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  • (115–116) Proposals to eliminate the Latin requirement for the valid publication of plant names 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2010-04)
    Article 36.1 in the International code of botanical nomenclature requires that, as from 1 January 1935, all names of new plant taxa (algae and fossils excepted) must be accompanied by a Latin description or diagnosis ...
  • Abrus kaokoensis (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae-Abreae), a new species from Namibia 
    Swanepoel, Wessel; Kolberg, H. (Elsevier (open access), 2011-08)
    Abrus kaokoensis Swanepoel & H.Kolberg, a woody subshrub, is described as a new species. It is only known from the vicinity of the Kunene River and the Baynes Mountains in the Kaokoveld Centre of Endemism, Namibia. Its ...
  • The Acacia controversy resulting from minority rule at the Vienna Nomenclature Section : much more than arcane arguments and complex technicalities 
    Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Demissew, Sebsebe; Lewis, G.P. (Gwilym Peter); Schrire, Brian D.; Rico, Lourdes; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam); Luckow, Melissa; Kiesling, Roberto; Mario, Sousa S. (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2011-06)
    The arguments towards resolving the Acacia nomenclatural controversy put forth by Thiele & al. (2011) are reviewed and rebutted. We argue that a truly pragmatic and, moreover, defensible and equitable alternative to ...
  • Acacia, the 2011 Nomenclature Section in Melbourne, and beyond 
    Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Demissew, Sebsebe; Lewis, G.P. (Gwilym Peter); Schrire, Brian D.; Rico, Lourdes; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2010-08)
    This paper briefly reports on the developments surrounding the Acacia name conservation controversy since the Nomenclature Section meeting at the Seventeenth International Botanical Congress at Vienna in 2005. Actions taken ...
  • Acclimation to high CO2 in maize is related to water status and dependent on leaf rank 
    Prins, Anneke; Mukubi, Josephine Muchwesi; Pellny, Till K.; Verrier, Paul J.; Beyene, Getu; Lopes, Marta Silva; Emami, Kaveh; Treumann, Achim; Lelarge-Trouverie, Caroline; Noctor, Graham; Kunert, Karl J.; Kerchev, Pavel; Foyer, Christine H. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-02)
    The responses of C3 plants to rising atmospheric CO2 levels are considered to be largely dependent on effects exerted through altered photosynthesis. In contrast, the nature of the responses of C4 plants to high CO2 remains ...
  • Activity of 7-methyljuglone derivatives against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and as subversive substrates for mycothiol disulfide reductase 
    Mahapatra, Anita; Mativandlela, Sannah Patience Nkami; Binneman, Brigitte; Fourie, Petrus Bernard; Hamilton, Chris J.; Meyer, Jacobus Johannes Marion; Van der Kooy, Frank; Houghton, P.J. (Peter James); Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2007-12)
    The naphthoquinone 7-methyljuglone (5-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) has previously been isolated and identified as an active component of root extracts of Euclea natalensis which displays antitubercular activity. ...
  • Activity of South African medicinal plants against Listeria monocytogenes biofilms, and isolation of active compounds from Acacia karroo 
    Nyila, Monde Alfred; Leonard, C.M.; Hussein, Ahmed A.; Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2012-01)
    In South Africa, the antimicrobial activity of many indigenous plants has been investigated. In general, studies have focused on planktonic bacteria, with less attention given to bacterial biofilms. Many organisms, however, ...
  • African herbaria support transformation on the continent 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Roux, J.P. (Jacobus Petrus); Raven, Peter; Figueiredo, Estrela (Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2011-07-15)
    The African Plants Initiative (API) was conceived as a web-based, electronic venture that would provide rapid access to images of type specimens of African plant names. This soon grew to also encompass images of living ...
  • The African plants initiative (API) in South Africa 
    Walters, Michele; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Crouch, Neil R. (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2010-04)
    Given the ongoing and often destructive impact of humans on the natural environment, the need for sound and robust taxonomies has become critically important (see for example Godfray & Knapp, 2004). The difficulty with ...
