Newsletter of the Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Volume 8 No. 1 ISSN 1027-4286 March 2003

SABONET Progress Report Using Interpretive Labels Mateku Expedition Threatened Programme

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 1 contents

22 African Botanic Network Launched Forum 25 Annual Logframe Planning Botanicum ON OUR COVER: A true giant . and Budget Allocation Flowering specimens of the giant Meeting 58 SAAB Gold Medal: Prof. in Chimanimani. Chris Bornman (Photo: Anthony Mapaura) 26 Progress Report: End-User Workshops, Threatened 59 The 2001 Compton Prize Plants Programmes, and 59 SAAB Silver Medal for Cover Stories Internships : Prof. Brian Huntley 31 Obituary: Lloyd Gideon 60 Dr Otto Leistner Silver 7 Using Interpretive Labels Nkoloma (1944–2003) Medallist (2003) 8 Mateku Expedition 30 A Tribute to SABONET 62 Richard Hall Accepts Certifi- 20 Zimbabwe Threatened Plants Contract Staff cate of Merit Programme 34 Luanda 26 SABONET Progress Report Features Book Reviews 42 A Checklist of Lesotho 5 Profile: Nonofo E’man Grasses Published Mosesane 43 Regions of Floristic Ende- 5 Farewell Nyasha! mism in Southern 6 Profile: Puleng Matebesi 44 and of 7 Using Interpretive Labels to Mpumalanga and Kruger 36 Paper Chase Help Save Threatened National Park Plants—a Case Study 45 Pteridophytes of Upper 8 SABONET Expedition Katanga (DRC) Reveals Mateku Diversity Regulars 15 The Millennium Bank in 3 Editorial Southern Africa 4 Letters to the editors 17 Sedges of Southern 35 From the Web 36 The Paper Chase 44 Book Review 18 IUCN Policy on the 46 Regional news update Management of Ex Situ Populations 51 E-mail addresses 20 Threatened Plants Programme for Zimbabwe

8 Mateku Expedition 20 Threatened Plants—Zimbabwe

2 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 letter from the editors Newsletter of the Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Editors Stefan Siebert EDITORS: STEFAN SIEBERT & MARTHINA MÖSSMER Marthina Mössmer

elcome to the first of our new leaner editions of SABONET News— Design and Layout we are sure that you will still find it an interesting read and a source Antoinette Burkhardt Wof information on southern African botany. Vanilla Design Studio (27) 82 909-0109 In response to the 2001 Mid-Term Review recommendations, the SABONET Reproduction and Printing Steering Committee listed end-user workshops, threatened plants programmes, Business Print Centre and internships as priority activities to gather information for a new project, (27) 12 349-2295 achieve conservation impact on the ground, and give greater support to the production of tangible outputs. In this issue, we discuss progress made with Subscriptions these three initiatives (page 26). [email protected] Website Another of our cover stories reports on a SABONET-sponsored field trip to www.sabonet.org Pondoland, —a group of thirteen plant enthusiasts surveyed the area and they share their interest and experiences with us on page 8. Submission of Manuscripts Marthina Mössmer In addition, this issue includes all our regular items—Profiles, Southern African [email protected] See Instructions to Authors on page 168. Herbaria, The Paper Chase, and Regional News. We have three book reviews in this issue, starting on page 43. The South African Association of Botany’s Forum SABONET News is the official newsletter Botanicum section (page 58) is packed with articles on the recipients of various of the Southern African Botanical prestigious SAAB awards. Diversity Network (SABONET).

As we wrote in the previous issue’s Letter from the editors, SABONET will be focussing on producing publications this year. A checklist of Lesotho grasses has just been published (page 42) and checklists of the trees of Botswana and the grasses of Namibia are in press. We remind all participants that the closing date SABONET for the submission of manuscripts for the SABONET Report Series is 30 June National Botanical Institute 2003—late submissions will be placed on a waiting list and may not be pub- Private Bag X101 lished! 0001 SOUTH AFRICA Tel.: (27) 12 804-3200 On the subject of books, we are delighted to report that the SABONET publica- Fax: (27) 12 804-5979/3211 tion Southern African Plant Red Data Lists received Second Prize in the Books Category of the Annual Award of Quality Printing of the Printing Industries Fed- eration of South Africa (Northern Chamber), during the International Pretoria SABONET News is published in March, July and Show. Congratulations to everyone involved in producing this award-winning November and is distributed free of charge. book! Printed on acid-free Dukuza Plus Matte coated paper, which We were all saddened to hear of the death of Lloyd Nkoloma, Curator of the contains a minimum of 60% bagasse—the residue remaining National Botanic Gardens of Malawi. This issue includes an article written by after sugar has been extracted Lloyd shortly before his sudden death (News from Malawi, page 46), as well as from sugar cane. an article by John Roff on Lloyd’s SABONET internship at Natal National Bo- tanical , during which they developed interpretative labels for the bo- This newsletter was made possible through support tanic garden in Zomba (page 7). We extend our condolences to Lloyd’s family provided by the GEF/UNDP (SABONET is a GEF and colleagues. Project implemented by the UNDP) and the Regional Centre for Southern Africa, Gaborone, Botswana, US Agency for International Develop- Finally, some news from the Regional Office: Nyasha Rukazhanga-Noko, our ment (Plot no. 14818 Lebatlane Road, Gaborone SABONET Administrative Officer, has resigned to take up a position as a Senior West, Extension 6 Gaborone), under the terms of Human Resource Personnel Officer at the National Botanical Institute of South the Grant No. 690-0283-A-00-5950. The opinions expressed in the newsletter are those of the Africa. Read more about Nyasha on page 5. authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US Agency for International Development, the —Stefan Siebert & Marthina Mössmer GEF/UNDP, the SABONET Steering Committee or the National Working Groups.

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 3 letters to the editors [email protected]

PRAISE FOR RED DATA LISTS BOOK

hank you very much for send- ongratulations on your excel- Ting me the book Southern Afri- Clent publication Southern Afri- can Plant Red Data Lists. I am very can Plant Red Data Lists, which I pleased to receive this report. Ob- was very pleased to receive. I found viously a great deal of expertise, this publication extremely motivat- effort, and coordination of re- ing. An excellent example for re- sources went into this excellent gional plant conservation activities, compilation. With best wishes to and one that IUCN is pleased to SABONET for continued success in support. Thanks for your commit- their endeavours. ment and devotion.

—Peter H. Raven —Achim Steiner Director Director General Missouri The World Conservation Union St. Louis (IUCN) United States of America Gland Switzerland was very pleased to receive your Ipublication Southern African ongratulations with the publi- Plant Red Data Lists. I would like to Ccation of Southern African express my satisfaction with this Plant Red Data Lists. The book is a product. milestone and a much needed “text- —Mary Sancy book” for conservationists. The ver- Senior Programme Officer sions in Portuguese will make this Institute for Training information accessible to many and Research people in Mozambique and . Geneva Switzerland —Salomao Bandeira Department of Biological Sciences Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Maputo Mozambique

instructions to authors

1) Manuscripts should preferably be in 4) If possible, include colour slides, black-and- 7) Look at the most recent issue of SABONET English. white photographs, or line drawings to News for stylistic conventions. 2) If possible, text should be sent in electronic illustrate articles. If you want to submit 8) SABONET News holds the right to edit any format via e-mail or on a stiffy disk and scanned images with your article, scan received copy. should be in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, them at 300 dpi and save as TIF or JPEG 9) Manuscripts should be sent to Marthina or Rich Text Format. Otherwise, hard copy files. Mössmer. Via e-mail: [email protected] can be sent or faxed to the SABONET 5) Caption all tables, figures, and photographs Hard copy: SABONET, National Botanical head office. clearly on a separate sheet. Include Institute, Private Bag X101, Pretoria 0001, 3) Tables and charts should be in one of the photographer credits. SOUTH AFRICA. Fax: (27) 12 804-5979/ following formats: Microsoft Excel, Quattro 6) Each author should provide name, 3211. Pro, Lotus 1-2-3, or Harvard Graphics. affiliation, postal address, telephone and fax 10) Submissions for the next issue should Data must be supplied with charts. numbers, and an e-mail address (if reach the editors before 30 June 2003. applicable). Late submissions will not be included.

4 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Gallery. In 1993 he was offered a one- to the head of Natural History, Mr Ulf year diploma course on conservation Nermark, who served as the National management with the University Col- Coordinator for SABONET-Botswana, Profile lege of London (UCL). He was as- in 1998. He attended the September signed the responsibility of the conser- 1998 Botanic Gardens Conservation vation of cultural objects in the Ethnol- International (BGCI) Conference in ogy/Ethnography Division of the Na- Cape Town, South Africa. He partici- tional Museum. He has published ar- pated in the needs assessment exercise ticles in the institution’s magazine, The of the Botswana National Botanical Zebra’s Voice. Garden. In 2000 the Botswana Govern- ment sponsored him for an MSc de- He was nominated as a visiting assist- gree at the University of Stellenbosch. ant lecturer for PREMA Courses and His project was on the biology, ecol- this has taken him to the University of ogy, and economics of Sclerocarya Ghana and United Kingdom in 1995. birrea (Anacardiaceae) in Botswana. He was also assigned to assess the con- dition of Botswana’s “Pula Exhibition” He was a team member during the that was floating in Europe and this he ecological economics assessment of did in Sweden. He served in the na- the water catch- tional Standing Committee on Preser- ments in 2000. He presented a poster Nonofo E’man Mosesane vation and Conservation (SCOPAC). at Kakamas conference of Arid Zone Forum in September 2000. He When he moved back to the Natural regularly attended seminars at the onofo was born on 10 September History Division he took on botany University of the Western Cape and N1964 in a Botswana village called with emphasis on plant conservation. . Molepolole situated 50 km west of the He is currently the Curator of the Na- capital, Gaborone. He completed his tional Botanical Garden in Gaborone. Nonofo is currently the National Co- secondary education at Kgari Sechele He has served in a number of refer- ordinator for SABONET-Botswana. Senior School in 1986. This was fol- ence committees on community-based This has enabled him to interact with lowed by one-year compulsory na- natural resources management a number of botanists and plant spe- tional service at Rakops Primary Hos- (CBNRM). He is a member of the na- cialists in the region and abroad. He pital and at a Junior Secondary School. tional focal point on the Convention on attended the World Summit on Sus- He undertook a pre-entry science Biological Diversity (CBD). tainable Development (WSSD) in Jo- course (PESC) with the University of hannesburg, South Africa, thanks to Botswana in 1988 and qualified for The 1998 the Environmental Education SABONET for sponsorship. SABO- entry to a BSc degree with same insti- Association of Southern Africa NET also sponsored him to attend the tution, which he attained in 1992 ma- (EEASA) Conference saw him present first African Botanical Garden Net- joring in Biology and Environmental the topic, “Botanical gardens, tools for work conference held in , Science. environmental education—Botswana South Africa in November 2002. study case”. He was employed as assistant curator He is married to Boipuso and has a in June 1992 in the Department of Na- His involvement with SABONET three-year-old daughter, Rorisang. tional Museum, Monuments & Art started in 1997. He was the understudy Farewell Nyasha!

yasha Rukazhanga-Noko has ration and commitment she ices during the past two Nbeen with the SABONET Project has shown as a member of years as secretary to the for just over four years, having started SABONET. Directorate: Gardens as the SABONET Administrative Of- and Horticultural Serv- ficer at the National Herbarium, Pre- As a SABONET contract ices. toria, on 1 October 1998. We received worker, Nyasha was very notice of her resignation with great enthusiastic about her work. As the SABONET Ad- excitement, not because we are glad Over the past four years she ministration Officer, to see her leave, but because we are impressed us with her par- Nyasha organised vari- pleased to see a well-pruned bear ticularly effective work ca- ous SABONET Steering so many fruit. From 1 April 2003, pacity, and her ability to successfully Committee meetings where she took Nyasha will fill the position of Senior manage the communication and ad- minutes in such a manner that even Personnel Officer at the National Bo- ministration between the Regional the Steering Committee could under- tanical Institute in Pretoria, South Af- Office and the participating institutions stand what they had decided! During rica. She will be responsible for Hu- in ten southern African countries. Not her time with us, she booked the man Resource matters, a career direc- only has the SABONET Project recog- flights and accommodation of prob- tion she has been dreaming of for nised the quality of her work and man- ably more than 1,000 people to attend years. We are sure that she will rise to agement, but also the NBI could not this new endeavour with all the inspi- have done without her efficient serv- (continued overleaf)

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 5 in the Faculty of , and the Ebenebe Award for the best fourth courses, workshops, meetings, and year graduating student. internship in southern Africa. In fact, these were only a few of her Profile In July 2000, Puleng joined the responsibilities, and her duties be- SABONET Project and was appointed hind the scenes would be too nu- Herbarium Research Officer. She is merous to mention here. So effi- responsible for the overall supervision cient was her networking ability of herbarium activities in Lesotho’s and service delivery to the partici- three herbaria: National University of pating institutions, that no matter Lesotho Herbarium (ROML), Agricul- where we travelled in southern Af- tural Research Herbarium (MASE), rica, the first words from our hosts and Sehlabathebe National Park Her- would be “How are you and how barium (SNPH). Puleng attended the is Nyasha?”. SABONET Database Management and Herbarium Manager’s courses, Recently Nyasha amazed us with both held in Pretoria. These courses her dedication to life and all its chal- equipped her with herbarium curation lenges. As a grass widow (her hus- and herbarium data capturing skills. band’s company sends him to An- She is also in charge of project admin- gola for long periods), she had to Puleng Matebesi istration activities such as writing re- take care of her son by herself, al- ports, organizing field trips and pro- though she worked full day from curing project equipment. Puleng’s in- 7:30–16:00. In addition, the period volvement in the SABONET project 2001–2002 was most probably the uleng Matebesi was born on 4 Au- has shifted her career interests from busiest in the history of the project, Pgust 1974 in Quthing District, Agriculture to Botany, mainly which resulted in Nyasha having to Lesotho. She obtained a Cambridge conservation. take large amounts of work home. Overseas School Certificate in 1993. In This she could only attend to after 1994, Puleng started attending Lesotho Puleng actively participated in several eight in the evening when her son Agricultural College, now known as plant rescue missions around the went to sleep. During this time, Faculty of Agriculture of the National Lesotho Highlands Water Project area. Nyasha was also enrolled for the University of Lesotho. She obtained a About 2,500 herbarium specimens, second year of a part-time B. diploma in Agricultural Education and , and live plant specimens were Comm. degree, which she had to completed a First Class BSc (Agric) collected before inundation of the study for around midnight. Despite degree in 2000, which resulted in the Mohale dam. She also took part in the all this, not once were any of her publication, Ng’ambi J.W. and Mate- Senqu River Valley plant collection ex- SABONET duties not completed! besi, P.A. (2001) Kidding, Mortality and pedition where about 2,300 live and Offtake rates of Angora goats in the herbarium specimens were collected. Nyasha is always friendly and will- Mountains and Lowlands of Molimo- ing to assist with any problem. She Nthuse area in Lesotho, UNISWA Re- On 13 April 2002, Puleng married contributed substantially to the search Journal of Agriculture, Science Matabane Ranthimo, and has a daugh- team spirit of the Secretariat and and Technology (5) 68–72. Upon com- ter, Lineo who is nine months old. has left her mark in the project. pletion of her studies, Puleng received Puleng enjoys , watching Thanks for your enthusiasm and the South African High Commission soccer, reading, and listening to clas- hard work Nyasha! Award for the best graduating student sical music. We wish you the best of luck with your future career and we will defi- nitely miss you a lot!

