and the temperate region into the Karoo- Namib and Highlands Regions. The four regions are further subdivided into eight domains: (1) the Zambezian Region into the Caprivi and Bushveld Domains; (2) the Afromontane Region into the Drakensberg and Cape Domains; (3) the Karoo-Namib Region into the Western Cape and Namaqua Domains; and (4) the Highlands Region into the Drakensberg Alpine and Upper Karoo Domains. Meaningful phytogeographical classification of the arid and semi-arid central and northwestern sectors of the study area is dependent on future plant collecting or sampling efforts.en© British Bryological Society 2010.Distribution patternsFloristic regionsMoss floraNumerical classificationTWINSPANPlant biogeographyBryofloristic regionsMosses -- Africa, SouthernPlants -- Africa, Southern -- ClassificationBiogeography -- Africa, SouthernPlant collecting -- Africa, SouthernArticle