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Intaba eKapa idume kakhulu kwaye i-Iconic yintaba yetafile. Yintaba eqingqiweyo ethe tyaba egawula isixeko kwaye yenye yezona zinto zibonakalayo eMzantsi Afrika. Ulondolozo lweNtaba yeTheyibhile yinxalenye yePaki yeSizwe yeTafile, ebandakanya uluhlu lweentaba olubaleka kwiPeninsula yaseCape.

Intaba yetafile imalunga 1,086 iimitha (3,563 iinyawo) mde kwaye zenziwe nge-sandlitye kunye ne-grantite rocks. Intaba likhaya le-Flora ezahlukeneyo zeFlora kunye neFauna, Izityalo kubandakanya iintlobo ezininzi ze-Endeemic. Ezinye zezona iintlobo zaziwayo zibandakanya umthi wesilivere, I-bod disarchid ebomvu, kwaye ghost frog.

Intaba yeTafile yindawo yokhenketho eyaziwayo, kwaye iindwendwe zinokude zithathe inqwelo-mafutha okanye ihashe ukuya phezulu ukuze iyonwabele imbonakalo yephaneli ye-Cape kunye ne-Atlantiki yoLwandle. Intaba ikwabonelela ngeendlela ezininzi zokukhwela intaba enamanqanaba ahlukeneyo obunzima, ngokunjalo nokunyuka amatye kunye nokungabikho kwamathuba.

INtaba yeTafile luphawu olubalulekileyo lwenkcubeko nendalo kuluntu lwaseKapa kwaye yamkelwa njengeSiza seLifa leHlabathi.. Ikwangumthombo obalulekileyo wezoqoqosho, ukubonelela ngamathuba okuzonwabisa kunye nokutsala iindwendwe ezivela kwihlabathi jikelele.

IPHONDO LENTSHONA KOLONI i-Flora eyahlukeneyo kunye nengqokelela eyahlukileyo yezityalo zezityalo ezifumaneka kwiPhondo laseNtshona Koloni, kubandakanya le ndawo ijikeleze indawo ejikeleze intaba. Iflora ibonakaliswa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zobomi bezityalo, kunye ngaphezulu 9,000 Iintlobo zezityalo ezintyatyambo, i-ferns, kunye nezinye iintlobo zezityalo, Uninzi lwaluphi na ilizwe lomthonyama kwaye alufumane ndawo emhlabeni.

Enye yezona ntlobo zibalulekileyo kwezityalo eNtshona Koloni Flora yi-fynbos, Uhlobo lwezityalo zeShrubland ezikhethekileyo kwingingqi. I-Fynbos ibonakaliswa ngumxube weShrub ye-Helgreen, U-Eric, kunye neProteas kwaye ihlengahlengiswa kwi-Mediteranean yeMeditera yeMeditera, Ihlobo elomileyo kunye namanzi owemanzi.

Ezinye iintlobo zezityalo ezifumaneka eNtshona Koloni zibandakanya amahlathi, Imigxobhozo, kunye nengca, nganye ineseti yayo eyahlukileyo yeentlobo zezityalo. ICape Floral Bukumkani, ezibandakanya iNtshona Koloni kunye neenxalenye zePhondo leMpuma Koloni, ithathwa njengenye yezona zihlunu zentyatyambo zehlabathi kwaye zinakanwa njengendawo ye-hotspot yendalo yehlabathi.

IPHONDO LENTSHONA KOLONI YOKWENZA INDAWO YOKUGQIBELA, inkcubeko, kunye nokubaluleka kwezoqoqosho, Ukubonelela ngendawo yokuhlala yoluhlu olubanzi lweentlobo zezilwanyana, kubandakanya iintlobo ezininzi zokuphela, nokuxhasa ezolimo, Ezokhenketho, kunye namanye amashishini. Nangona kunjalo, Uninzi lweentlobo zezityalo kulo mmandla ziphantsi kwesoyikiso kwi-Beatat Lalt, imo iyatshintsha, nezinye izinto, kwaye iinzame zolondolozo ziyaqhubeka ukukhusela kwaye zibuyisele i-flora kunye nendawo yazo yokuhlala.

Isele elinguMoya (Heleophryne Purcell) luhlobo lwesele oluxhaphakileyo kummandla weNtshona Koloni eMzantsi Afrika, kuqukwa imilambo kunye nemigxobhozo ekwiNtaba yeTafile neziyijikelezileyo. Igama “isiporho isele” ivela kwibala, ukubonakala okuguquguqukayo kwesikhumba sesele.