Nyasha Rukazhanga-Noko is the last of the original SABONET Re- gional Office staff members to pack her bags and move on. Christopher Willis left the project in October 2000 and Carina Haasbroek left in June 2001 (see SABONET News 6(3): 138–141 & 7(2): 105).

—Stefan Siebert & Marthina Mössmer

6 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Using Interpretive Labels to Help Save Threatened Plants —a Case Study

The Development of “Interprelabels”

Plant labels in botanical gardens have traditionally been limited to the scientific name, family name, common names, and distribution. While this is valuable informa- tion, most visitors to gardens find it difficult to relate to these frequently unfamiliar words, and thus can find the plants and their usually fascinating stories somewhat inaccessible. Since a major purpose of many of our gar- dens in Africa is an educational one, it seems necessary to look for ways in which plants and their stories can be made more graspable to visitors. John Roff and Lloyd Nkoloma holding some of the labels they developed for the Zomba Botanical Garden. After discussions and idea-sharing with Mark (Photo: National Botanical Institute) Richardson of Alice Springs Desert Park in , John Roff began experimenting with various plant la- bel designs that were more interpretive than the tradi- tional botanical garden labels. After extensive visitor he future of many of Africa’s plants is threatened trials and testing, and suggestions from numerous col- by their fast disappearing natural habitats, and in T leagues, the format below emerged as being easiest to some cases is in danger of extinction. Simple nature read and containing all the detail required by the vari- interpretation techniques can be used to heighten ous users of a garden. This format is on trial in several awareness of these problems, and promote action that gardens, and is being formally evaluated as part of a visitors to botanical gardens can take to help save these research project through the school of Environment and plants. Development at the University of Natal. Lloyd Nkoloma, of Zomba Botanical Garden (ZBG) in Malawi, visited the Natal National Botanical Garden (NNBG) in (South Africa) for a two week SABONET internship during 2002. His particu- lar interests were Interpretation and Threatened Plants. A successful interpretive technique now used in sev- eral National Botanical Gardens in South Africa is the use of interpretive plant labels, or ‘interprelabels’.

After developing an initial interpretive plan for ZBG, Lloyd and I decided to use a modified interprelabel for interpreting some of the threatened tree species grow- ing in the Zomba garden. Eight labels were developed initially, and these are in the process of being tested in the Zomba garden.

The process of developing the labels highlights the value of networking—Lloyd learned useful techniques, and John discovered an effective design for bilingual signs.

—John Roff Interpretation Coordinator National Botanical Institute [email protected]

This article is dedicated to Lloyd Nkoloma in honour of his work in plant conservation and interpretation in Malawi.

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 7 SABONET Expedition Reveals

Mateku Plant Diversity

Cytorchis arcuata on Syzygium cordatum trees in swamp forest. (Photo: Dirk Bellstedt)

Pondoland Centre: Botanical with local communities. The area was sity of Transkei joined in and Meeta Utopia chosen as a conservation park because Nathoo, Melusi Mazibuko, Zoleka of its unique biodiversity and relatively Dimon and myself from the Natal Her- long the Indian Ocean Coastline, low human population density. barium completed the team. In this Athe Pondoland Wild Coast is most article, some of the participants share extraordinary. It is a land of rolling hills, To explore the rich of Pondoland, their interest and experiences in the towering cliffs, cascading waterfalls, the Natal Herbarium, sponsored by Pondoland hotspot. rocky coves, and sandy beaches—na- SABONET, organised a field trip to ture’s gift in perpetuity. The Pondoland Mateku during November of last year. On approaching the gravel roads to coast is also characterised by a remark- The group of thirteen plant enthusiasts Lambazi from Flagstaff, the inspiring able natural diversity that relates to the surveyed the area between Mateku landscape charged up the group’s en- Msikaba Sandstone, a formation quite Falls and Msikaba River, and that thusiasm for the week ahead. Many different from the Natal Group around Lambazi Bay and Goss Point. unforgettable lessons were learnt in Sandstones (see Regions of Floristic Participants included amateur bota- that week: the area experts introduced Endemism in southern Africa by A.E. nists and area experts, Tony Abbott, us to Mateku, its plant diversity, geol- van Wyk & G.F. Smith, 2001: 94–101). It Simon Woodley, and Matthew ogy, and importance. Unfortunately, is home to about 1,800 Williams; University of Durban- rerouting of the N2 from Port Edward species of which close to 7% (120 spe- Westville’s trio, Dr. Ashley to Umtata threatens the ecologically cies) are endemic to the region, and Nicholas, Alibekit Alibekit and Pravin sensitive wilderness area of Pondo- further boasts the highest concentra- Poorun; and University of Stellen- land, and there are major concerns tion of rare woody plants in southern bosch’s plant systematics convert, Prof. about protection of the area’s biodi- Africa. During 2003 it is envisaged that Dirk Bellstedt. Horticulturalists in the versity. As government’s decision on this centre of floristic endemism will team were Teddy Govender from Dur- the new road looms, controversial de- become the Pondoland National Park. ban Parks and Gardens and Siyabulela bate proceeds (see comment by This glorious national resource will be Nonjinge from Natal National Botani- Geoffrey Davies Where to the N2? in managed by the South African Na- cal Gardens. Eastern Cape resident Mail & Guardian, 24-30 January 2003). tional Parks (SAN Parks) in partnership Neziswa Nombekele from the Univer-

8 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 If the road goes ahead this group will bear witness to the beauty that was.

Ashley’s training on Collecting speci- mens for systematic study or taxonomic revision brought us back on track with collecting methods, while Dirk’s les- sons on Collecting samples for DNA analysis created greater awareness and appreciation for molecular systema- tists and their reliance on fieldworkers. Since fieldwork directs plant classifi- cation, Ashley threw in an exercise on Macrosystematic Classification and Evolution. If you were into the exer- cise, your search was harder as you had to collect members of particular families.

About 190 species representing 58 families were collected for herbarium specimens (see appended checklist), while 100 propagules were collected for cultivation. Each evening, as presses filled up, there was compar- ing and identifying of the day’s collec- tions. Discussions and the occasional argument on species or biodiversity threats ended only with the announce- ment of dinner. On a personal level, the trip was very rewarding. I collected 13 species of , and the pride of the collection was the white flowered H. membranacea. This coastal species Indian Ocean forms small colonies on the shady moist cliff face of the Tezana River. I also stumbled upon the often-over- looked Eastern Cape endemic H. flanaganii, similar in size to Rhodo-

➤ hypoxis and distinguished from other Hypoxis species by its single-flowered . My curiosity-find turned out to be Bulbine favosa, an elu- sive herb with thin wiry and branching tubers.

The trip was made possible by funding from SABONET, for which we are most grateful. The success of the trip was due to contribu- tions (academic and casual) by participants. Pat and Karen Goss are thanked for the use of Lambazi Lodge and Tony Abbott for his assistance with planning the trip. Next time, Tony, the ladies will take up the gorge challenge!

—Yashica Singh National Botanical Institution Natal Herbarium Botanic Gardens Road Durban, 4001 areas covered during the trip [email protected] secondary road rivers

The area covered during the trip. (Maps of southern Africa and Natal taken from Regions of Floristic endemism in southern Africa, Van Wyk and Smith, 2001. See book review on p. 43.)

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 9 From left to right: Forest along Msikaba Gorge. (Photo: Meeta Nathoo); Gnidia triplinervis adds colour along Mkweni River. (Photo: Yashica Singh); Mateku Falls. (Photo: Yashica Singh).

Pondoland Endemics Port St. Johns and near Eston in time it took to get down to the rivers KwaZulu-Natal. Our short investiga- restricted further exploration. I believe ateku Falls dramatically heads tion of the revealed two that it is important that future explora- Mthe main Mateku Gorge leading endemic species, geoxylic suffrutices tion of the Mateku and Msikaba Riv- to the Msikaba River, a deep and re- Eriosemopsis subanisophylla and ers be undertaken by those young and mote place difficult to reach. We sur- Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. fit enough! I have no doubt that there veyed the river gorge below us and oribinum. The inadequate rainy season are more interesting finds to come out were dismayed that the route pro- to date was responsible for the rather of the grasslands and the gorges of the posed for the new national road would poor flowering in the grasslands. Pondoland Centre. cross this sensitive area. A major land modification such as a national road There were three other endemic spe- —Tony Abbott will inevitably cause considerable cies, which we hoped to see. One was P.O. Box 111, Port Edward, 4295 damage to the environment and its an unusual species of grow- [email protected] biodiversity. ing in shallow beds of Selaginella capensis on the sandstone rocks. The Orchids, Strepts, and Plects We decided to start our investigations second was a form of Agathosma ovata along the Mateku Gorge and the that grows just to the north in an ex- y interest in participating in the grasslands above. Simon, Matthew, tremely limited distribution along MSABONET expedition was col- Dirk, and I decided to plumb the streams. The last was a form of Erica lecting terrestrial orchids, Streptocar- depths and were first turned back on caffra, which we call “cliff Erica” be- pus and Plectranthus. It was an ideal the side kloof we chose as access. We cause of its preferred habitat. Alas, the opportunity to collect those species managed, however, to penetrate the area seemed to be just too dry this sea- that early in the season as I had second choice, which led us down to son for the Ipomoea and the other two only visited these areas after January the river. Here we saw a magnificent refused to oblige us. in past years. In addition, I wanted to specimen of a new species of Ochna search the kloofs between the in full fruit, with the startling red caly- Nevertheless, it was an extremely valu- Lupatana River and the Msikaba River ces making a superb picture against able trip providing us with an insight to establish which species of these the rugged walls of the gorge. Here into an area largely unexplored. Quite groups occur there. too, we saw several Pondoland Centre possibly the gorges have not been vis- endemics, Syzygium pondoense grow- ited by botanists before. Both the At Mateku Falls, we were greeted by ing in good numbers along the river Mateku and Msikaba Rivers contain Stenoglottis macclouchlinii flowering with plenty of bachmannii many of the expected endemic woody on the rock outcrops above the falls. tucked into the rocks. It was good to see plants of the Pondoland Centre. Of In the past, this species was viewed to a small stand of Maytenus oleosa, a less particular note was Ochna sp. nov., a be a synonym of Stenoglottis woodii, common endemic. The lovely Indigofera delight with dozens of fruiting heads but our recent molecular systematic jucunda was plentiful but regrettably not in bright red. The occurrence of many work supports its separate species sta- in flower. specimens of Syzygium pondoense, tus. Below Mateku Falls on the Gymnosporia bachmannii, and grassveld south of the Msikaba Gorge, A tree not commonly encountered is Maytenus oleosa and other endemic I was lucky to catch the last Disa caffra Seemannaralia gerrardii, which has species underlined the importance of and Disa woodii in flower, and vast distinctive palmate leaves. I have only these gorges as a part of the Pondoland numbers of Disa tripetaloides were encountered it on Mount Sullivan at Centre. Unfortunately, the effort and flowering along the streams. The

From left to right: Dirk and Teddy attempt virtual travel in the dark. (Photo: Yashica Singh); Presses pile up on the lodge verandah as the week progresses. (Photo: Ashley Nicholas); At work—Ashley, Meeta, and Melusi. (Photo: Ashley Nicholas).

