This dissertation reports on the results of field (Letsitele area) and laboratory investigations on the biology of Arytaina mopane, its ecological role as well as its physiological influences on the host plant Colophospermum ...

Several South African Euphorbia species are threatened with extinction, yet only a few have been studied in sufficient detail to develop a conservation management plan based on sound scientific principles. The focus of ...

Heritage conservation is an enormous challenge in South Africa. Although the National Heritage Resources Act (No 25 of 1999) (NHRA) is amongst the best heritage legislation in the world, implementation has proved to be ...

The baobab tree (Adansonia digitata), with more than 300 cultural and ethnobotanical uses in Africa has been identified as one of the most important savanna trees to be conserved, domesticated and valorised on the continent. ...

The relationships between tree age, growth rings, and stem circumference correlated with establishment patterns may be a valuable instrument to reveal the functioning of woody species in the Savanna Biome. A study on tree ...

Traditional medicine plays a major role in the primary health care of many people residing in rural areas. People in these areas still consult traditional healers who utilise plants as medicine. Medicinal plants have ...