Tree List of the Soutpansberg

Tree List of the Soutpansberg – Norbert Hahn (1994, Fantique Publishers) is a specialist botanical reference that provides the first comprehensive account of the arboreal flora of South Africa’s Soutpansberg mountain range. In Tree List of the Soutpansberg, Norbert Hahn compiles a definitive inventory of the tree taxa recorded in this biologically rich and climatically varied mountain system in the Limpopo Province, listing over 530 distinct tree taxa with taxonomic precision and attention to botanical detail. This 1994 Fantique Publishers edition offers researchers, naturalists and conservationists a focused tool for understanding and identifying the diverse tree species that occur within one of southern Africa’s acknowledged centres of floristic diversity.

In Tree List of the Soutpansberg, each entry serves as more than just a name on a page — it reflects the region’s complex ecological patterns and the distinctive vegetation mosaic that characterises the mountain range. The list is arranged to aid botanical comparison, ecological study and field work, making it an indispensable reference for scientists, students and anyone conducting serious botanical surveys or conservation planning in the Soutpansberg and adjacent habitats. The inclusion of both common and scientific names supports reliable cross‑referencing with broader floras and vegetation databases, while the focus on a geographically bounded area underscores the unique contribution of this book to southern African botanical literature.

Tree List of the Soutpansberg stands as a foundational work in regional botany, capturing the remarkable tree diversity of a mountainous landscape that supports a substantial proportion of South Africa’s indigenous woody species. For naturalists exploring the Soutpansberg, botanists researching plant distribution, or libraries building Africana natural history collections, this title offers accurate, specialised content rooted in sustained field scholarship.

Condition: Near fine – Minimal wear present.