10 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 From left to right: Gorge troupe chart a route for Msikaba Gorge. (Photo: Yashica Singh); Dirk explains the basis of DNA analysis. (Photo: Yashica Singh); Ashley demonstrates plant collecting techniques at a breakfast briefing. (Photo: Meeta Nathoo). swamp forest also contained many systematics and population genetics Having a base camp, organised meals, epiphytic orchids and some beautiful will shed more light on the evolution and a well laid out itinerary allowed us Cyrtorchis arcuata were observed on of these forest floor inhabitants in fu- to maximise our time in the field. Sea- very old Syzygium cordatum trees ture. soned collectors know that the best growing along the streams. The pro- scientific collections are not made in a posed road through this area would —Dirk Bellstedt rush, and this includes not rushing in- indeed jeopardize the sensitive or- Department of Biochemistry spection of the collection area and ob- chids. University of Stellenbosch servations on the specimens being col- Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602. lected. However, this trip was about Searches of the river gorges between [email protected] more than just the collection of speci- the Lupatana River and the Msikaba mens, it was also about learning. In revealed that these gorges were very Scientific Data can Help Save particular, I appreciated lectures on the different to each other with regard to Biological Resources collection of DNA material by Prof. moisture levels and forest cover, and Dirk Bellstedt. For a number of years as a result contained a range of spe- o most South Africans, the name now I have advocated the idea that the cies of orchids. Again, we found TWild Coast conjures up pictures of collection of DNA samples should be Stenoglottis macclouchlinii and a sin- expansive stretches of almost inacces- a routine part of specialist herbarium gle white that was sible wilderness and sea; and so it collecting. Although professionals clearly albinistic in the upper reaches should. As a result, I was more than were invited to give lectures on sub- of the Mbaxeni River Gorge. We also pleased to be invited to participate in jects in their fields, much of the learn- found Streptocarpus porphyrostachys the SABONET/NBI expedition to the ing took place in a serendipitous man- and Streptocarpus modestus, both Lambazi-Mateku region of the Eastern ner, for instance crouching over a Pondoland endemics, on the kloof Cape Province. The fact that this area strange flowering herb in the field or walls and in rock cracks in the higher constitutes a unique biota correlated during a pre-dinner discussion hover- reaches of the kloofs. Plectranthus to its Msikaba Sandstone geology ing over a map. With twelve botanists ciliatus was found in the Mkweni River makes the region of particular interest (professional and amateur) and one Gorge, P. zuluensis and P. ciliatus in the to biologists. biochemist, the amount of expertise on Tezana River Gorge and P. saccatus this trip was immense and each one subsp. pondoensis and P. fruticosus in Wilderness areas such as the Wild brought something unique to the ex- the Mbaxeni River Gorge. The fact that Coast are a botanist’s base-line labo- pedition. Discussions with the horticul- each of these gorges contained differ- ratory, and although our jobs should turalists proved especially fascinating. ent species was particularly perplex- be structured to let us spend more time It is always good to see how plants are ing. This also indicates the sensitive in these living laboratories it does not viewed from different perspectives. It nature of the area and gives further usually work that way. I believe that provides new insights and prevents support for its conservation. The estab- this will eventually have a negative ef- old botanists from becoming jaded. lishment of careful inventories of these fect on that vast collection of important isolated habitats is very important knowledge that makes up the science of If the organisers wanted to find a key since they appear to represent refugia botany. I was thus extremely pleased that word to sum up this fieldtrip, I would in which herbaceous taxa may be this trip rescued me from my human suggest they consider the word enrich- evolving. I hope that our research into made laboratory and gave me the oppor- ing. Important collections that will help the speciation in these genera using tunity to observe and collect plants at us understand and manage the molecular techniques to unravel their their most fundamental level. biodiversity of this important region

From left to right: Mateku Falls and surrounds. (Photo: Tony Abbott); Gymnosporia bachmannii. (Photo: Tony Abbott); Hypoxis membranacea perched on rocky cliff face. (Photo: Yashica Singh).

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 11 From left to right: Teddy and Simon discuss horticultural methods for cuttings. (Photo: Tony Abbott); Teddy living on the edge—collecting orchids above Mateku Falls. (Photo: Dirk Bellstedt); Msikaba River. (Photo: Meeta Nathoo).

enriched science, while the partici- to Mateku will help provide some of being my main worry on field trips. pants were enriched with a rewarding the scientific data needed to ensure Anyway, the week came and went, and life experience and the opportunity to that these unique and ancient bio- all these thoughts were just unneces- learn more about their world. spheric resources are maintained in a sary pre-trip jitters. wise and sustainable manner. This in- On returning to my office, one of my cludes ensuring the welfare of the peo- The first day started out with my find- Master’s students, involved with a ple of the area. ing Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus on the project on the Palmiet River, asked me forest margin. Later, the day turned out to look through aerial photographs of Once again my thanks to SABONET and the a little frustrating for me when I lost the Durban area taken in 1961. Al- NBI, especially the staff of their Durban unit. the small group of gorge enthusiasts though not surprised, I still felt dismay and the thought of confronting a snake when I saw how many once natural —Ashley Nicholas on this dry hot day was enough to force areas in these photographs are now Botany me back to base, where I watched developed or degraded. In 40 years, the School of Life & Environmental grassland devotees sample the rain size of the city must have increased by Sciences deprived hillsides. almost 300% and population density University of Durban—Westville has also increased. Impact on the natu- Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000 Our area fundis, Tony and Simon, were ral vegetation has been catastrophic. [email protected] of great help navigating paths and Given the increasing human popu- pointing out Pondoland endemics. I lations and growing demands for natu- What, No Snakes? have been collecting from Port St. ral resources we may not be able to John’s and Lusikiki, but this trip took stop the transformation of the biologi- t was the first time that I joined per- me to Mkweni River for the first time. cal environment but we can attempt Isons from different institutions with Seeing Nymphaea and Leucadendron to minimise the degradation of it. The the objective of collecting plants in the pondoense in the wild was quite fasci- Wild Coast contains some of the best- wild. Some tension popped up when I nating as we normally read about these kept and pristine wilderness areas be- thought about where we are going to plants and the attempts to conserve tween Durban and Port Elizabeth. Let collect, whether I will be successful in them. us hope this area does not become an- collecting my target species, and how other Durban. I hope that this field trip many mambas will I meet—the last

From left to right: Ochna sp. nov. in Mateku River. (Photo: Tony Abbott); Msikaba Gorge—site for new N2 Bridge. (Photo: Tony Abbott); Goss Point—Mkweni River enters the sea. (Photo: Yashica Singh).

12 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 From left to right: Dirk demonstrates drying of samples in silica. (Photo: Yashica Singh); Eucomis autumnalis in grassland at Goss Point. (Photo: Yashica Singh); Mkweni River draped with Watsonia. (Photo: Meeta Nathoo).

I was really impressed by the eager- Natal National Botanic Gardens that I had encoded in the herbarium. ness on the faces of my team mates as P.O. Box 21667 Every so often, you would hear we all set out to collect our earthly Mayor’s Walk “Where’s Elsa?” in reference to Elsa treasures. Our role as horticulturists Pietermaritzburg, 3208 Pooley’s “Wildflower Guide”. I look for- (Teddy was my partner) was to collect [email protected] ward to seeing the checklist of plants seeds and cuttings for display and for collected by the group on the unique the living collections in our gardens. Botanists in the Field sandstone formation. Each evening we filled perlite trays to keep the cuttings alive until we re- he year and a bit that I spent as a —Meeta Nathoo turned to work and I am pleased to Tdatacapturer for the SABONET National Botanical Institution report that those cuttings have rooted project at NH has allowed me to expe- Natal Herbarium as I write this. I collected 28 species as rience some very inspiring moments. Botanic Gardens Road seeds and cuttings and 11 living plants. One of these moments was the Durban, 4001 Five herb sheets were prepared for in- SABONET Pondoland Expedition to corporation into the Bews Herbarium. the Eastern Cape–Mateku region. I Meeta resigned from her post the end of watched as participants scurried off January to take up an honours study in These trips always give participants a each day in quest of their “soul plant” Chemistry at University of Natal, Durban. We chance to get to know the likes and dis- and I quietly envied them their passion. wish her all the best! likes of others. My fear of snakes and Gradually, this passion for plants be- Zoleka’s fear of geckos (especially in came catchy and I started to feel the conditions of rationed lighting) are but satisfaction and joy of fieldwork, whilst a few. The trip was wonderful, except gaining a careful understanding of for the fact that a tick cost me two days what a botanist’s life entailed. The lec- off work. Thanks and well done to the tures were stimulating and informative organisers! for novice collectors like myself. Iden- tifying our collections while pressing —Siyabulela Nonjinge turned out to be great fun. It gave me National Botanical Institute an opportunity to recall some plants

After a week, the group gathers in front of Lambazi Lodge. (Photo: Yashica Singh)

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 13 Provisional Plant Checklist We drew up the following checklist of plants from herbarium collections made during the expedition. Taxa not yet identified to species level are indicated as sp. The list was compared against the PRECIS list for Grid 3129BD and those that constitute new records for the PRE are marked with an *.

ACANTHACEAE BEGIONIACEAE GESNERIACEAE varia Begonia dregei* Streptocarpus modestus* Isoglossa sp. Tecomaria capensis* Streptocarpus porphyrostachys* bella BRASSICACEAE HYACINTHACEAE Ruellia cordata Heliophila elongata Albuca setosa atriplicifolia Heliophila rigidiuscula Dipcadi marlothii Thunbergia natalensis maculata* ALLIACEAE Cratecapsa tarsoides* Eucomis bicolor* Agapanthus sp. Wahlenbergia madagascariensis Ledebouria cooperi Wahlenbergia sp. Ledebouria revoluta Clivia cf. gardenii CARYOPHYLLACEAE Ledebouria sp. Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus Dianthus basuticus* Ornithogalum juncifolium Cyrtanthus breviflorus Dianthus zeyheri subsp. natalensis Rhadamanthus cyanelloides Scadoxus katherinae* Urginea calcarata ANACARDIACEAE Maytenus sp. (nov.?) HYPERICACEAE Loxostylis alata COMMELINACEAE Hypericum lalandii Rhus carnosula Cyanotis speciosa Hypoxis angustifolia Tabernaemontana ventricosa Cuscuta cassytoides* Hypoxis argentea* Ipomoea crassipes Hypoxis cf. longifolia cf. gracilis Ipomoea simplex Hypoxis colchicifolia Centella glabrata Ipomoea sp. Hypoxis costata* ARACEAE CRASSULACEAE Hypoxis filiformis Zantedeschia aethiopica Crassula expansa Hypoxis flanaganii* ASCLEPIADACEAE CYATHEACEAE Hypoxis hemerocallidea Asclepias albens Cyathea dregei* Hypoxis cf. interjecta Ceropegia sp. CYPERACEAE Hypoxis membranacea* Cynanchum obtusifolium* Cyperus albostriatus Hypoxis multiceps* Pachycarpus asperifolius Cyperus obtusiflorus var. obtusiflorus Hypoxis villosa Raphionacme galpinii Cyperus prolifer var. isocladus IRIDACEAE Schizoglossum atropurpureum subsp. Fuirena cf. hirsuta Aristea abyssinica virens DIPSACACEAE Dierama atrum Secamone alpini Scabiosa columbaria Dierama igneum Sisyranthus anceps Cephalaria pungens Freesia laxa Sisyranthus fanniniae Gladiolus longicollis Sisyranthus virgatus burkeana Hesperantha modesta Tenaris rubella* Drosera madagascariensis Tritonia disticha subsp. disticha Xysmalobium involucratum ERICACEAE Watsonia pillansii Erica cubica Watsonia densiflora Asparagus cooperii JUNCACEAE Asparagus sp. Antidesma venosum Juncus lomatophyllus ASHODELACEAE Euphorbia woodii Bulbine sp. (Umtamvuna) Aeollanthus parvifolius Bulbine favosa* Argyrolobium pilosum ocymifolia Trachyandra saltii var. saltii Aspalathus chortophila Plectranthus ciliatus Chaemacrista comosa Plectranthus sp. Berkheya umbellata Chaemacrista sp. Plectranthus zuluensis Callilepis laureola Crotalaria globifera Syncolostemon rotundifolius Euryops tysonii Indigofera hilaris Syncolostemon densiflorus Gazania krebsiana subsp. krebsiana Indigofera velutina piloselloides Podalyria velutina hispidula Helichrysum cephaloideum Tephrosia grandiflora cf. arenaria Helichrysum cf. herbaceum Tephrosia macropoda var. diffusa Utricularia prehensilis Helichrysum oreophilum Zornia capensis LOBELIACEAE Osteospermum imbricatum subsp. FACOURTIACEAE Grammatotheca sp. serratum Pseudoscolopia polyantha chamaedryfolia pungens Gerrardina foliosa Lobelia coronopifolia Senecio sp. GERANIACEAE Lobelia maloensis Tarchonanthus camphoratus Geranium flanaganii Lobelia sp. Vernonia capensis Pelargonium alchemilloides Lobelia pteropoda Vernonia oligocephala Pelargonium luridum Monopsis scabra

