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Our collection of documents and journal articles about South African plants and related topics.
Veld & Flora
Veld & Flora is the journal of SANBI's partner, the Botanical Society of South Africa. The society has kindly given its permssion for the reproduction of selected articles from Veld&Flora to be displayed on this site. Copyright resides with the Botanical Society and anyone wishing to reproduce material from these journals is requested to contact them.
Veld & Flora 1995
by Hollmann Jeremy, Myburgh Susan, Van der Schijff Manie, Van Wyk Braam
People who live where C. humifructus occurs maintain that it is the secretive, nocturnal aardvark that finds the buried fruits, uncovers them and consumes their contents.
by Singh Y., Van Wyk A.E., Baijnath H.
An easy guide to identifying members of the genus Zantedeschia.
by Tucker C.B.
Before it found its place at the entrance to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, the Kirstenbosch Bell was part of the HMS Dominion, a King Edward VII class battleship commissioned in 1905.
by Saunders Rod
An account of the successful crossing of Clematis brachiata and Clematopsis scabiosifolia.
by Manning J.C., Goldblatt P.
Fly-pollination is not uncommon and is achieved in various ways.
by Sherwin Heather, Farrant Jill
Researchers are trying to find out if crop plants and pasture grasses with the ability to survive severe drying or desiccation can be engineered.
by Manning J.C., Goldblatt P.
Misunderstood and confused with other species, this beautiful Natal gladiolus discovers its true identity at last.
by Nel Magda
Plants with interesting seed-holding strategies are described with particular reference to pollination strategies.
by Vlok Jan
While the writer does not contend that rodents are major predators of fynbos plants, he concludes that they are not villains, but rather freedom fighters in the system.
by Donaldson John
While many cycad species are facing the fate of dying out in the wild, there are some success stories of cycads holding their own despite the tremendous odds stacked against them.