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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 2005
by Vlok Jan
A look at some intriguing examples of flower behaviour.
by Dibb C. Emily
An inspirational garden combines the wild spirit of the fynbos with the traditional English garden.
by Helme Nick, Trinder-Smith Terry
The Cape Peninsula has the greatest concentration of plant species (per unit area) within the Cape Floristic Region.
by Low Barrie, Pond Uschi
Interesting things happen when the flora of the fynbos and succulent Karoo biomes meet in the Cedarberg-Tanqua tension zone.
by Dold Tony, Cocks Michelle
A look at the use of plants, including Cassipourea jlanaganii, as traditional Xhosa cosmetics.
by Craib Charles
One of the greatest problems that face the managers of grassland reserves in suburban developments is the fact that these reserves must be periodically burnt.
by McMaster J Cameron
The long-term economic value of the mountains outweighs any short-term economic benefit derived from forestry or grazing.
by Krige Alicia, Van Wyk Braam
At the interface of the grassland and bushveld biomes, one suddenly comes across a rare plant community in the northern parts of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site where most of the species have grey or silvery foliage.
by Russell Irina
The geographical position of St Helena and the timing of its emergence have given rise to an endemic flora and fauna of exceptional taxonomic isolation and scientific interest.