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Slide Collection (Paraclinical Sciences - Pharmacology & Toxicology): Recent submissions

  • Melilotus indica 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Widespread. Grows in moist conditions in disturbed areas. Botanical description: General: An annual shrublet that can grow up to 1 m high. Leaves: The leaflets are shallowly toothed in the upper two thirds. ...
  • Ornithoglossum vulgare 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: • Widely distributed in southern Africa • It shows a preference for alkaline soils, but can grow in various different other types of soil.
  • Thesium species 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: These plants grow in the arid to semi-arid areas of southern Africa; in open plains, seasonally dry watercourses and on hills.
  • Hypericum species 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Occurs in a wide variety of habitats, most commonly in stony areas or open grassland. Also near water, in marshy or damp places, between rocks as well as on old lands.
  • Pteridium aquilinum 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: It is widespread in South Africa, especially in the high rainfall areas, where it can become an invasive plague.
  • Moraea species 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: H. pallida occurs all over South Africa under a variety of climatic conditions, topographical situations and soil types • M. polystachya is widely distributed in dry areas like Botswana, Namibia, Kalahari, ...
  • Lippia rhemannii 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Grass- and bushveld, mainly Pretoria/Magaliesburg area. Botanical description: General: A shrub, 0,5 - 1 m high, with many branches spreading from ground level. All parts strongly aromatic, smelling like ...
  • Lantana camara 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Originally from Central and South America, it is now a serious invading plant. More commonly found in the moist eastern parts of the country. Often cultivated as a garden subject.
  • Fagopyrum esculentum 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Cultivated cash crop.
  • Erodium moschatum 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Exotic plant originally from Europe, growing in orchards, gardens, etc. and on disturbed soil in the south western Cape region.
  • Merwilla plumbea 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: • Mainly found in Kwazulu-Natal • Very variable • In damp grassland, cliffs and rocky slopes.
  • Phalaris species 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: • Originally from the Mediterranean regions, it is an introduced species to South Africa, where it has escaped from cultivated pastures. • Grows in disturbed places, seldom in the veld.
  • Persea americana 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Cultivated mostly for human consumption in the temperate, frost-free subtropical regions of the country.
  • Melica decumbens 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: It grows usually in the shade of trees or shrubs between rocks. Most common on hillsides, but also on plains and roadsides.
  • Melianthus species 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: • M. comosus has a wide distribution, mainly in the dry interior of South Africa, while • M. major occurs only in the Western Cape. • The genus Melianthus is restricted to southern Africa.
  • Lasiospermum bipinnatum 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Grows everywhere, but especially in vleis. Flowers whenever it rains. Western Cape around Boland, Eastern Cape, Karoo, Free State, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Not found in Kwazulu – Natal. Botanical description: ...
  • Hertia pallens 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: It prefers calcareous soil, sand, loam, shale and white quartzite and can become abundant on degraded grassveld, hillsides, rocky ridges, dry river beds, in low lying areas and along roadsides. Invader on ...
  • Acacia nilotica 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Can grow under a variety of ecological conditions, though generally absent from shallow gravelly soils as well as wet watercourses. Botanical description: General: It is a small to medium-sized deciduous ...
  • Crotalaria spartioides 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: Grows in the Kalahari on bare patches against the higher sand dune slopes. Also on old lands and over-grazed areas. Problem in Kuruman area. Botanical description: General: A dense, much branched bottle-green ...
  • Cestrum laevigatum 
    Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Venter, Elna; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology (2002)
    DISTRIBUTION: • Originally a native of Brazil. • It is usually found in the moister eastern parts of the country where it grows as an under-storey or at the margins of forests. • Also cultivated as a hedge or ...