Browsing Plant Science by Subject "Flora"

Browsing Plant Science by Subject "Flora"

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  • August Wulfhorst (1861-1936) and his overlooked contributions on the flora of Angola 
    Figueiredo, Estrela; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Nyffeler, Reto (The Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva (CJBG), 2013-07-12)
    August Wulfhorst (1861-1936), a German missionary attached to the Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft, collected material in omupanda (Amboland, Uukuanyama), which is located in present-day Angola. In the past, botanical ...
  • Creating an online world flora by 2020 : a perspective from South Africa 
    Victor, Janine Elizabeth; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Turland, Nicholas J.; Le Roux, Mariaan; Paton, Alan; Figueiredo, Estrela; Crouch, Neil R.; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam); Filer, Denis; Van Wyk, Erich (Springer, 2014-01)
    At the 10th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), which was held in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010, an updated Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) was adopted as part of the plan of ...
  • Cremnophilous succulents of southern Africa : diversity, structure and adaptations 
    Van Jaarsveld, Ernst Jacobus (University of Pretoria, 2012-06-07)
    The vertical cliff-face habitat is renowned for many specifically adapted plant species that exhibit a high degree of local endemism. Over a period of nine years the succulents and bulbous succulents on cliff faces in South ...
  • Diversity and biogeographical patterns of legumes (Leguminosae) indigenous to southern Africa 
    Trytsman, Marike; Westfall, Robert H.; Breytenbach, Philippus J.J.; Calitz, Frikkie J.; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Pensoft Publishers, 2016-10-04)
    The principal aim of this study was to establish biogeographical patterns in the legume flora of southern Africa so as to facilitate the selection of species with agricultural potential. Plant collection data from ...
  • History and drivers of plant taxonomy in South Africa 
    Victor, Janine Elizabeth; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Magnolia Press, 2016-08-06)
    The development of plant taxonomy in South Africa from about 1600 to 2015 is reviewed, with emphasis on the main driving factors that have influenced the research direction, techniques used, and choice of taxonomic research ...