14 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Monopsis unidentata subsp. Polystachya ottowiana Vangueria infausta laevicaulis Polystachya pubescens RUTACEAE LUZURIAGACEAE Rangaeris musicola Zanthoxylum sp. Behnia reticulata Satyrium sp. SAPOTACEAE MALVACEAE Stenoglottis fimbriata Manilkara nicholsonii Hibiscus aethiopicus var. ovatus Stenoglottis macloughlinii SANTALACEAE MELASTOMATACEAE Stenoglottis woodii Thesium acutissimum Dissotis princeps Stenoglottis sp. Thesium asterias MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE SCROPHULARIACEAE Delosperma lavisiae Ceratotheca triloba* Alectra sessiliflora Lampranthus stipulaceus* POLYGALACEAE Buchnera dura MORACEAE Polygala esterae Selago lepidioides Ficus ingens Polygala myrtifolia Selago peduncularis MYRTACEAE Muraltia lancifolia Sopubia sp. Eugenia simii PROTEACEAE Striga bilabiata Eugenia verdoorniae Leucadendron pondoense* Zaluzianskya angustifolia Syzygium cordatum Leucodendron spissifolium subsp. THYMELAEACEAE OCHNACEAE natalense* Passerina montivagus Ochna natalitia Leucospermum sp.* Passerina sp. Ochna serrulata Protea cf. roupelliae Gnidia kraussiana Ochna sp. nov. Protea caffra Gnidia triplinervis OLEACEAE VERBENACEAE Olea capensis Burchellia bubalina Rotheca hirsuta forma hirsuta Kohautia amatymbica VIOLACEAE Bonatea speciosa Oldenlandia herbacea Hybanthus enneaspermus Bulbospyllum scaberulum* Pavetta lanceolata VITACEAE Cyrtochis sp. Pavetta natalensis Rhoicissus tomentosa Disa caffra Pentanisia prunelloides Disa tripetaloidea Spermacoce natalensis Disa woodii Tarenna pavettoides subsp. pavettoides

Working Together to Conserve Southern Africa’s Botanical Wealth The Millennium Seed Bank Ruellia brandbergensis, an endemic from the Brandberg, Namibia, collected in Southern Africa by the MSB. (Photo: Herta Kolberg)

he Millennium Seed Bank Project response to the recognition by the in- have been set for developing partner- Tis working with botanical institutes ternational community of the urgent ships in order to support and advance worldwide to build capacity for the need to conserve biodiversity. In De- the seed conservation effort, for train- conservation of wild plant species. The cember 1996 the vision became a real- ing scientists and carrying out collabo- project, which is catalysed by the Seed ity with the award of a £30 million grant rative research, and for disseminating Conservation Department of the Royal from the Millennium Commission the wealth of information generated by Botanic Gardens, Kew, has developed (which distributes some of the pro- the project. This International Pro- partnership projects with Namibia, ceeds of the UK national lottery). In gramme builds on the successful com- Malawi and South Africa, and a part- return the MSB project is obliged to pletion of earlier phases of the project, nership is under discussion with Bot- collect and conserve seeds from 10% namely the conservation of almost all swana. of the world’s seed-bearing flora (de- the seed-bearing flora of the UK, and fined as 24,000 species), principally the construction of the world-class The Millennium Seed Bank from the dry lands, by the year 2010. seed banking and public education fa- Project cilities at the Wellcome Trust Millen- In fact, the objectives of the MSB nium Building at Wakehurst Place in the The MSB Project was conceived and project are much broader than simply UK. The International Programme was developed in the early 1990s mostly in collecting and banking species. Targets formally launched in January 2001.

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 15 The project was largely developed fol- means the collecting programme is Institute of Malawi, National Plant Ge- lowing the entry into force of the Con- already well established. Collecting is netic Resources Centre, National Her- vention on Biological Diversity in 1993. focused on rare and threatened spe- barium and Botanical Gardens, and the It has therefore been carefully de- cies endemic to South Africa, and also National Research Council of Malawi. signed to implement the new require- species of known potential value to The project will be co-ordinated by a ments of the treaty, in particular the humankind. As the project starts to Project Manager based at the Forestry right of states to govern access to their mature, MSB and NBI are developing Research Institute of Malawi in Zomba. biological resources. The Millennium it into a more integrated national ex situ Seed Bank takes seriously the need to strategy, including the development of In common with the South African develop mutually agreed terms for ac- propagation protocols for critically project, the aim in Malawi is to develop cess to biological resources and fair endangered species and the distribu- an integrated ex situ conservation pro- and equitable sharing of the benefits tion of seeds and plants to botanic gar- gramme for threatened and useful wild of the use of such biological resources. dens. The aim is to develop a national plants, with a focus on developing “Use” meaning conservation and bo- network of living plant collections of propagation protocols which will allow tanical research rather than commer- rare and threatened species to comple- for the establishment of ex situ living cial gain. Every partnership project is ment the seed collections. The natural collections to complement the seed therefore based on a legally binding progression will eventually be to re- collections. Access and Benefit Sharing Agree- introduce certain flagship species into Benefits ment. the wild. The most obvious benefit of the MSB’s To date partnership projects have been Namibia work in Southern Africa is the collec- developed in fourteen countries: Aus- tion and conservation of botanical di- tralia, Burkina Faso, Chile, Egypt, Jor- In Namibia we are working with the versity. This is vital in a region so rich dan, , Lebanon, , National Plant Genetic Resources Cen- in plant species, yet with so many Malawi, Mexico, Namibia, Saudi Ara- tre, part of the National Botanical Re- plants under threat. These partner- bia, South Africa, and the United States search Institute, based in Windhoek. ships are projected to collect and con- of America. This is a slightly smaller project, led by serve seed from around 4,300 south- the curator of NPGRC, Herta Kolberg. ern African plant species by 2010. Col- Activities in Southern Africa Nevertheless, significant progress has lections are held in each partner coun- been made since the project was try, with duplicate collections held at South Africa launched in May 2001. Herta has used the MSB in the UK for safekeeping (al- all available information to prioritise though all collections from South Af- The MSB partner in South Africa is the rare and threatened species for seed rica are currently coming to the UK National Botanical Institute and Erich collection and to determine target ar- until suitable arrangements are made van Wyk, the MSB Project Manager, is eas and times for field work. This re- for their storage in-country). These based at NBI Pretoria. Working with sulted in successful collecting trips in collections will be available for many Erich are Livhuwwani Nkuna and May and June 2002. years for conservation activities such David Dlamini. In addition, Philip as species and habitat recovery and Botha who is based at Kirstenbosch is Malawi restoration, and botanical research. concentrating on collecting species in This is especially important given the the Western Cape. This is a very new project partnership, expected shifts in habitat zones with which was only formally launched in climate change over the coming dec- The project was formally launched in January 2003. However, it is an excit- ades. May 2000, but the long-standing rela- ing new development involving four tionship between RBG Kew and NBI Malawian institutes: Forestry Research All the projects involve significant ele- ments of technology transfer. A key legacy of the project will be the staff trained through the project. Various training opportunities are offered by the MSB, including formal academic study, attendance of Kew short courses, technical and research attach- ments at the Wellcome Trust Millen- nium Building, in-country workshops and joint collecting trips. As well as building seed collecting-, horticultural- and conservation skills, training will also cover more generic needs such as ecology and behaviour of rare and threatened species, databasing and Geographical Information Systems. Collaborative research programmes will also build skills and knowledge, particularly relating to the conserva- tion of rare and threatened species.

Seeds and vouchers ready for shipment. (Photo: MSB)

16 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Institutional capacity building is also aged to discover miombo woodland in range of users, in southern Africa and being developed. At a minimum, part- the where Brachystegia across the world. ner institutes gain from the experience spiciformis has remained undetected of working within an international until now. A lost population of the el- Summary project, not least in negotiating the ephant’s foot yam Dioscorea elephan- complex access and benefit sharing tipes has been rediscovered, as has the MSB project activities are helping in- arrangements of the projects. Provi- last remaining population of Cyllin- stitutes in Southern Africa implement sion of appropriate methodologies and drophyllum hallii. their national strategies, such as technology, as well as equipment and SABONET’s Threatened Plants Pro- training in its use, forms an important The projects in all three countries are gramme, regional plans such as the component of each project. paying particular attention to gather- SABONET Action Plan for Southern ing detailed population data. Together African Botanic Gardens, and global Perhaps the most important outcome with germination and propagation initiatives such as the Global Strategy for the region as a whole is the knowl- protocols these provide a vital resource for Plant Conservation. The knowl- edge and data being generated by the for those involved in conservation and edge, data, and skills being generated projects. All seed collections are ac- management, both in situ and ex situ, should benefit the whole region, par- companied by field data and her- throughout the region. ticularly if they are shared and devel- barium vouchers. Thus a valuable re- oped through initiatives such as source in terms of plant locations, phe- Additionally, Kew is electronically pub- SABONET. nology, ecology and so on is being pro- lishing a Seed Information Database. duced. Just being in the field so regu- SID delivers taxon-based information —Clare Tenner larly means exciting discoveries can be on seed characteristics such as weight, International Programme Officer made. Even in the relatively well-docu- dispersal methods, storage behaviour, Millennium Seed Bank Project mented flora of South Africa, Erich and and germination protocols. Clearly this [email protected] his staff and collaborators have man- information will be useful to a whole

Sedges of Southern Mozambique

edges are essentially plants of wet tats. It occurs in southern Africa in Some coastal species of Cyperus, par- Shabitats. They are components of coastal marshy habitats from the Cape ticularly C. dives Delile [= C. immensus the vegetation associated with estua- Peninsula eastward into Mozambique. C.B.Clarke], are natural hosts to the rine, riverine, lacustrine, vlei, and tem- It also occurs in South America and indigenous moth, Eldana saccharina porary moist areas. Some have Australia. Although not rare in south- Walker. The larvae of this that, adapted to drier conditions and are ern Africa, it is only in KwaZulu-Natal under certain conditions, will adopt present in grassland competing with that extensive local stands of Juncus Saccharum (sugar cane) as the grasses or colonising bare, ex- kraussii occur. Four extensive stands of alternative hosts, have posed some posed hillocks where they hold soil and this rush are known: one at Kosi Bay, threat to the sugar industry. Sedges resist firing. Others, far less obvious, one at St Lucia, a smaller one at Mlalazi provide food to many indigenous ani- occupy shaded niches in the transition and one at Umgababa, and of these, mals, hippopotamus the most spec- zone from woodland to grassland, or all but the one at St Lucia have been tacular, the others being far more hum- survive, mainly as annuals, in the thin, drastically reduced by over-utilization. ble and often unnoticed. The ecologi- temporary moist soil overlying rock cal importance of these plants in their outcrops. There are also those that fa- Because of their habitat preferences, natural environments is far more sig- vour open forest glades as under- the sedges need to be better known. nificant than their importance as a food growth plants, some of these persist- They hold significance in land use and source. Their ecological role has so far ing in plantations of exotic tree species. management—they are indicator gone unproclaimed and under docu- A few are notorious weeds that have plants of the wetland areas only now mented. One of the sedges that I col- been brought into many eastern coun- beginning to receive the attention they lected in the Maputo Elephant Park is tries presumably with seeds such so justly merit. Juncus kraussii, (incema), or Matting as rice. Rush, of the Juncaceae family, which The economic importance of grasses is an economically important sedge in The SABONET Southern Mozambique () has long been realised, and KwaZulu-Natal. Plant Collecting Expedition 2001 began in KwaZulu-Natal, where much of the on 23 November. Most of the plant country is in grassland, they have been There are more people wanting collecting was done in coastal forest far better studied than the sedges. Al- incema than ever before and, because and grassland. This area has an abun- though the sedges are said to have no rush gathering has been largely un- dance of water, numerous lakes and economic importance and thus have controlled, the rush populations have wetlands. It is in the wetlands that we been ignored, some sedges with long, been greatly reduced. Intense compe- came across many types of sedge, even straight flowering stems (culms), un- tition among local people and “outsid- though some were growing in dry interrupted by leaves, are used in ers” for the available rush resources led sandy forests and grassland. Of the 250 weaving by those indigenous peoples to rioting near the St Lucia stand in species of Juncus known, 21 occur in still dependent on natural resources for 1999. The rioting was so severe that the southern Africa. Most species of this the necessities of life. A few are utilised police and army had to be called in to occur inland in moist, cool habi- in papermaking, but on a minor scale. control matters. Women do harvesting

