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Head of Cost Centre
Dr Marinda Koekemoer: Deputy Director, Curator of the National
Herbarium
Herbarium Management, Asteraceae taxonomy and plant collecting.
Exciting discovery: Amphiglossa corrudifolia and
A. callunoides (Asteraceae) were re-collected at their respective
type localities after more than 150 years.
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Dr John M. Anderson: Specialist Scientist
Gondwana Alive-an international project begun by a group of South
African scientists. Its purpose is to promote biodiversity and stem
the Sixth Extinction of nature globally. Holistic synergy everywhere
amongst all people is seen as the only solution.
Exciting discovery: Molteno formation - prolific late
Triassic fossiliferous horizon appears to represent the biodiversity
heyday of the gymnosperms.
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Mrs Clare Archer:Principal Scientist
Systematics of Cyperaceae
Curation, identification and limited systematic research on Monocotyledon
families including Arecaceae, Burmanniaceae, Cannaceae, Colchicaceae,
Costaceae, Iridaceae, Maranthaceae, Musaceae, Orchidaceae, Strelitziaceae,
and Zingiberaceae.
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Dr Robert Archer: Principal Scientist
Systematics of Euphorbiaceae and Celestraceae, petaloid monocots and trees. |
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Mr S. Pieter Bester: Senior Scientist
Scientific curation and identification of the families Apocynaceae,
Ericaceae and Rutaceae.
Special interest in all grassland systems and plant collecting.
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Dr Christien L. Bredenkamp: Assistant Curator, Chief
Scientist
Co-ordinator of the Eastern Cape Flora
A monograph of the genus Passerina L. ( Thymelaeaceae).
Curation of Begoniaceae, Canellaceae, Clusiaceae, Elatinaceae, Frankeniaceae,
Geissolomataceae, Gentianaceae, Haloragaceae, Lecythidaceae, Linaceae,
Loasaceae, Lythraceae, Malvaceae, Melastomataceae, Onagraceae, Penaeaceae,
Plumbaginaceae, Polygalaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Trapaceae, Turneraceae
and Tiliaceae.
Exciting discovery: Three new species of Passerina:
P. nivicola, P. esterhuyseniae and P. quadrifaria were
discovered and described. P. montivagus is a new species
derived from the P. filiformis complex. Two new subspecies,
P. filiformis subsp. glutinosa and P. truncata
subsp. monticola, were also described.
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Ms Priscilla M. Burgoyne: Principal Scientist
Mesembryanthemaceae / Crassulaceae
Mesemb atlassing and phytogeography
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Mrs Lyn Fish: Principal Scientist
Poaceae and plant collecting
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Annemarie Götzel: Senior Provisioning Admin Clerk 11
Herbarium administration and sales of herbarium supplies
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Mrs Marcini Govender: Senior Agricultural Development Technician
API project
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Mr Paul P.J. Herman: Principal Agricultural Scientist, Assistant
Curator: Personnel
Taxonomic and scientific curation of some members of the family
Asteraceae.
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Mrs Marie Jordaan: Principal Scientist
Scientific curation of Celastraceae.
Tree list with distribution maps and common names (English and Afrikaans).
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Mr T. Wilson Kgaditsi: Senior Auxiliary Services Officer
Mounting of specimens and general assistance. Service room assistant
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Mrs Ronell R. Klopper: Senior Scientist
Curation and identification of Pteridophytes (ferns and fern allies)
and 27 monocotyledon families, including Asphodelaceae, Hyacinthaceae
and Restionaceae.
African Plant Checklist Project: Collaborative project with
the Botanic Gardens and Herbaria in Geneva and Switzerland. Combining
name lists of Flora of southern Africa and the Lebrun and Stork
publications on tropical Africa to produce an angiosperm checklist
and database of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Mr Cuthbert Makgakga: Agricultural Development Technician
Plant identifications, technical support, scientific curation and
laboratory technician.