Isele elinguGhost yisilwanyana sasemanzini esiphakathi nendawo, namadoda amadala afikelela kwi 55 iimilimitha (2.2 intshi) ngobude kunye neemazi ezindala ezilinganisa ukuya kuthi ga 70 iimilimitha (2.8 intshi). Uhlobo lukhethekile kuba lunamandla okuguqula ukuthungwa kwesikhumba sayo ukusuka kwi-smooth ukuya kwi-rough, kuxhomekeke kwimekobume efunyenwe kuyo.

Isele elinguMoya lihlala ebusuku kwaye liyasebenza ngexesha lokupholisa, iinyanga ezimanzi zonyaka. Kukutya okungenelelayo, ukuxhaphaza iintlobo ngeentlobo zezilwanyana ezingenamqolo ezifana nezinambuzane kunye nezigcawu. Uhlobo lunesicwangciso esikhethekileyo sokuzala, kunye neemazi ezizalela amaqanda emhlabeni kumadama amancinane okanye kwimingxuma efumileyo, apho bathi bakhule babe ngoonobumba phambi kokuba bafudukele kwimijelo ekufutshane okanye kwimigxobhozo.

Isele elinguMoya lidweliswe njengezilwanyana ezisengozini ngenxa yokulahleka kwendawo yokuhlala kunye nezinye izoyikiso, kuquka ukuthotywa kunye nokungcoliseka kweendawo ezihlala emanzini. Iinzame zolondolozo zikhusela kakhulu kwaye ziyaqhubeka ukukhusela nokubuyisela uhlobo kunye nendawo yazo yokuhlala, kubandakanywa amanyathelo okuthintela ukhukuliseko kunye nokugcina umgangatho wamanzi wemilambo kunye nemigxobhozo. Isele elingumoya likwayingqwalasela yophando ngeempawu zalo ezizodwa kunye nohlengahlengiso kwaye liyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yelifa lendalo nenkcubeko yalo mmandla..

I-Red Dis, Kwabizwa ngokuba yi-disfora, Ngaba uhlobo lwe-orchid obe ngumthonyama kwiPhondo laseNtshona Koloni laseNtshona Koloni, kubandakanya intaba yetafile. Yinto eqinileyo nezaziwayo kwingingqi kwaye ikwanjalo neentyatyambo ezisemthethweni zaseNtshona Koloni.

I-Red Disda yi-orchid yomhlaba, intsingiselo yokuba ikhula emhlabeni endaweni yemithi efana nezinye iintlobo ze-orchid. Ngokwesiqhelo iyakhula kude kube sekupheleni 30 ukuya 50 Iisentimitha (12 ukuya 20 intshi) kwaye uvelisa enye, Intyatyambo ebomvu eqaqambileyo malunga 5 Iisentimitha (2 intshi) ubukhulu.

Iintyatyambo ezibomvu zedada kwiinyanga zehlobo zikaDisemba ukuya kuFebruwari, kwaye iintyatyambo zayo ezibomvu eziqaqambileyo zinomtsalane odumileyo kwi-hikhi kunye nenzondelelo yendalo kwitafile yetafile. Ikwangumqondiso obalulekileyo wenkcubeko we-hildokazi, abathe basebenzise isityalo ngeenjongo zonyango nezenkcubeko.

Ngaphandle kokubaluleka kwenkcubeko kunye nendalo, i-Red Disa ithathele ingqalelo uhlobo olusesichengeni ngenxa yokulahleka kwendawo yokuhlala kunye nezinye izoyikiso, kubandakanywa iintlobo zezityalo ezihlaselayo kunye nokutshintsha kwemozulu. Iinzame zolondolozo kunye neenzame ziyaqhubeka ukukhusela nokubuyisela uhlobo kunye neendawo zokuhlala, kuquka namanyathelo okuthintela imililo, lawula iintlobo zezityalo ezihlaselayo, kunye nokukhuthaza iindlela zokusetyenziswa komhlaba ezizinzileyo.

Umthi weSilivere (ISilver Leucadendron) luhlobo lomthi olunqabileyo nolusemngciphekweni wokuphela oluhlala lukho kwiintaba ze-Cape Peninsula eMzantsi Afrika., kubandakanya intaba yetafile. Umthi ufumana igama lawo kumbala owahlukileyo wesilivere-ngwevu wamagqabi awo, ezinde kwaye zimxinwa ezinesiphelo esitsolo.