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 17 towards the end of the annual grow- ing season. Two-year-old growths are harvested in preference to one-year- old growths because their greater Threatened length allows the manufacture of wider sleeping mats (amacansi). Plants The plant that I collected in Maputo Plants Elephant Park was in a wetland, about 6 km from main gate of the Park, where I also collected several other sedge Programmes species. The stand from which it was growing did not appear to be utilised by humans. I collected 27 sedge speci- IUCN Policy on the Management of mens in different parts of southern Mozambique. Some species were col- Ex Situ Populations for Conservation lected at more than one locality, thus 22 species are represented. These are: UCN affirms that a goal of conser- specific conservation plan may involve Ivation is the maintenance of existing a range of ex situ objectives, including Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam) S.G.Sm. genetic diversity and viable short, medium, and long-term main- Bulbostylis contexta (Nees) M.Bodard populations of all taxa in the wild in tenance of ex situ stocks. This can uti- Bulbostylis parvinux C.B.Clarke order to maintain biological interac- lise a variety of techniques including Cyperus albostriatus Schrad. tions, ecological processes and func- reproduction or propagation, germ- Cyperus distans L.f. tion. Conservation managers and de- plasm banking, applied research, re- Cyperus margaritaceus Vahl cision-makers should adopt a realistic inforcement of existing populations Cyperus natalensis Hochst. and integrated approach to conserva- and reintroduction into the wild or Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl var. tion implementation. The threats to controlled environments. The objec- obtusiflorus biodiversity in situ continue to expand, tives and overall purpose should be Cyperus rotundus L. and taxa have to survive in increasingly clearly stated and agreed upon among Cyperus sphaerospermus Schrad. human-modified environments. organisations participating in the pro- Fuirena pubescens (Poir) Kunth Threats, which include habitat loss, cli- gramme, and other relevant stakehol- Fuirena umbellata Rottb. mate change, unsustainable use, and ders including landowners and users Juncus kraussii Hochst. invasive and pathogenic organisms, of the taxon involved. Kyllinga sp. can be difficult to control. The reality Mariscus albomarginatus C.B.Clarke of the current situation is that we shall In order to maximise their full poten- Mariscus congestus (Vahl) C.B.Clarke be unable to ensure the survival of an tial in conservation, ex situ facilities and Mariscus dubius (Rottb.) Kuekenth ex increasing number of threatened taxa their co-operative networks should G.E.C.Fischer without effectively using a diverse adopt the guidelines defined by the Mariscus macrocarpus Kunth range of complementary conservation Convention on Biological Diversity Mariscus pseudo-vestitus C.B.Clarke approaches and techniques including, (CBD), the International Agenda for Mariscus sumatrensis (Retz.) J.Raynal for some taxa, increasing the role and Botanic Gardens in Conservation, Mariscus vestitus (Hochst. in Krauss) practical use of ex situ techniques. Centre for Plant Conservation, and the C.B.Clarke World Zoo Conservation Strategy, Pycreus polystachyos (Rottb.) If the decision to bring a taxon un- along with other guidelines, strategies, P.Beauv. var. polystachyos der ex situ management is left until and relevant legislative requirements extinction is imminent, it is fre- at national and regional levels. IUCN quently too late to effectively imple- recognizes the considerable set of re- GORDON-GRAY, K. D. 1995. Cyperaceae in ment, thus risking permanent loss of sources committed worldwide to ex Natal, Strelitzia 2: 1–218 the taxon. Moreover, ex situ conser- situ conservation by the world’s zoo- HENNESSY, E. F., & KOOPMAN, A. 2000. vation should be considered as a tool logical and botanical gardens, gene Of Rushes, Resources and Riots. to ensure the survival of the wild banks and other ex situ facilities. The Palmnut Post, the magazine of the Durban population. Ex situ management effective utilisation of these resources Natural Science Museum: 4–8. should be considered only as an al- represents an essential component of ternative to the imperative of in situ conservation strategies at all levels. —Alfred M. Ngwenya management in exceptional circum- Natal Herbarium, Durban stances, and effective integration be- Vision [email protected] tween in situ and ex situ approaches should be sought wherever possible. Our vision is to maintain present biodiversity levels through all available The decision to implement an ex situ and effective means including, where conservation programme as part of appropriate, ex situ propagation, trans- a formalised conservation manage- location, and other ex situ methodologies. ment or recovery plan and the spe- cific design of and prescription for Goal such an ex situ programme will de- pend on the taxon’s circumstances Those responsible for managing ex situ and conservation needs. A taxon- plant and animal populations and fa-

18 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 cilities will use all resources and means Although there will be taxa-specific All ex situ populations must be man- at their disposal to maximise the con- exceptions due to unique life histories, aged to reduce risk of loss through servation and utilitarian values of these the decision to initiate ex situ pro- natural catastrophe, disease or politi- populations, including: grammes should be based on one or cal upheaval. Safeguards include effec- • Increasing public and political more of the appropriate IUCN red list tive quarantine procedures, disease and awareness and understanding of criteria, including: pathogen monitoring, and duplication of important conservation issues and • When the taxa or population is stored germplasm samples in different the significance of extinction prone to effects of human activities locations and provision of emergency • Co-ordinated genetic and demo- or stochastic events power supplies to support collection graphic population management of • When the taxa or population is likely needs, for example, climate control for threatened taxa to become Critically Endangered, long term germplasm repositories. • Reintroduction and support to wild Extinct in the Wild, or Extinct in a populations very short time All ex situ populations should be man- • Habitat restoration and manage- aged to reduce the risk of invasive es- ment Additional criteria may need to be con- cape from propagation, display and • Long-term gene and biomaterial sidered in some cases where taxa or research facilities. Taxa should be as- banking populations of cultural importance and sessed on their invasive potential and • Institutional strengthening and pro- significant economic or scientific im- appropriate controls taken to avoid fessional capacity building portance are threatened. All Critically escape and subsequent naturalisation. • Appropriate benefit sharing Endangered and Extinct in the Wild • Fundraising to support all of the taxa should be subject to ex situ man- The management of ex situ populations above agement to ensure full recovery of wild must minimise any deleterious effects populations. of ex situ management, such as loss of Ex situ agencies and institutions must genetic diversity, artificial selection, follow national and international obli- Ex situ conservation should be initiated pathogen transfer, and hybridisation, gations with regard to access and ben- only when an understanding of the in the interest of maintaining the ge- efit sharing (as outlined in the CBD) target taxon’s biology and ex situ man- netic integrity and viability of such and other legally binding instruments agement and storage needs are at a material. Particular attention should be such as CITES, to ensure full collabo- level where there is a reasonable prob- paid to initial sampling techniques, ration with all range states. Priority ability of success; or where the devel- which should be designed to capture should be given to the ex situ manage- opment of such protocols could be as much wild genetic variability as ment of threatened taxa (according to achieved within the time frame of the practicable. Ex situ practitioners the latest IUCN red list categories) and taxon’s required conservation man- should adhere to, and further develop, threatened populations of economic or agement, ideally before the taxa be- any taxon- or region-specific record social/cultural importance. Ex situ pro- comes threatened in the wild. Ex situ keeping and genetic management grammes are often best situated close institutions are strongly urged to de- guidelines produced by ex situ man- to or within the ecogeographic range velop ex situ protocols prior to any agement agencies. of the target taxa and where possible forthcoming ex situ management. within the range country. Neverthe- Consideration must be given to insti- Those responsible for managing ex situ less, a role for international and extra tutional viability before embarking on populations and facilities should seek regional support for ex situ conserva- a long term ex situ project. both to increase public awareness, tion is also recognised. The option of concern and support for biodiversity locating the ex situ programme outside For those threatened taxa for which and to support the implementation of the taxa’s natural range should be con- husbandry and/or cultivation proto- conservation management, through sidered if the taxa is endangered by cols do not exist, surrogates of closely education, fundraising and profes- natural catastrophes, political and so- related taxa can serve important func- sional capacity building programmes, cial disruptions, or if further germ- tions, for example in research and the and by supporting direct action in situ. plasm banking, propagation, research, development of protocols, conserva- isolation or reintroduction facilities are tion biology research, staff training, Where appropriate, data and the re- required and cannot be feasibly estab- public education and fundraising. sults of research derived from ex situ lished. collections and ex situ methodologies While some ex situ populations may should be made freely available to on- Policy Guidelines have been established prior to the rati- going in-country management pro- fication of the CBD, all ex situ and in grammes concerned with supporting The basis for responsible ex situ popu- situ populations should be managed in conservation of in situ populations, lation management in support of con- an integrated, multidisciplinary man- their habitats, and the ecosystems and servation is founded on benefits for ner, and where possible, in accordance landscapes in which they occur. both threatened taxa and associated with the principles and provisions of habitats. the CBD. N.B. Ex situ collections include whole plant or animal collections, zoological The primary objective of maintaining Extreme and desperate situations, parks and botanic gardens, wildlife re- ex situ populations is to help support where taxa /populations are at immi- search facilities, and germplasm collec- the conservation of a threatened taxon, nent risk of extinction, must be dealt tions of wild and domesticated taxa (zy- its genetic diversity, and its habitat. Ex with on an emergency basis. This ac- gotes, gametes and somatic tissue). situ programmes should give added tion must be implemented with the full value to other complementary pro- consent and support of the range na- For further information: Mike Maunder grammes for conservation. tion. [email protected]

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 19 From left to right: Nimble Andrew showing us the way up a mountain cliff. In the end, we had to use a rope to get there. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura); A side view of the Mutarazi Falls. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura); Andrew’s birthday present: a mature, flowering Lobelia stricklandae specimen. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura). Threatened Plants Programme for Zimbabwe

t a regional workshop held at the graphical region and is like-wise Field Trips ANational Botanic Garden in Pre- threatened, it has been incorporated into toria in March 2001 an Action Plan for the programme. They both occur in the A six-day trip to the Eastern Highlands Southern African Botanical Gardens Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. Lobelia was undertaken from 21–26 October was developed (Willis and Turner has a wider range as it is found in the 2002 by a team comprising Soul Shava 2001). The vision of this Action Plan Nyanga/Penhalonga area as well as in (Garden Curator), Andrew Mangwa- was for each garden to have in place a Chimanimani. Scadoxus, on the other rara (TTP Manager), and Anthony Threatened Plants Programme (TPP) hand, is restricted to the Nyanga area. Mapaura (Red Data List National Co- by 2004. The National Botanic Garden Both plants have horticultural potential. ordinator). The primary objective of the of Zimbabwe embarked on its Threat- Lobelia stricklandae, is quite impressive trip was to assess the current distribu- ened Plants Programme in 2002 with a in its vegetative (non-flowering) form and tion status and habitat quality of the focus on two of the most highly threat- Scadoxus pole-evansii has an appealing two species and to collect material for ened plants in the country. These are crimson-coloured . propagation as well as herbarium Lobelia stricklandae and Scadoxus specimens where possible. The trip pole-evansii, both occurring in the Lobelia stricklandae’s main threat is yielded both positive results and dis- Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. habitat degradation. Most of its natu- appointments. ral habitat has now been replaced by Targeted Species Eucalyptus and Pine plantations and its Our first port-of-call was Penhalonga, sightings are very rare. Scadoxus pole- the site where the first specimen of Lobelia stricklandae is our targeted evansii, apart from its very localized Lobelia stricklandae was collected by flagship species. Since Scadoxus pole- distribution, is threatened by collection Mrs. Strickland. Most of this area has evansii occurs within the same geo- for ornamental purposes. now been converted into exotic

From left to right: A view from the bottom of the Mutarazi Falls—the site of one of our sought-for threatened plants. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura); Juvenile specimens of Lobelia stricklandae. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura); Early morning stretch. Soul and Andrew wake up on the edge of the Chimanimani rainforest. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura).

20 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 From left to right: The forest-crawling experience. Andrew leads the way to yet another gruelling climb. (Photo: Soul Shava); A true giant herb. Flowering specimens of the giant Lobelias in Chimanimani. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura); Andrew looking at the Lobelia stricklandae find on his birthday. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura).

forestland dominated by Eucalyptus land and Eureka! We struck gold. Our the end of January. We intend to make and Pine plantations. No Lobelias were first site had about 50 Lobelia plants. a follow-up trip to these new localities found at the cited localities. The second site was like a sown field and others sites that were not visited with more than a thousand plants, in- because of time constraints. The next day we went hiking up to the cluding juveniles in an open patch Mtarazi falls, a site for Scadoxus pole- within the forest 10 m wide and 1 km Propagation & Horticultural evansii. Despite 12 hours of gruelling long. According to the property own- Activities walking, belly crawling, and rope ers the species had always occurred swinging, we were out of luck. We there but had vanished for many years. Lobelia stricklandae seed (collected were very satisfied that we made it to It seemed to have come back after Cy- from the garden specimens and from the bottom of the falls where the view clone Eline of 1999 hit the area. We are the wild) has been sown and has ger- was quite spectacular and well worth still speculating whether the sudden minated well. Growth of seedlings is, our pains. appearance was due to germination however, very slow. We would wel- triggered by the cyclone or whether come any suggestions on propagating We next tried other sites of Scadoxus the cyclone blew in seed from Mozam- the species from seed. Seedlings col- pole-evansii, including Nyamhingura bique (unlikely considering the quan- lected from the wild population have River in the Tanganda Tea Estate, the tity and localized populations). Our been planted successfully in the gar- top of Mtarazi Falls, and Pungwe strike coincided with Andrew’s birth- den and are being closely monitored. Gorge, but came back without any day (25th of October) and he had a real luck. The top of the Mtarazi Falls, how- birthday treat! ever, proved to be a botanical haven WILLIS, C.K. & TURNER, S. (eds). (2001). and we had a field day botanizing the We collected seed and a few seedlings Action plan for southern African botani- area. Forty-nine herbarium specimens from the site as well as herbarium cal gardens. Southern African Botanic were collected. specimens. Diversity Network Report Series No. 12.

On our last day, when we had lost all On our return we were informed of —Soul Shava, Anthony Mapaura & hope, we went to some Lobelia strick- recent Scadoxus sitings in Nyanga and Andrew Mangwarara landae sites in Chimanimani on private the fact that it was found in flower at [email protected]

From left to right: Lost! Forest tracks can at times be misleading. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura); A forest of giant flowering lobelias with wild banana (Ensete ventricosum) in the foreground. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura); Botanising at the top of the Mutarazi Falls. (Photo: Andrew Mangwarara).

