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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
by Heydenrych Barry, Willis Christopher, Burgers Chris
Limestone fynbos, being specialised and restricted in its distribution, is one of the most threatened vegetation types in the Cape Floristic Region.
by Gess Sarah K., Gess Fred W.
Evidence suggests a mutualistic dependence between M. debilis and H. ogilviei, H. ogilviei being apparently the sole pollinator of M. debilis in the area investigated and M. debilis being apparently the principal source of provision of H. ogilviei.
by Van Jaarsveld Ernst
Capparis hereroensis is a rare, endemic shrub previously known from the summer rainfall parts of the Namib Desert and recently discovered in the Hondeklipbaai region of Namaqualand. It is closely related to the well-known edible caper, Capparis spinosa from the Mediterranean region.
by Nel Magda
Plants that hold on to their seeds until favourable conditions trigger their release are common in arid and semi-arid areas and the Namib is no exception.
by Powrie Fiona
An article about the cultivation of Staavia radiata, S. dodii, S. glutinosa, S. capitella and S. dregeana at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
by McDonald David J., Donaldson John S., Grier Lindsay
With the attractive price offered for the flower heads of S. eximia it is worthwhile for flower pickers to obtain these flowers – even at the risk of picking them unlawfully from conservation areas – in the catchments of the southern Cape mountains.
by McDonald David J.
Osmitopsis asteriscoides, the swamp daisy or belskruie, is the most familiar member of its genus.
by Pike Barbara
Although placed in separate genera now, Huernia and Duvalia, appear at first glance, to belong to the same genus and there have been many differing views about the distinction between them.
by Branch Margo
The dramatic differences between the marine plants and animals found along the east and west coasts of southern Africa are due mainly to the influence of the cold Atlantic Ocean in the west and the warm Indian Ocean in the east.
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.