Umthi weSilver lilungu losapho lweProtea kwaye uyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yezityalo zefynbos ezifumaneka kwingingqi yeNtshona Koloni.. Ngumthi ocothayo okhula ukuya kuthi ga 10 iimitha (33 iinyawo) ngobude kodwa ixhaphake ngokufumaneka kwiindawo eziphakamileyo ezijikelezileyo 2 ukuya 4 iimitha (6 ukuya 13 iinyawo).

Umthi uvelisa iintyatyambo ezincinci ezimthubi okanye ezimhlophe ezijikelezwe zizinkulu, ukubonisa, iibracts ezinemibala yesilivere. Iintyatyambo zivuzwa zizinambuzane, kwaye imbewu isasazwa ngumoya.

Umthi weSilivere uthathwa njengophawu lwendalo esempilweni nengagungqiyo yefynbos, njengoko inobuntununtunu kutshintsho kwimo engqongileyo kwaye ingumthombo wokutya obalulekileyo kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zeentaka nezinambuzane. Lo mthi ukwabalulekile ngokwenkcubeko kubantu bomthonyama abangamaKhoisan, abathi amagqabi awo bawasebenzise ngokweyeza, nemithi yawo ekwenzeni izixhobo zokusebenza.

Ngelishwa, umthi weSilver udweliswe njengeentlobo zezityalo ezisengozini, ngamawaka ambalwa abantu abaseleyo endle ngenxa yokulahleka kwendawo yokuhlala kunye nezinye izoyikiso. Iinzame zolondolozo ziyaqhubeka ngoku ukukhusela nokubuyisela indalo kunye nendawo yayo yokuhlala, kuquka namanyathelo okuthintela imililo, lawula iintlobo zezityalo ezihlaselayo, kunye nokukhuthaza iindlela zokusetyenziswa komhlaba ezizinzileyo.

INtaba yeTafile ithatha indawo emalunga nendawo 58 iikhilomitha square (okanye 22 iimayile zesikwere), kwaye imi phakathi kwePaka yeSizwe ekwiNtaba yeTafile eKapa, Mzantsi Afrika. Ipaki yesizwe igubungela indawo enkulu ngakumbi, malunga 221 iikhilomitha square (okanye 85 iimayile zesikwere), equka kungekuphela nje iNtaba yeTafile kodwa noluhlu lweminye imimandla yendalo, kuquka neKapa leThemba eliHle, Silvermine, nabapostile abalishumi elinambini. I-Table Mountain Aerial Cableway ibonelela abatyeleli ngokufikelela kwincopho yentaba, kwaye kukho iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokunyuka intaba kunye namanye amathuba okuzonwabisa ngaphakathi epakini.

I-Endemic ibhekisa kuhlobo lwesityalo okanye lwesilwanyana esikhethekileyo nesikhethekileyo kwindawo ethile okanye indawo ethile.. Iintlobo ze-endemic zifumaneka kuphela kwindawo ethile kwaye azifumaneki kwenye indawo emhlabeni.

Oku kunokwenzeka ngenxa yezizathu ezininzi, kubandakanywa nokwakheka komhlaba, imozulu, kunye nemiba ye-ikholoji edala imeko-bume eyodwa efanele ukuphila kunye nokwanda kohlobo oluthile. Ukwahlukaniswa kweminye imimandla kunokukhokelela ekuphuhlisweni kweempawu zofuzo ezizodwa kunye nohlengahlengiso kwiintlobo ezivumela ukuba zikhule kwindawo ethile..

Iintlobo ezihlala zikho zisoloko zithathwa njengezinexabiso eliphezulu lolondolozo, njengoko bemele indawo ekhethekileyo yendalo eyahlukeneyo kunye nenkqubo yendalo. Basenokuba sengozini yokulahlekelwa yindawo yokuhlala, imo iyatshintsha, okanye ezinye izinto zokusingqongileyo, nto leyo enokuphumela ekuncipheni kwabemi okanye kwanokuphela.

Imizekelo yeentlobo ezihlala zikho ziquka ufudo olukhulu lweGalapagos, efumaneka kuphela kwiiGalapagos Islands ezikunxweme lwase-Ecuador, kunye nentaba yepygmy possum, efumaneka kuphela kwimimandla yealpine ekumzantsi-mpuma weOstreliya.