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 21 African Botanic Gardens Network Launched

rom 24–29 November 2002, 67 del- • To produce an Action Plan for the posed Network management struc- Fegates representing 23 African conservation of Africa’s threatened ture, that includes membership details countries and various non-African del- endemic flora. and associated fees. egates attended the first-ever African • To publish the proceedings of the Botanic Gardens Congress in Durban Congress. Organisation Botanic Gardens, South Africa, to es- tablish the new African Botanic Gar- Topics The Chair of the ABGN Steering Com- dens Network (ABGN). Africa (defined mittee is George Owusu-Afriyie of as continental Africa and the sur- Presentations from various delegates Ghana. The Coordinator in the newly rounding islands) was divided into six were made during the Congress. Pe- established Network Secretariat, regions, namely North Africa, West ter Wyse Jackson (Secretary General: which is currently based in the Dur- Africa, Central Africa, Eastern Africa, BGCI) gave the opening lecture on “In- ban Botanic Gardens, South Africa, is Southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean ternational Agenda: A key role for Af- Christopher Dalzell, Curator of the Islands. The theme of the congress was rican Botanic Gardens in the Adoption and host for “Partnerships and Linkages”. of the International Agenda”. Other the Congress. The African Botanic Gar- topics included the Southern African dens Network Bulletin (six issues pub- Non-African delegates included rep- Botanical Diversity Network, the Mil- lished between October 2000 and No- resentatives from Botanic Gardens lennium Seed Bank Project, and the vember 2002) will continue to be ed- Conservation International, the Millen- Global Strategy for Plant Conservation ited by Mark Mattson at Durban Bo- nium Seed Bank Project, National Bo- and its relevance to African botanical tanic Gardens. Anyone interested in tanic Garden of Belgium and the Eu- gardens. Mike Maunder (Fairchild receiving this Bulletin and who would ropean Botanic Gardens Network, , Florida, USA) pre- like to be added to the mailing list can Fairchild Tropical Garden, American sented a paper entitled “Towards an contact him. The Congress proceed- Association of Botanic Gardens and African Action Plan: Conservation of ings are expected to be published by Arboreta (AABGA), and Lyon Botani- Threatened Plants and Habitats by Af- the SABONET Project in 2003. cal Garden, France. South Africa’s rican Botanic Gardens”. African Re- Minister of Environmental Affairs and gional Coordinators presented talks on As the ABGN endorses the Interna- Tourism, Mr Mohammed Valli Moosa the status of botanical gardens in their tional Agenda for Botanic Gardens in officially launched the congress. regions as well as the needs expressed Conservation as the guiding document by those gardens that responded to the for plant conservation efforts in Afri- Pre-congress training workshops on Needs Assessment questionnaire that ca’s botanical gardens, each African Plant Collecting Techniques, Red Data was initially used to produce the South- botanical garden was encouraged to Lists and Botanical Gardens, and En- ern African Botanical Gardens Needs register (either formally or informally) vironmental Education and Interpre- Assessment (SABONET Report Series with the International Agenda for Bo- tation in Botanical Gardens were pre- 11, November 2000). Prof. Donal tanic Gardens in Conservation. sented to various delegates on Sunday. McCracken presented a historical per- spective on Africa’s botanical gardens The agreed ABGN Mission Statement, The Main Objectives of the during the Congress. Vision, Guiding Principles, and Targets Congress are listed below. A mid-week field excursion was under- The main objectives of the congress taken to the Silverglen Medicinal Plant Mission Statement were: Nursery, Durban’s renowned Medici- • To create a contemporary database nal Market, and the National Botani- The African Botanic Gardens Network of African botanical gardens. cal Institute’s Natal National Botanical promotes and supports the work of • To undertake a comprehensive as- Garden in Pietermaritzburg. botanical gardens and associated in- sessment of the common needs of stitutions through education, conser- African botanical gardens. Outcomes vation and sustainable use of plants for • To identify ways to address these development, poverty alleviation, and needs. The outcomes of the Congress in- halting biodiversity loss. • To determine the structure of and cluded a draft Strategic Framework support required for an African and Action Plan for the African Botanic Vision Botanic Gardens Network and its Gardens Network. Activities, expected Secretariat. outcomes and targets of the ABGN African botanical gardens will be inte- • To review and adopt a draft consti- were aligned with the Global Strategy gral and valued partners in the con- tution for the African Botanic Gar- for Plant Conservation and the Inter- servation and sustainable use of Afri- dens Network. national Agenda for Botanic Gardens ca’s unique environmental, botanical, • To adopt the universally applauded in Conservation. Members have until and cultural heritage. International Agenda for Botanic Gar- 30 June 2003 to comment on the pro- dens in Conservation, BGCI 2000.

22 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Guiding Principles tional roles. especially of nationally important • Encouraging all African botanical sites for plant diversity, local com- The African Botanic Gardens Network gardens to focus primarily on the munity benefits, and sustainable (ABGN) is committed to: cultivation, display, and study of use, must be in place. • Promoting and implementing key African plant taxa. • At least [one] botanical garden must national and international instru- be established in each country of ments relating to the environment Summary of Targets Africa, preferably in areas of impor- and sustainable development, in- • [All] botanical gardens must have tant plant diversity and endemism. cluding National Biodiversity Strat- adequate access to electronic infor- • Training courses for [7] subjects egies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), mation in support of education, con- must be completed by the network, the Convention on Biological Diver- servation, and sustainable use pro- involving [300] participants. sity (in particular the Global Strat- grammes. • ABGN and regional networks must egy for Plant Conservation), the In- • Botanical gardens must contribute be strengthened and supported ternational Agenda for Botanic Gar- to the development of national lists with adequate resources to achieve dens in Conservation, Local Agenda of threatened plant species in [all] the targets in this action plan. 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of countries of Africa. • [One million] visitors must access Implementation. • An African programme [with mod- the ABGN web site and associated • The fundamental importance of an els and protocols] for education, resources. ecosystem approach to the conser- plant conservation, and sustainable vation of biodiversity and ecosys- use, based on research and practi- For further information, please tem services, and will undertake an cal experience must be completed. contact: integrated approach to biodiversity • All botanical gardens must promote Christopher Dalzell conservation. at least [one] local culture and its Durban Botanic Gardens • Botanical gardens reaching their plant-related knowledge, innova- P.O. Box 3740 full potential through partnerships tions and practices. Durban 4000, South Africa and effective collaboration at local, • Based on assessment of candidate [email protected] national, regional and international taxa, [40%] of threatened plant spe- www.durbanbotgardens.co.za levels. cies must be located in accessible • The need for monitoring and coor- ex situ collections, preferably in the Delegates to the African Botanic Gardens dinating the activities of botanical country of origin, and [2%] included Congress are thanked for their constructive gardens, the effective use of re- in recovery or restoration pro- input and participation in the Congress. sources, and delivering the identi- grammes. Contributions from Peter Wyse Jackson and fied objectives of the network. • At least [50%] of Africa’s botanical Mike Maunder were particularly appreciated. • The urgent need to undertake as- gardens must participate in meas- The following sponsors are gratefully sessments of the conservation sta- ures to conserve nationally and lo- acknowledged for making it possible for tus and management needs for Af- cally important areas of plant diver- delegates from 23 African countries to be rican plant diversity and will work sity. represented at the Congress: SABONET to identify and strengthen the roles • Africa’s botanical gardens must Project, Missouri Botanical Garden, Winslow of botanical gardens in this process. carry out invasive plant risk assess- Foundation, Conservation International’s • Its role as the representative body ments within their collections [60%] Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, for African botanical gardens. Fur- and contribute to model control Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Diego thermore, the ABGN will work programmes on a total of [20] inva- Zoo, North Carolina Zoo, Ganna Walska closely with BGCI and other key sive species. and eThekwini Municipality in organisations active in education, • Botanical gardens must participate KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Special thanks conservation, and sustainable use of in the national implementation of are extended to Durban Parks Department for plants, such as IUCN, WWF, IPGRI CITES in [each] country of Africa. hosting the Congress and to all the organizers and other relevant UN and national • [20] Botanical gardens must develop and field excursion leaders and hosts. or international agencies, particu- and implement management mod- larly as regards the implementation els and protocols for [40] economi- —Christopher K. Willis of the Global Strategy for Plant Con- cally and culturally important plant National Botanical Institute servation. taxa. Private Bag X101 • The fundamental link between bo- • At least [50%] of botanical gardens Pretoria 0001, South Africa tanical gardens and taxonomic must contribute to national pro- [email protected] botany and their contribution to- grammes that aim to halt the decline www.nbi.ac.za wards resolving the taxonomic im- of plant resources and associated pediment. indigenous and local knowledge, —George Owusu-Afriyie • The development of relevant re- innovations, and practices that sup- Department of Parks and Gardens gional, sub-regional, and thematic port sustainable livelihoods, local P.O. Box 23 networks and their contributions food security, and health care. Aburi Botanic Gardens within the ABGN. • Environmental education pro- Aburi, Ghana • Ensuring that its programmes and grammes operating with trained [email protected] activities are complementary to staff must be established in [60%] those of relevant existing networks of Africa’s botanical gardens. —Mark Mattson operating at all levels. • [20] Model environmental educa- Durban Botanic Gardens • Encouraging all African botanical tion programmes that illustrate the [email protected]. gardens to strengthen their amen- value of indigenous flora, natural ity, cultural, historical, and recrea- habitats, and ecosystem services,

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Representatives from southern Africa at the African Botanic Gardens Congress. (Photo: Durban Botanic Gardens)

Back: Mr Ian Oliver (Karoo Desert BG, South Africa), Mr Soul Shava (National BG, Zimbabwe), Ms Silke Bartsch (National BG, Namibia), Ms Karin Behr (Pretoria BG, South Africa), Mr Hilario Machava (Tunduru BG, Mozambique), Mr Erich van Wyk (Millennium Seed Bank, South Africa), Mr Domingos Manguengue (Mondlane University BG, Mozambique), Dr Dave McDonald (Botanical Society, South Africa), Mr Lloyd Nkoloma (Zomba BG, Malawi), Mr Gideon Dlamini (Malkerns Research Station, Swaziland), Mr Nonofo Mosesane (National BG, Botswana), Mr Brian Tarr (Natal BG, South Africa), Mr Douglas Gibbs (Munda Wanga Trust BG, ), Mr John Mapanga (Vumba BG, Zimbabwe), Mr Onias Ndoro (Ewanrigg BG, Zimbabwe), Mr Rudi Britz (Lowveld BG, South Africa).

Centre: Mr Christopher Willis (NBI, South Africa), Ms Toni Shaide (Harold Porter BG, South Africa), Mr Ernest Gondwe (National University BG, Zambia), Ms Mr Diphetogo Menyatso (National BG, Botswana), Mr Alex Nkhonjera (Mzuzu BG, Malawi), Ms Sharon Turner (Witwatersrand BG, South Africa), Mr Philip le Roux (Kirstenbosch BG, South Africa).

Front: Susan Myburgh ( BG, South Africa), Mr Tau Mahlelebe (Katse Dam BG, Lesotho), Mr Peter Gavhi (Free State BG, South Africa), A friend (West Africa), Mr Austin Chikumba (Zomba BG, Malawi).

Absent: Mr Christopher Dalzell (Congress Organiser and Curator of Durban BG), Dr Stefan Siebert (SABONET Regional Coordinator), Ms Sonia Pereira (Jardim Botanico, Angola), Ms Yvette van Wijk (Garden Route BG, South Africa), Mr Senzo Nyembe (Johannesburg BG, South Africa), Mr Solomon Nkoana (Johannesburg BG, South Africa).

SABONET Meeting

Prof. Gideon Smith (National Coordinator, South Africa), Dr Stefan Siebert (SABONET Regional Coordinator), Prof. Brian Huntley (Chairperson, SABONET Steering Committee), Mr Titus Dlamini (National Coordinator, Swaziland), Mr Trevor Arnold (National Botanical Institute), Ms Lorna Davis (SABONET Financial Officer), Mr Christopher Willis (National Botanical Institute), Ms Nozipo Nobanda (National Coordinator, Zimbabwe), Dr Alan Rodgers (UNDP-GEF), Dr Gillian Maggs-Kölling (National Coordinator, Namibia) and Ms Nyasha Rukazhanga-Noko (SABONET Administrative Officer).

24 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Annual Logframe Planning and Budget Allocation Meeting

