SANBI | Biodiversity for Life

Kirstenbosch

Cape Town

Hantam

Nieuwoudtville

Karoo Desert

Worcester

Harold Porter

Betty's Bay

Free State

Bloemfontein

KwaZulu-Natal

Pietermaritzburg

Walter Sisulu

Roodepoort

Lowveld

Nelspruit

Pretoria

Brummeria

Visit a National
Botanical Garden

Explore
Biodiversity Science

Discover how biodiversity science changes your world

view

Learn about
Human Capital Development

Read about how we are growing people for biodiversity

view

Access
Information Resources

Find links to documents, libraries and other biodiversity websites.

view

SANBI Events

21 August 2017 - Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week

The Botanical Society's volunteer Garden guides, who are brimming with amazing knowledge and insights into the Garden, lead...

August

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

SANBI Events

Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week

21 August 2017

The Botanical Society's volunteer Garden guides, who are brimming with amazing knowledge and insights into the Garden, lead...

Constantiaberg Art Society at Kirstenbosch NBG

25 August 2017

Our Spring Exhibition will have approximately 54 local artists taking part with a wide variety of styles, mediums and experience...

Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week

28 August 2017

The Botanical Society's volunteer Garden guides, who are brimming with amazing knowledge and insights into the Garden, lead...

Latest News

View all news

KZN NBG commemorates 2017 Mandela Month

10 August 2017

The KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden (KZN NBG) hosted the third annual toiletry drive, where the public was given free entry into the garden, provided they donate toiletries or sanitary pads.Read more

Free State NBG hosts Annual Plant Sale, 23 Sept

03 August 2017

There will be a variety of indigenous plants on display that will offer a great opportunity for plant enthusiasts to shop for their favourite plants.Read more

SANBI GIS intern Keneilwe Hlahane wins 2017 ESRI Young Scholar Award

01 August 2017

Keneilwe Hlahane, a GIS intern with the SANBI National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) team, has won the GIS Esri South Africa Young Scholar Award 2017, for her project titled 'Monitoring Eutrophication of inland waters using GIS Techniques'.Read more

SKEP ISC receives Phase 2 project funding from the LHSKT

31 July 2017

SKEP ISC receives Phase 2 project funding from the LHSKTRead more

Plants of the week

Commiphora harveyi

An interesting tree because of its unusual appearance of silky, copper-like bark that peels in large flakes; a great specimen for making bonsai trees and an excellent garden feature plant.

Agave americana

Century plants are popular ornamental plants that are native to Central America, southern North and northern South America. Agave americana is no exception and as a result of its widespread cultivation, has become naturalised in many regions globally, including South Africa.

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

The relationship between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plants is purely symbiotic in nature. The fungi help plants capture nutrients such as phosphorus, sulfur, nitrogen and micronutrients from the soil.