Intaba yeTafile, Ihlala eKapa, Mzantsi Afrika, Ngaba ikhaya liphumelele umhlaba onesityebi nomhlaba oxhasa uluhlu olubanzi lwezityalo nezilwanyana. I-topography yeNtaba eyahlukileyo, imozulu, kwaye i-geology idale uluhlu lwendawo yokuhlala, ukusuka kwi-Lowland Fynbos ukuya kwiintaba eziphezulu, ixhasa uluhlu lweentlobo ezahlukeneyo zeentlobo, Iindidi ezininzi zezona ndawo.

I-Fynbos luhlobo olukhethekileyo lwezityalo olufumaneka kwingingqi yeNtshona Koloni yoMzantsi Afrika, kwaye intaba yetafile yenye yezona ndawo zibanzi zefynbos ehlabathini. Izityalo ze-fynbos zibonakaliswa ziintlobo ezahlukeneyo zezihlahla, imithi emincinci, kunye nengca, Uninzi lwazo luye lwaziqhelanisa nomhlaba ohlwempuzekileyo kunye nemeko yohlobo lomlilo. I-fynbos likhaya ngaphezulu 2,000 Iindidi zezityalo, 80% I-Evemic kwingingqi, kubandakanya nosapho oluqhelekileyo lweProtea yezityalo zentyatyambo.

Ukongeza kwi-fynbos, Intaba yeTafile ikwaxhasa uluhlu lwezinye iintlobo zezityalo, Kubandakanya iRenosterveld, Uhlobo lwezityalo olunqabileyo nolusongelwe lulawulwa zizityalo kunye nezityalo ze-Succulent, kunye ne-afromontane ihlathi, Uhlobo lwehlathi elifumaneka kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zokuphakama kwentaba.

Isiqu se-ecocy yetafile ye-ecosys kunye ne-ecosystem ye-ecosys ikwaya ekhaya kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zezilwanyana, kuquka amaqhina (i-rock hyrax), iimphetho, kunye noluhlu lweentaka. I-Dassie sisilwanyana esincinci esihlala sifumaneka entabeni, Ngelixa iivebhono ziyindidi ekhuselweyo edlala indima ebalulekileyo yendalo kwi-ecosystem.

Intaba ikwaxhasa uluhlu lweentlobo zezilwanyana zase-Amphibian, kubandakanya intaba yaseCape Intaba, eziluncedo ezisemngciphekweni olunqabileyo kwaye lungaphezulu.

Inkqubo ye-ecosystem yetafile ekhethekileyo yindawo ebalulekileyo yendalo kwaye idlala indima ebalulekileyo kwimpilo yendalo yendalo. Ipaki yeSizwe yeSizwe yeTafile inikezelwe ekukhuseleni imeko yendawo eyahlukileyo yentaba kwaye ikhuthaze ukusetyenziswa komhlaba ngokuzinzileyo ngelixa kubonelela ngeendwendwe ngamathuba okufumana kunye nokufunda malunga ne-ecosystem yendalo.

Uhlobo lwesityalo liqela lezityalo ezineempawu ezifanayo kwaye zinokudibana ukuze zivelise inzala ephilayo. Igama lezenzululwazi lohlobo lwesityalo linamalungu amabini aphambili: i-genus kunye neentlobo. I-genus ibhekisa kwiqela lezityalo ezinxulumene ngokusondeleyo, ngelixa igama lezilwanyana lichonga isityalo esithile ngaphakathi kwelo qela.

Kuqikelelwa ukuba zikhona 390,000 iintlobo zezityalo ezaziwayo eMhlabeni, kwaye iintlobo ezintsha zisafunyanwa minyaka le. Izityalo zidlala indima ebalulekileyo kwi-ecosystems yomhlaba, ukubonelela ngeoksijini, ukutya, kunye nekhusi kwezinye iintlobo ezininzi zobomi.

Iintlobo zezityalo zinokuhlelwa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, kuxhomekeke kwiimpawu zabo kunye nobudlelwane babo kwezinye iintlobo zezityalo. Enye indlela eqhelekileyo yokuhlela iintlobo zezityalo isekelwe kwiindlela zokukhula kwazo, njengemithi, amatyholo, imifuno, okanye imidiliya. Enye indlela yokuhlela iintlobo zezityalo isekelwe kumjikelo wobomi bazo, ezifana ngonyaka, iminyaka emibini, okanye ezingapheliyo.