he annual Logframe Planning and the last quarter of 2003, much effort and and budget allocation for 2003 showed TBudget Allocation Meeting resources would be put into the Termi- that SABONET must still enter its final (Logframe Meeting) of the SABONET nal Review, the Terminal Report and clos- stage and that funding will soon become Project was held at Kievits Kroon Coun- ing the project. It should once again be restricted. With the Exit Strategy in mind, try Estate in Pretoria, South Africa, on 18 stressed to view the Exit Strategy as an the committee of the Logframe Meeting and 19 February 2003. Dr Alan Rodgers end to the current UNDP-GEF funding set about allocating funds to priority ac- from the UNDP-GEF Regional Bureau process, and not as the end of SABONET, tivities as laid down in the logframe and for Africa facilitated this important pri- which, it is hoped, could continue forever based on the expenditure of 2002. It tran- ority setting exercise. Five members of as a regional network. spired that a few activities budgeted for the SABONET Steering Committee in 2002 will be carried into 2003, as these (SSC), two representatives from the Na- SABONET II still have to be completed. In order to tional Botanical Institute and the three meet all the 2002 objectives and addi- staff members of the SABONET Re- Funds have also for the first time been tional ones for 2003, funds were commit- gional Office attended the meeting. The allocated to facilitate the development of ted to core activities. The committee put Project Exit Strategy that came out of the the concept document for a SABONET together a list of what they regarded as recommendations of the Mid-Term Re- II. The Logframe Committee budgeted core commitments: view (Timberlake & Paton 2001) guided for a regional workshop and an internal • Staff on contract the meeting. evaluation that would lay the foundation • Running of the project (e.g. SSC meet- for the development of a concept docu- ings, equipment maintenance) Exit Strategy ment that could carry weight as a sec- • One-year MSc students at universities ond regional botanical project. It was • National and regional checklists The Midterm Review of 2001 stressed decided that a follow-on project should • End-user Workshops, that, as part of the Exit Strategy, the need consider the Global Strategy for Plant • Threatened Plants Programmes exists to provide quality outputs and to Conservation as an important possibil- • Internal and Terminal Reviews encourage strong links with stakehol- ity to achieve conservation impact on the ders, as this would demonstrate the suc- ground during a SABONET II. The The option was taken to stretch the cesses of the project and how capacity Logframe Meeting committee consid- budget and to extend the project life to building projects like SABONET could ered the strengths of such a project, what the end of 2003 to assure that processes be accomplished. The Exit Strategy of we can provide, where we can assist, and are in place to meet the major project SABONET was therefore developed at where we are to go from here. Mr Nikhil outputs and to implement and complete the 12th SSC meeting in 2002 to consider Sekhran from UNDP–South Africa the Exit Strategy. It is also envisaged that the priority activities for the remaining briefly attended the meeting and gave us a few months in 2004 will be used by period of the current project and to pro- his support. A regional workshop has Project Management (SABONET Re- vide guidelines for computerisation, pub- been scheduled for 6–7 May 2003 to de- gional Office and IT Section) to wrap up lications, staffing, showcasing, network- termine all project options and links with management and financial reports and ing and capacity building (Siebert & important stakeholders. to consolidate databasing activities. Dlamini 2002). The key issues of a SABONET Exit Strategy was to put in 2003 Budget The mandate from the 13th SSC meeting place priority activities to achieve allows project management to immedi- sustainability and to complete all the The Logframe Meeting committee re- ately implement budget decisions taken planned SABONET outputs by the end ceived a mandate at the 13th SSC meet- at the Logframe Meeting, until the 14th of 2003. The Exit Strategy also addressed ing to make budget decisions on behalf SSC meeting can officially endorse the the necessity of developing a concept of the region, taking into account regional 2003 Logframe and Budget. The date and document for a future project in the light expectations to achieve priority goals venue for the next SABONET Steering of macro trends followed by the donor during the remaining months of the Committee Meeting is 10–12 June 2003 community in the field of plant conser- project. The committee looked at the year at the National Herbarium, Pretoria, vation. 2002 in detail to ascertain the budgeted South Africa. It will be combined with expenditure against the actual expendi- the 5th Tripartite Review of the Project. Major outputs to achieve impact and ture. The committee was perplexed by This meeting will focus on the proceed- sustainability at the end of the project the low expenditure during 2002, as this ings of the regional workshop held in include national checklists, capacity to was, after 2001, probably one of the most May and the development of a final con- manage projects, leadership at institu- active years of the project. However, cept document for a SABONET II. tional level, functional plant databases, SABONET has a history of working spar- trained staff, links with stakeholders and ingly with its funds, considering that the SIEBERT, S.J. & DLAMINI, T. 2002. 12th established Threatened Plants Pro- official closing date of the Project was 31 SABONET Steering Committee Meeting. grammes. To this can be added the call March 2002 and the project still had ap- SABONET News 7: 111–112. from 13th SSC meeting (in Decision 8 of proximately US$0.9m available on 1 SIEBERT, S.J. & SMITH G.F. 2002. the Fourth Tripartite Review) to develop January 2003. Under-expenditure of late SABONET meetings and activities. a concept document for a SABONET II can be ascribed to a favourable Rand/US SABONET News 7: 171/175. (Siebert & Smith 2002). This proposal Dollar exchange rate and a slow deliv- TIMBERLAKE, J. & PATON, A. 2001. should address the integration of science ery of outputs. SABONET Mid-term Review. SABONET and conservation, by highlighting case News 6: 5–13. points of the current project that dem- However, although the 2002 expenditure —Stefan Siebert & Lorna Davis onstrates impact on the ground. During was below budget, the logframe revision SABONET Regional Office

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 25 Progress Report: End-User Workshops, Threatened Plants Programmes, and Internships

ew initiatives were recom- as the best way to address user needs people to invite to these workshops. So N mended for the SABONET in the future and forms an integral part far we have managed to get together Project during its Mid-term Review of of the Project’s Exit Strategy.”— 30 end-users of taxonomic information February 2001 and Botanical Gardens Timberlake & Paton (2001), SABONET during four workshops. During the Workshop of March 2001. It was hoped Midterm Review Recommendations. first workshop in South Africa, and that these recommendations would given the time constraint to invite del- fast track the delivery of tangible out- A Statement to the WSSD from the egates and implement the workshop, puts that would convince the end-us- Third Global Taxonomy (GTW) Work- attendance was better than expected ers of botanical information of the shop stressed the need for taxonomic (of the 50 people invited, 34 attended). value that the herbaria and botanical institutions to commit themselves to The subsequent publishing of the pro- gardens in the region has for produc- working with governments and civil ceedings of this workshop provided a ing information bases for conservation society to help provide a basis for sus- good working document for other initiatives. Recommendations from the tainable development (BioNET-Inter- SABONET countries to work with review and workshop were subse- national 2002). The action plan emanat- (Steenkamp & Smith 2002). End-user quently implemented in 2001 and 2002. ing from the GTW suggested that to workshop objectives and the eleven During the Logframe Planning and enable us to achieve this goal, we have information and service requirements Budget Allocation meeting of 2003, the to determine the needs of the users of posed by South African stakeholders SABONET Steering Committee listed taxonomic information. The very active have been summarised by Steenkamp end-user workshops, threatened network of southern African herbaria (2002). All electronic versions of invi- plants programmes, and internships took on this task and was very pro-ac- tation letters, worksheets, background (in driving national checklists) as pri- tive, with the first SABONET work- information, and so on were for- ority outputs of the Project that will shop to determine the needs of the warded to the SABONET institutions have major impact. None of these ac- users of taxonomic information being to assist the representatives responsi- tivities were in place when last held six months before the GTW, dur- ble for organising a workshop in coun- SABONET evaluated itself (Siebert et ing February 2002 (Steenkamp & try. al. 2001). This article aims to report on Smith 2002). This workshop formed these three initiatives, with the success the basis for what would become the Four workshops were conducted in of these programmes measured by most active initiative of its kind in Af- 2002. Six workshops are planned for self-driven participation by the rica. 2003 before 30 June. Two of the 2003 SABONET countries. workshops will take place during Previous calculations have estimated March. Malawi has already indicated End-user Workshops that approximately 50 professions the need to host a second workshop make use of taxonomic information in 2003 once they have analysed the “A series of national workshops for end- (Morin et al. 1988). This provided data obtained from the first workshop. users of botanical information is seen SABONET with a good list of possible The SABONET Regional Office hopes to synthesise the results of all the work- Workshops shops into a single report for the re- gion, which can be used in the imple- Dates of workshops held during 2002 and planned for 2003 mentation of future projects. Country Workshop Date Published SABONET is, through its end-user Angola *May 2003 - workshops, contributing substantially Botswana 11-12 March 2003 - towards a better understanding of what products and services are re- Lesotho *May 2003 - quired by a broad range of users from Malawi 27-28 June 2002 In preparation plant diversity and information ex- perts, beyond that which is necessary Mozambique 6-7 March 2003 - for the plant sciences. Information ob- Namibia 24-25 September 2002 In preparation tained from these workshops provide an important base from which to ap- South Africa 6-8 February 2002 Steenkamp & Smith 2002 ply the recommendation of the Mid- Swaziland *May 2003 - term Review, by ensuring that we change priorities to produce new kinds Zambia *May 2003 - of outputs. This will enable the great Zimbabwe 17-18 November 2002 In preparation diversity of resources in the plant sci- ences to remain relevant for the future. *Dates not yet confirmed.

26 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Threatened Plants or value to rural livelihoods. 17 propos- Programmes als have been reviewed and approved, Propagation and are being implemented (Carolus “SABONET must promote the conser- 2002; Hurter 2002; Tarr 2002; vation and sustainable use of the south- Mahlelebe 2002). Each of these gar- Techniques ern African flora through networking dens was given US$3,000 as seed between and capacity building within money to initiate their programmes. for botanical gardens. Action plans should Five proposals still need to be reviewed be put in place for integrated indig- and we are expecting the final versions Southern enous threatened plant pro- before the deadline of 30 June 2003. grammes.”—Willis & Turner (2001), SABONET Botanical Gardens Action The approved TPPs aim at mass culti- Africa’s Plan. vation of threatened species for local markets and reintroduction into areas The Global Strategy for Plant Conser- where they have gone extinct. Most of Threatened vation has prompted botanical gardens the species that form part of the pro- worldwide to reconsider the value, gramme are threatened by over-har- conservation role and significance of vesting of wild populations because of Plants living collections (Bramwell et al. 2002). the international horticultural and in- Southern Africa with its very dynamic digenous medicinal plant trade. Such botanical garden network was no ex- species are also further endangered by s part of the various activities as ception and once again SABONET was the transformation of habitat by agri- Asociated with the Southern Af- pro-active in its dealings. During cultural and urban ex- rican Botanical Diversity Network March 2001, 26 representatives of bo- pansion. In some of the participating (SABONET), funding has been made tanical gardens from eight southern gardens the programme is well estab- available by the Regional Steering African countries came together to lished and looks like SABONET is sup- Committee to prepare and publish, draw up an Action Plan for Southern porting successful initiatives to deliver by the end of December 2002, a African Botanical Gardens (Willis & tangible outputs. manual on the propagation and Turner 2001). This action plan formed cultivation of southern Africa’s the basis for the activities of the South- The participating gardens are cultivat- threatened plants. This publication ern African Botanical Garden Network ing 35 threatened plants indigenous to will be particularly useful for horti- (SABGN) within SABONET. The vision southern Africa. 23 were chosen for culturists working on threatened of the newly formed network was that their horticultural potential and the plant collections in southern Africa’s each garden would have an indigenous remaining 12 for their importance to botanical gardens. Threatened Plants Programme in place sustainable rural livelihoods. In the by 2004. Two years down the line much programme, the Apocynaceae is the Many botanical gardens world-wide progress has been made. best-represented family, followed by grow southern African plants as part the Zamiaceae, Ericaceae and Faba- of their collections, and we would like It is estimated that almost one tenth of ceae. , Orbea and Erica to offer an opportunity for any staff southern Africa’s flora is at some risk are the best-represented genera. Most from botanical gardens around the of extinction (Golding 2002). This gardens opted for the cultivation of world to contribute towards the pub- prompted SABONET to implement species with horticultural potential, lication. If you or one of your staff are Threatened Plants Programmes (TPPs) such as succulents (nine species) and involved in cultivating threatened in its 22 participating botanical gar- plants with spectacular (ten southern African plants, we would dens to enable us, albeit in a small way, species). The plants that were chosen encourage you to contribute to contribute to the conservation of for sustainable utilisation programmes some of these techniques. A list of threatened plants. Gardens from Bot- are mostly used for medicine, food, southern African threatened plants swana (1), Lesotho (1), Malawi (3), Mo- timber, and handcrafts. can be found on the SABONET web zambique (3), Namibia (1), South Af- site: www.sabonet.org/reddatalist/ rica (9), Zambia (1), and Zimbabwe (3) These programmes were strength- database.html. are actively taking part in the ened by a Plant Conservation Work- SABONET Project’s TPPs. Two shop that was held back-to-back with Should you be willing to share some SABONET countries do not have func- the African Botanic Gardens Congress of the techniques developed and ex- tional gardens, but Angola has been (see article on page 22). The workshop perience gained over the years in cul- actively involved in reviving theirs af- culminated in Guidelines for ex situ tivating southern African threatened ter the war and Swaziland are devel- conservation collection management plants, please contact Geoff Nichols oping their first garden. and case studies from southern Afri- directly at the following address: can botanical gardens, which should Gardens were requested to formulate enable gardens across the region to Digital Muthi proposals for the cultivation of flagship learn from one another. In addition to 8 Larch Road species that are threatened in their this, SABONET has contracted an ex- Durban countries and to submit them to a pert to produce a Manual on the propa- 4001 SABONET committee that evaluated gation and cultivation of southern Afri- [email protected] the proposed programmes. A flagship ca’s threatened species (see request in species was defined as a threatened box). plant with horticultural potential and/

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 27 Threatened Plants Programme Target species of the Threatened Plants Programme for each participating southern African botanical garden Country Botanical Garden Target Species Family Botswana National Botanical Garden Orbea knobelii Apocynaceae O. rogersii O. tapscottii Lesotho Katse Botanical Garden Thamnocalamus tessellatus Poaceae Malawi Zomba Botanical Garden Dalbergia melanoxylon Fabaceae Mzuzu Botanical Garden Pterocarpus angolensis Fabaceae Lilongwe Botanical Garden Afzelia quanzensis Fabaceae Mozambique INIA Botanical Garden Encephalartos lebomboensis Zamiaceae E. ferox Tunduru Botanical Garden Raphia australis University Botanical Garden Warburgia salutaris Canellaceae Namibia National Botanic Garden Hoodia currorri Apocynaceae H. gordonii H. parviflora South Africa Free State National Botanical Garden Scilla natalensis Harold Porter National Botanical Garden Satyrium carneum Orchidaceae S. hallackii subsp. hallackii Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden Moraea worcesterensis Iridaceae Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Erica fairii Ericaceae E. ferrea E. turgida E. verticillata Lowveld National Botanical Garden Dioscorea sp. nov. Dioscoreaceae Acacia sp. nov. Fabaceae Natal National Botanical Garden Gerbera aurantiaca Asteraceae Pretoria National Botanical Garden reitzii var. reitzii Aloaceae Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden Aloe albida Aloaceae Durban Botanic Gardens, South Africa eriopus Zambia University Botanical Garden Cyphostemma nanellum Vitaceae C. tenuissimum Zimbabwe National Botanical Garden Lobelia stricklandia Lobeliaceae Scadoxus pole-evansii Amaryllidaceae Vumba Botanical Garden Encephalartos chimanimaniensis Zamiaceae Ewanrigg Botanical Garden Encephalartos concinnus Zamiaceae E. manikensis

