Systematics Research at the National Herbarium

Research projects are ongoing on the taxonomic status of the following groups:

• Acanthaceae
• Asteraceae
• Boraginaceae
• Cyperaceae
• Dipcadi (Hyacinthaceae)
• Euphorbiaceae
• Gymnosporia (Celastraceae)
• Helictotrichon (Poaceae)
• RubiaceaeThuidiaceae

Floras

Staff of the National Herbarium are working on or contributing to the following regional Floras:

• Eastern Cape Flora
• Flora of the Free State
• Succulent Karoo Flora

Other registered research projects:

• Aloes of the world
• An illustrated checklist for the Apocynaceae s.l. (milkweed family) of the Eastern Region, South Africa
• Pretoria National Botanical Garden Grassland species
• Angola Plant Checklist
• Frithia translocation project
• General collecting programme for the National Herbarium, Pretoria
• Mesemb Mapping project
• Phytogeography of FSA mosses
• Revision of the residual taxa in Schizoglossum s.l. and its allies
• Strengthening ALUKA by expanding the content of the Family Mesembryanthemaceae
• Taxonomy of species of conservation concern
• Vanguearieae in southern Africa