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
by Maneveldt Gavin W.
Crustose coralline algae, in their quest for space, have given scientists some insight into the way lichens compete.
by Van Jaarsveld Ernst
The use of gabions dates back over a thousand years when organic woven baskets filled with rocks were used in the east. Today they are used throughout the world along highways and byways, dams and river margins and even along the sea.
by Goldblatt Peter, Manning John C.
An article on the biology of a fascinating group of Cape and Namaqua gladioli.
by Duncan Graham
An article detailing the cultivation of eleven rare and endangered moraeas at Kirstenbosch.
by Ralph Peckover
With urban sprawl and farming activity threatening its natural habitat, the future of Brachystelma caudatum seems bleak.
by Reid Jill
Attracting the African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus) to your garden.
by Burgoyne Pricilla, Germishuizen Gerrit
A discussion on 40 succulent euphorbias from Namibia.
by Steyn Elsie M.A., Smith Gideon F.
Despite its rarity, ancient origin and exquisite flowers, G. flanaganii has remained in comparative obscurity.
by Esler Karen J., Rundel Ohilip W.
There are two unusual growth forms that are found in few other places in the world: flat-leafed geophytes with basal whorls of leaves that lie fully pressed against the soil surface below; and curly-leafed geophytes where the leaves of the geophytes are coiled, giving them the appearance of a Christmas wrapping bow curled with scissors.
by Joubert Caroline
An account of the spectacular post-fire emergence of a number of fynbos species at Betty’s Bay in the Western Cape.