Romulea sabulosa
Protected Plants
Download List of Protected trees in South Africa (pdf format)
Contacts for Biodiversity Collecting Permits in South Africa and neighbouring countries (pdf)
Legislation pertaining to cycads
Plant Permits
When do I need a permit?
To collect plants
If you want to collect any part of any plant from the wild, you need to:
a. obtain a COLLECTING PERMIT from the province in which you wish to collect,
and
b. obtain permission from the landowner (if the plant is on private land)
or the nature conservation authority (if the plant is in a reserve, park
or conservancy).
To transport plants
If you are planning to transport a plant, you'll need a permit if:
a. the plant appears on the protected list (see below) in the province
in which you are travelling. If you are crossing provincial borders then
you need permits from your province of origin and from each of the provinces
you enter.
To own cycads in some provinces
Please contact your provincial authority to check local requirements
- see list below.
Number of permits
If you plan to collect more than one plant species, you need a separate
permit for each species you are collecting or transporting.
Click here for contact details of Nature Conservation authorities who issue permits, by province as well as the regulations and protected plants in each province.
The lists and regulations are provided as .pdf files.
Trees
The National Forest Act and other legislation provides for the protection
of trees.
