Information Library
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 2001
by Maneveldt Gavin W., Frans René
The fourth part of a series on the common intertidal seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula looks at the red seaweeds, which form the largest group of seaweeds on the Peninsula.
by Kikillus Johan
A discussion of some common, surprising and controversial indigenous plants popular for their medicinal properties.
by Duncan Graham
Notes on the cultivation and propagation of Chasmanthe, with particular reference to Chasmanthe bicolor.
by Whitehouse Christopher
Cliffortia - an intriguing but poorly known member of the rose family.
by Van der Walt Liesl
Streptocarpus formosus, or Cape primrose as it is commonly known, can be grown indoors and out.
by Cupido Christopher N., Conrad Ferozah
Notes on four South African Lobeliaceae species including the ever-popular garden lobelia and the near-extinct wimmerellas.
by Rourke John
The botanical art of Louise Guthrie, whose main body of work includes some 264 illustrations of South African Proteaceae.
by Craib Charles
Ornithogalum bulbs have a great deal of horticultural potential as pot plants and miniature rockery subjects.
by Gess Robert
A study suggests that long-proboscid fly pollination could be a third pollination strategy for Tylecodon, the other two known strategies being long-billed bird (sunbird) pollination and long-tongued pollen wasp pollination.