API Project
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Mr Kgabo S. Makgakga: Principal Auxiliary
Services Officer
Encoding both extra and tropical Africa Poaceae specimens for Sabonet
Project. Learning more about deciphering handwriting, changes in names
of countries, collectors, vegetation types, plant descriptions, changes
in genus and species names.
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Tshidi Manamela: Senior Agricultural Development Technician
Information Officer:
Responsible for exhibitions, enquiries, herbarium tour and visitors
API Project
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Mr Kgaugelo Maserumule: Principal Auxiliary Services
Officer
Physical curation of Fabaceae and other families, updating of specimens
on PRECIS and general assistance.
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Ms Alice S. Masombuka: Senior Auxiliary
Services Officer
Curation of plant specimens: monocotyledons. Physical curation.
Database.
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Mr Jean Meyer: Chief Agricultural Development
Technician
Novel Drug Project and scientific curation |
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Mr Alpheus Mothapo: Principal Auxillary Services Officer |
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Mr Mashiane S. Mothogoane: Chief Auxillary Services Officer
Herbarium support staff and Senior Auxiliary Services Officer.
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Mr Thabiso Mpongo: Senior Agricultural
Development Technician
Plant Identification, technical support and scientific curation
API Project |
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Mrs Grace Nkoane: Principal Auxiliary Services Officer
Loans, duplicates, exchanges, packaging, labels and identification
of specimens. Store management
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Mr Johannes T. Phahla: Senior Auxiliary
Services Officer
Mounting of specimens, including mosses and lichens.
General assistance. Packaging and herbarium driver.
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Ms Tebogo Rampho: Chief Agricultural
Development Technician
and API Project Supervisor
API Project
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Ms Elizabeth Retief: Principal Agricultural Scientist
Revision of the family Boraginaceae in southern Africa.
Curation of Avicanniaceae, Geraniaceae, Lamiaceae, Mortiniaceae,
Oxalidaceae, Rubiaceae, Verbanaceae, Vitaceae, Zygophyllaceae and
88 genera of Asteraceae.
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Mrs Julie A. Ready: Principal Auxiliary
Services Officer
Helichrysum identifications. Printing of plant distribution
maps and general assistance. General assistance in Wing D.
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Mr Paulus Sebothoma: Chief Auxillary Services Officer
Handling incoming and outgoing specimens for identification.
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Ms Nonkululeko Swelankomo: Senior Agricultural
Development Technician
Plant identifications, technical support and scientific curation
API Project
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Mrs Shirley Smithies: Chief Agricultural
Development Technician
Scrophulariaceae and Orobanchaceae, Martyniaceae, Bignoniaceae,
Pedaliaceae, Gesneriaceae and Lentibulariaceae and Cytinaceae
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Ms Christina C. Steyn: Principal Auxiliary
Services Officer
Datacapture, processing of gift batches and labels.
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Dr Jacques van Rooy: Chief Scientist,
Assistant Curator and Curator of the Cryptogam Herbarium
African bryophytes, southern African mosses, aquatic bryophytes
of southern Africa, diversity and phytogeography of bryophytes.
Research emphasis: Bryaceae, Orthotrichaceae, Polytrichaceae, southern
African centres of biodiversity and endemism, biogeographic regions
and elements of southern Africa.
Exciting discovery: Did you know that the bryophyte collection
of the National Herbarium in Pretoria (PRE) is the largest and most
representative collection of southern African bryophytes? It contains
more than 70 000 mounted specimens from all over the world. It is
the largest bryophyte collection in Africa and one of the largest
in the southern hemisphere.
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Ms Mienkie Welman: Principal Scientist
Curation and systematics of Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae, Acanthaceae,
Cucurbitaceae, Dipsacaceae, Campanulaceae, Lobeliaceae and Asteraceae
(only Helichrysum and Senecioneae).
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Mr Pieter Winter: Principal Scientist
Research and scientific curation of Apiaceae, Monosulcate families
and Basal families of the "Eu dicots".
Interested in Flora of Limpopo catchment, especially Sekhukhuneland
and description of new taxa for this area.
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