Iintlobo zezityalo nazo zinokuhlelwa ngokusekelwe kwindawo yazo yokuhlala okanye kwi-ecological niche, ezifana nezityalo zomhlaba omanzi, izityalo zasentlango, okanye izityalo ze-alpine. Ezinye iintlobo zezityalo ziqhelaniswa neemeko ezithile zokusingqongileyo, njengokuphakama okuphezulu okanye imihlaba engenazondlo, ngelixa abanye bengabantu ngokubanzi kwaye banokuphumelela kuluhlu olubanzi lweendawo zokuhlala.

Iintlobo zezityalo nazo zinokuhlelwa ngokusekelwe kukubaluleka kwazo kwezoqoqosho okanye ngokwenkcubeko. Ezinye iintlobo zezityalo ziyimithombo ebalulekileyo yokutya, iyeza, okanye ezinye iimveliso eziluncedo, ngelixa ezinye zinentsingiselo yenkcubeko okanye yenkolo kwiindawo ezithile.

Ukuqonda kunye nokuhlelwa kweentlobo zezityalo kubalulekile kuphando lwezenzululwazi, iinzame zolondolozo, kunye nophuhliso oluzinzileyo. Ngokufunda iimpawu kunye nobudlelwane beentlobo ezahlukeneyo zezityalo, Izazinzulu zinokufumana ulwazi malunga nokuvela kwezityalo kunye neendima zazo ze-ikholoji. Iinzame zolondolozo zihlala zijolise ekukhuseleni iintlobo zezityalo ezinqabileyo okanye ezisengozini yokuphela, ngelixa uphuhliso oluzinzileyo lufuna ukuqonda ukuba izityalo zingasetyenziswa njani ngeendlela ezifanayo, zombini ezinzile kwezoqoqosho kunye nokusingqongileyo.

Intaba yeTafile yeyona ndawo ibalaseleyo kunye nomtsalane wendalo okwiKapa, Mzantsi Afrika. Le ntaba iyinxalenye yeTafile Mountain National Park, egubungela ngaphezulu 22,000 iihektare zomhlaba okhuselweyo kwiphondo leNtshona Koloni.

I-Table Mountain Park yaziwa ngobuhle bayo bomhlaba obumangalisayo, equka uluhlu lwenkqubo yokuphilisana kwendalo kunye neentlobo ngeentlobo zezityalo nezilwanyana. Ipaki ilikhaya lokudlula 2,200 Iindidi zezityalo, ezininzi, uninzi lwazo luxhaphakile kule ndawo, kwakunye neentlobo ngeentlobo zezilwanyana, kuquka amaqhina (i-rock hyrax), iimphetho, kwaye ngaphezulu 120 iintlobo zeentaka.

Indawo esembindini wale paki yiNtaba yeTafile ngokwayo, emi phezu 1,000 iimitha (3,300 iinyawo) ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle. Intaba yincopho ethe tyaba enikezela ngembono emangalisayo yesixeko saseKapa kunye nonxweme olujikelezileyo..

Abakhenkethi beTable Mountain Park banokufikelela entabeni ngemoto yentambo okanye iindlela zokuhamba ezisuka kulula ukuya kulucelomngeni.. Ipaki ikwabandakanya uluhlu lwamanye amathuba okuzonwabisa, kuquka ukunyuka kwamatye, ukungasebenzi, ukukhwela ibhayikhi entabeni, kunye neparading.

Indawo eyohlukeneyo yepaki ikwabandakanya uluhlu lweendawo eziselunxwemeni, kuquka nonxweme olumagqagala, iilwandle ezinesanti, kunye namachibi anamanzi anikezela ngamathuba okuqubha kunye ne-snorkeling.

I-Table Mountain Park yindawo ebalulekileyo yolondolozo kwaye ilikhaya kwiqela lezityalo nezilwanyana ezisesichengeni. Ipaki izibophelele ekukhuseleni ubutyebi bayo bendalo kunye nokukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa komhlaba ngokuzinzileyo ngelixa ikwabonelela ngamathuba kubakhenkethi ukuba babe namava kwaye babuxabise ubuhle bendalo bepaki kunye nokubaluleka kwendalo..

Kuko konke, I-Table Mountain Park yindawo eyodwa neyiyo ekusingwa kuyo eKapa, enika indibaniselwano yobuhle bendalo, ukuzonwabisa ngaphandle, kunye nolondolozo lwendalo olutsala iindwendwe ezivela kwihlabathi liphela.