Lebeckia Thunb. section Lebeckia includes 14 species, all with phyllodinous, acicular leaves, that are endemic to the Cape Floristic Region. […]
Continue readingCrotalarieae and Genisteae of the South African Great Escarpment are nodulated by novel Bradyrhizobium species with unique and diverse symbiotic loci
Category: Journal articles Authors: Beukes, C.W.; Stepkowski. T.; Venter, S.N.; Cłapa, T.; Phalane, F.L.; Le Roux, M.M.; Steenkamp, E.T. Contributors: Beukes, C.W.; Stepkowski. […]
Continue readingProducing a plant diversity portal for South Africa
Category: Journal articles Authors: M.M. le Roux, P. Wilkin, K. Balkwill, J.S. Boatwright, B. Bytebier, D. Filer, C. Klak, R.R. Klopper, M. […]
Continue readingCreating an Online World Flora by 2020: a perspective from South Africa
At the 10th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), which was held in Nagoya, Japan, in […]
Continue readingA global infrageneric classification system for the genus Crotalaria (Leguminosae) based on molecular and morphological evidence
Crotalaria is a large genus of 702 species with its centre of diversity in tropical Africa and Madagascar and secondary […]
Continue readingA taxonomic revision of Amphitrichae, a new section of Crotalaria (Fabaceae)
Crotalaria sect. Amphitrichae is described as new to give formal recognition to a strongly supported clade revealed by a recent […]
Continue readingOberholzeria (Fabaceae subfam. Faboideae), a New Monotypic Legume Genus from Namibia
Oberholzeria etendekaensis, a succulent biennial or short-lived perennial shrublet is described as a new species, and a new monotypic genus. […]
Continue readingA revision of Lebeckia sect. Lebeckia: The L. sepiaria group
The type section of the genus Lebeckia (sect. Lebeckia) comprises 12 species with simple, acicular leaves, all endemic to the […]
Continue readingPhylogenetic Relationships of Tribe Crotalarieae (Fabaceae) Inferred from DNA Sequences and Morphology
Tribe Crotalarieae is a large and diverse group of papilionoid legumes that largely occur in Africa. A systematic study of […]
Continue readingThe systematic significance of morphological and anatomical variation in fruits of Crotalaria and related genera of tribe Crotalarieae (Fabaceae)
The phylogenetic and taxonomic significance of morphological and anatomical trends in fruits of tribe Crotalarieae has been evaluated, with emphasis […]
Continue readingThe systematic value of flower structure in Crotalaria and related genera of the tribe Crotalarieae (Fabaceae)
Flowers in the tribe Crotalarieae of the family Fabaceae are generally adapted to bee pollination mechanisms. Molecular systematics have recently […]
Continue readingA new long-tubed subspecies of Pelargonium dipetalum (section Hoarea) (Geraniaceae) from the Albertinia-Swellendam area in Western Cape Province, South Africa
Field studies confirmed that unusually long-tubed populations of Pelargonium dipetalum from between Swellendam and Albertinia, Western Cape Province, South Africa, […]
Continue readingA new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia) from Mount Mabu, central Mozambique
Category: Journal articles Authors: Branch, William R. and Tolley, Krystal A. Published 2018 by Science direct© Elsisiver Inc pdf 686.86 KB
Continue readingBatrachochytrium dendrobatidis Survey of Amphibians in the Northern Mozambique “Sky Islands” and Low-lying Areas
Category: Journal articles Authors: WERNER CONRADIE, GABRIELA B. BITTENCOURT-SILVA, SIMON P. LOADER , MICHELE MENEGON , CRISTOVÃO NANVONAMUQUITXO , ANTOINETTE KOTZÉ, DESIRÉ […]
Continue readingThe phylogenetic position and diversity of the enigmatic mongrel frog Nothophryne Poynton
Category: Journal articles Authors: Gabriela B. Bittencourt-Silva, Werner Conradie, Karen Siu-Ting, Krystal A. Tolley, Alan Channing, Michael Cunningham, Harith M. Farooq, Michele […]
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