  • Agavaceae : Furcraea foetida : an invading alien in South Africa 
    Crouch, Neil R.; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (National Botanical Institute, 2011-01)
    The genus Agave L. has long been recognized as invasive in southern Africa, and until recently was thought to be the only one of eight genera in the Agavaceae (Verhoek 1998) to have become regionally naturalized (Smith ...
  • Agave americana L. (subsp. americana) var. expansa (Jacobi) gentry (Agavaceae) naturalized in South Africa 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2011)
    The Mexican Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry, a distinctive variety of the widely cultivated, blueleaved century plant, is here recorded as having become established in South Africa. A ...
  • Agrobacterium mediated transformation of banana (Musa sp.) cv. Sukali Ndiizi (ABB) with a modified Carica papaya cystatin (CpCYS) gene 
    Namuddu, A.; Kiggundu, Andrew; Mukasa, S.B.; Kunert, Karl J.; Karamura, E.; Tushemereirwe, W. (Academic Journals, 2013-04-10)
    Conventional banana breeding for pest and disease resistance is a very difficult and slow process due to the limited sources of resistance, sterility of cultivated banana varieties, high polyploidy levels, long cropping ...
  • Agroinfiltration contributes to VP1 recombinant protein degradation 
    Pillay, Priyen; Kunert, Karl J.; Van Wyk, Stefan George; Makgopa, Matome Eugene; Cullis, C.A. (Christoper Ashley); Vorster, Barend Juan (Routledge, 2016-08)
    There is a growing interest in applying tobacco agroinfiltration for recombinant protein production in a plant based system. However, in such a system, the action of proteases might compromise recombinant protein ...
  • Aligning design with science : tree grids and rings in the landscape 
    Stoffberg, G.H.; Van Rooyen, Margaretha W.; Groeneveld, Hendrik T.; Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike) (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2016)
    Tree grids and tree rings pose certain challenges to the designer of landscapes especially designing hard landscapes such as pavements, parking areas and roadsides. One challenge is insufficient knowledge of lateral ...
  • Allioni's Aloe names (Asphodelaceae): nomenclature and typification 
    Guglielmone, L.; Gallo, L.; Meregalli, M.; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (National Botanical Institute, 2009)
    The taxa belonging to the genus Aloe published in Synopsis methodica stirpium horti regii taurinensis (Allioni 1760) and in Auctarium ad synopsim methodicam stirpium horti regii taurinensis (Allioni 1773) were examined. ...
  • Aloe arborescens Mill. (Asphodelaceae) is spreading in Portugal 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2009)
    Two species of Aloe L., Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. and A. arborescens Mill. have been recorded as naturalised in Portugal: A. vera as an occasional escape along the Algarve in the south, and A. arborescens from central coastal ...
  • Aloe huntleyana, a new species from the Baynes Mountains, Namibia 
    Van Jaarsveld, Ernst J.; Swanepoel, Wessel (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2012)
    Aloe huntleyana Van Jaarsv. & Swanepoel is named from the Kaokoveld. It belongs to a group of five closely related species from southern Angola, but immediately distinguished by its leaves which remain persistent along ...
  • Aloe in Angola (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) 
    Klopper, Ronell Renett; Matos, S.; Figueiredo, Estrela; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959- (National Botanical Institute, 2009)
    Botanical exploration of Angola was virtually impossible during the almost three-decade-long civil war. With more areas becoming accessible, there is, however, a revived interest in the flora of this country. A total of ...
  • Aloe maculata All. (Asphodelaceae) in the Free State Province, South Africa, and resurrection of ‘var. ficksburgensis’ 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Klopper, Ronell Renett; Crouch, Neil R. (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2012)
    Although morphologically variable and widely distributed in southern Africa, Aloe maculata All. is well defined by a suite of characters that includes maculate (spotted) leaves, flattopped inflorescences and uniformly ...
  • Aloe nicholsii Gideon F.Sm. & N.R.Crouch (Asphodelaceae) : a new leptoaloe from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 
    Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Crouch, Neil R. (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2010)
    A new species of leptoaloe, Aloe nicholsii Gideon F.Sm. & N.R.Crouch is described from the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The species shows affinities with Aloe kraussii Baker, but can be readily distinguished ...