Nonrandom collecting practices may bias conclusions drawn from analyses of herbarium
records. Recent efforts to fully digitize and mobilize regional floras online offer a timely …

It is time to synthesize the knowledge that has been generated through more than 260 years
of botanical exploration, taxonomic and, more recently, phylogenetic research throughout …

Managing fire, water, biodiversity and carbon stocks can greatly benefit from early warning
of changes in the state of vegetation. While near-real time tools to detect forest change …

Abstract The Species Catalogue of China: Volume 1: Plants (SCCP) is a new,
comprehensive, hardcopy inventory of Chinese higher plants that combines several …

Research on ancient adhesives from the South African Stone Age is expanding, driven by
excellent preservation conditions of adhesives and the potential to address diverse …

A renewed interest in the present state of genebanks conserving pasture genetic resources
worldwide motivated this study to quantify the wealth of grass (Poaceae) diversity …

The ecological and economical importance of African grasses in sustaining animal
production prompted studies to quantify the wealth of grass genetic resources indigenous to …

Since the 1980s, the field of anthracology has continued to expand in Southern Africa to
study the interaction between past human societies and their environments, including plant …

Background: Medicinal plants continue to play a key role in disease management and
modern drug development. Bulbine natalensis is one of several South Africa’ s …

In preparation for the treatment of Arctotis L.(Asteraceae) in the e-Flora of South Africa
project, the correct names, typifications and synonymies are clarified for 24 Arctotis species …