Appropriate partnerships (at local, na- of TTPs and their conservation role Internships tional, and international levels) need to must become a regular function in be developed with the economic sec- each botanical garden in southern Af- “Internships for mentoring should be tor, conservation agencies, and other rica. By achieving this, SABONET resourced and countries encouraged to gardens in 2003 to ensure the long- hopes to establish a worthy pro- make the best use of the expertise in the term sustainability of these pro- gramme for ex situ plant conservation. region. Internships must be needs- grammes. Monitoring and evaluation driven and focused toward the produc-

28 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Internships Internships undertaken by herbarium and botanical gardens staff from each participating country

Country Herbaria In-country Other country Gardens In-country Other country Total Reason Angola 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 Red Data List, grass checklist Botswana 7 3 4 3 1 2 10 Databasing, training, TPPs Lesotho 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 Grass checklist Malawi 5 1 4 3 0 3 8 TPPs, Poaceae research, curation Mozambique 4 1 3 3 0 3 7 National checklist, TPPs Namibia 3 2 1 1 1 0 4 Training, curation, checklists, TPPs South Africa 15 9 6 1 1 0 16 Curation, training, research Swaziland 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 Grass, tree and checklists Zambia 2 0 2 2 0 2 4 TPPs, bryophytes, miombo keys Zimbabwe 2 1 1 4 0 4 6 TPPs, training 46 23 23 17 3 14 63

In-country: A participating institution invites an expert from the region to visit one of their herbaria or botanical gardens. Other country: A participating institution sends a staff member from one of their herbaria or botanical gardens to another institution in the region. tion of SABONET products which illus- the Regional Office via the Quarterly was limited to citizens of the ten trates the relevance of the capacity Reports. At first this process was a bit SABONET countries. Each participat- built.”—Timberlake & Paton (2001), chaotic, but with time it proved a very ing country was allocated US$ 5,000 for SABONET Mid-Term Review. useful approach. herbarium internships and US$2,500 for garden internships. Centres promoting the documentation Initially the participating institutions and conservation of botanical diversity were wary of making use of intern- From the table it can be seen that the should promote and encourage part- ships. After a few successful “forced” herbaria have been much more active nerships within a network, which can internships, however, there was sud- in this programme, because they have include project administration, grant denly a wave of applications. Between received more funding over a longer provisions, joint publications, and 1 March 2001 and 28 February 2003, period. Herbaria tend to invite experts internships (Rose 1999). Internships SABONET has assisted 63 botanists and send their own staff to other insti- are probably the most effective way for from the region to undertake tutions in the same degree. Botanical herbaria and botanical gardens to internships to other herbaria and bo- gardens prefer to send their staff to share equipment, laboratories, librar- tanical gardens in southern Africa. work with experts in other institutions ies, and most importantly, skills. Re- Internships were linked to specific in other countries. The most plausible search, conservation, and manage- project outputs, which meant that her- explanation for this is that horticultur- ment tutoring will best serve the long- barium staff were only eligible for ists still need to familiarise themselves term interests of herbaria and botani- funding if they were to work on prior- with the other gardens in the network, cal gardens and personal exchange of ity outputs such as National or Poaceae whereas courses, workshops, and information and interaction with Checklists. Botanical garden staff were meetings have afforded many taxono- skilled staff provides the best under- only supported if their visit to another mists the opportunity to visit other standing of principles, practices, and institution would benefit their Threat- herbaria in the region. South Africa approaches. By sharing available ened Plants Programme. On comple- and Botswana have the most active knowledge and technology we can tion of an internship, a report is sub- herbarium internship programme and spare others costly mistakes and the mitted to the Regional Office. Articles Zimbabwe the most active programme duplication of efforts. in popular newsletters are also encour- for gardens. aged (Archer 2002; Parker 2002; To initiate this activity within the re- Nkoloma 2002; Mannheimer 2002). This year will probably become the gion, the Regional Office set about de- most productive of the Project in terms veloping procedures to aid the partici- The objective and value of internships of product delivery to achieve impact. pating institutions in applying for are defined in the first paragraph. To Internships hold the key to a success- funds and implementing an internship. enable an institution to benefit from the ful outcome. The Regional Office has In this way botanists were given some programme they could either been given the green light to coordi- exercise in organising and initiating (1) send their staff member to another nate internships to enhance the qual- projects themselves. All correspond- institution to work with experts in a ity and delivery of publications during ence was between the intern and the specific field, or 2003. Editors and authors of SABO- particular herbarium or botanical gar- (2) invite an expert in a required field NET funded publications should look den. Once all arrangements and agree- to visit their institution and work upon internships as a tool to meet their ments were in place, the participating with their staff. goals. The preparation of the Check- institutions would request funds from Obviously the internship programme list of Lesotho Grasses is probably the

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 29 best example of a high quality prod- Programmes: Satyriums. SABONET uct that was produced over a short News 7: 132-133. time by making use of internships GOLDING, J.S. (ed.). 2002. Southern A Tribute to (Kobisi & Phillipson 2002). African Plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network SABONET Final words Report No. 14. SABONET, Pretoria. HURTER, J. 2002. Threatened Plants Pro- Contract Staff SABONET has put in place a regional gramme: Dioscorea. SABONET News 7: team of botanical expertise with the 222–223. technical capacity to monitor, evaluate, KOBISI, K. & PHILLIPSON, P. 2002. News any staff members in the her- and document the exceptionally rich from Lesotho: Poaceae checklist report. Mbaria of southern Africa have botanical heritage of southern Africa. SABONET News 7: 221. been contracted under the In the remaining months of SABO- MAHLELEBE, T. 2002. Threatened Plants SABONET project in April 1998, NET’s lifespan, participating institu- Programmes: Berg Bamboo. SABONET others joined us later, but the fact tions and individuals will be chal- News 7: 132. remains that all impressed us with lenged to produce tangible evidence MANNHEIMER, C. 2002. News from their particularly effective working of the contribution that capacity build- Namibia. SABONET News 7: 149–150. capacity and enthusiasm. Without ing has made towards regional devel- MORIN, N.R., WHETSTONE, R.D., all the Research Officers, Technical opment. In short, we hope to measure WILKEN, D. & TOMLINSON, K.L. 1988. Assistants, and Data Entry Clerks st our success according to the number Floristics for the 21 Century. Alexandria, the project would not have been and standard of trained plant diversity Virginia. where it is today. As a UNDP-GEF specialists, quality and usefulness of NKOLOMA, L. 2002. Curator from Malawi funded project, SABONET grate- publications produced, eminence and visits Natal National Botanical Garden. fully recognizes the effort and the size of a regional plant database, and NBI News (December): 2. dedication of all those who gave a the production of a concept document PARKER, F. 2002. News from South Africa: part of their lives to pursue a com- for a new project. By successfully im- SABONET internship at Natal Herba- mon goal in southern Africa, namely plementing and completing the three rium. SABONET News 7: 246. to document the plant diversity of programmes discussed above (End- ROSE, C.L. 1999. Conservation and collec- this floristically rich region. user Workshops, Threatened Plants tions care resources. In: D.A. Metsger & Programmes and Internships), we will S.C. Byers (eds), Managing the modern Although many staff members in take a huge step towards achieving herbarium: An interdisciplinary the region have been or will be ab- impact and laying the foundation for a approach, pp. 36–58. Elton-Wolf Publi- sorbed by their institutions before SABONET II. shing, Canada. the contract expiry dates of 31 SIEBERT, S.J., MÖSSMER, M., RUKA- March 2003 and 30 June 2003, many ZHANGA-NOKO, N. & HAASBROEK, These initiatives were made possible through will not be so fortunate and will have C. 2001. Has SABONET developed the generous funding provided to the SABONET to seek job opportunities elsewhere. regional botanical expertise it promised? Project by the Global Environmental Facility However, SABONET was a capac- SABONET News 6: 74–83. (GEF) through the United Nations Develop- ity building initiative and those that STEENKAMP, Y. 2002. National workshop ment Programme (UNDP). A special thanks to will have to leave take with them for stakeholders and end-users of Jonathan Timberlake and Alan Paton for many skills and a keen knowledge taxonomic information and herbaria. sharing their vision with project management. of the plant diversity of the region. SABONET News 7: 31. Our appreciation to Nyasha Rukazhanga- SABONET has conducted 25 train- STEENKAMP, Y. & SMITH, G.F. 2002. Noko and Lorna Davis for respectively ing courses and implemented 46 Addressing the needs of the users of applying their administration and financial internships for staff from herbaria botanical information. Southern African management skills superbly to implement in the region, many of which were Botanical Diversity Network Report No. these initiatives successfully. We also wish to contract employees. These courses 15. SABONET, Pretoria. thank all the SABONET National Coordina- and internships provided staff with TARR, B. 2002. Threatened Plants Pro- tors for their participation to make the new opportunities to become proficient grammes: Hilton Daisy. SABONET News initiatives such a success. in computers and databases, famil- 7: 131–132. iar with herbarium practices and ARCHER, C. 2002. News from South Africa: TIMBERLAKE, J. & PATON, A. 2001. management, well-informed re- Report back from Cape Town internship. SABONET Mid-term Review. SABONET garding plant identifications, and SABONET News 7: 68. News 6: 5–13. equipped as plant diversity special- BIONET-INTERNATIONAL. 2002. Third WILLIS, C.K. & TURNER, S. (eds). 2001. ists. Global Taxonomy Workshop agrees Action Plan for Southern African partnership approach for Global Botanical Gardens. Southern African As individuals, all the SABONET Taxonomy Initiative for CBD. BioNET- Botanical Diversity Network Report No. contract staff impressed us with International News 11: 1–6. 12. SABONET, Pretoria. their strong motivation to succeed BRAMWELL, D., RAVEN, P. & SYNGE, H. in whatever activity they embarked 2002. Implementing the Global Strategy —Stefan Siebert on, no matter how difficult the task. for Plant Conservation. Plant Talk 30: 32– SABONET Regional Office They all made a difference and will 36. [email protected] definitely leave their mark on the CAROLUS, B. 2002. Threatened Plants development of botanical sciences in southern Africa. Thanks for your dedication and hard work! We will miss all those that are leaving. We

30 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 wish you the best of luck for your future and hope you will rise to Obituary many adventurous challenges with all the inspiration and commitment Lloyd Gideon Nkoloma you showed as a member of the SABONET team. (1944–2003) Thank you to: Ms Teresa Martins, Mr Andre Dombo, Mr Cidalio Francisco, and loyd Nkoloma who was Curator of Mr Jose Calonga (Angola); LNational Botanic Gardens of Malawi Ms Ludo Matenge and Ms Neo died in the late hours of Monday night tives, and friends for the loss of our dear Lekomola (Botswana); February 17, 2003 of a sudden asthmatic colleague and friend. Ms Lerato Kose, Ms Puleng attack. —Augustin Charles Chikuni Matebesi, Mr Khotso Kobisi, and National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens Mr Malefetsane Tlali (Lesotho); Lloyd was born on March 15, 1944 in of Malawi Ms Elizabeth Mwafongo, Ms Namitambo area, Chiradzulu District in PO Box 528, Gladys Msekandiana, Mr Maxwell Southern Malawi. He went to Dedza Sec- Zomba, Malawi Mwamwaya, Ms Brigitte Kubwalo, ondary School from 1959 to 1962 where and Mr Donald Mpalika (Malawi); he successfully completed his Cambridge Lloyd and I shared our birthdays in Ms Samira Izidine, Ms Ana Bela Overseas Certificate. Later that year he March, so were always very close. He was Amude, Ms Iva Vaz, Ms Raquel joined the Ministry of Agriculture where a wonderful person for whom I had a Matsinhe, Mr Aurelio Benchel, he worked as a Laboratory Technician great deal of admiration and respect. It is and Mr Carlos Zita (Mozambique); (1962–1975). Lloyd obtained a certificate a great loss for the botanical gardens in Ms Coleen Mannheimer, Ms in Laboratory Techniques from the Ma- Malawi and the botanical garden commu- Petronella Claasen, Ms Birgit lawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of nity in the southern African region. Rahn, and Ms Elizabeth Campbell the University of Malawi, in 1970. Later —Christopher Willis (Namibia); he was a Field Research Officer respon- Director: Gardens & Horticultural Ms Fatima Parker, Ms Hassina sible for (1981–1984). In 1984, Services Aboobaker, Ms Tebogo Rampho, he obtained a Diploma in Horticulture National Botanical Institute, Pretoria Ms Angela Baadjes, Ms Michelle from Egerton College in Kenya. Lloyd South Africa Engelbrecht, Ms Veronica lectured at the Natural Resources College Williams, Ms Najuwa Davids, Ms in Lilongwe, Malawi (1984–1990) where I am very sorry to hear of Lloyd’s pass- Kinny Mmakola, and Mr Alpheus he was also the head of Horticulture De- ing—he was a good friend and colleague. Mothapo (South Africa); partment before he joined the National I pray that you at Zomba will know the Mr Christopher Tshabalala and Mr Herbarium and Botanic Gardens in 1990 presence of the Lord at this time, and es- Comfort Nhleko (Swaziland); as Senior Assistant Curator. pecially that Lloyd’s family will experience Ms Maureen Kalusa and Mr God’s peace. Please extend my regards George Shakatwa (Zambia); Lloyd was one of the first people em- and condolences to Lloyd’s family and to Mr Phelex Manyanga, Ms Rachel ployed by NHBG shortly after it was his colleagues. Rusere, Mr Christopher Chapano, formed as an independent institution. He —John Roff Ms Memory Chandinyira, Ms will be remembered professionally for his Durban Nancy Mugarisanwa, and Ms contribution to the development of Martha Mamuto (Zimbabwe). Zomba, Lilongwe, and Mzuzu Botanic I was very sad to receive the news of the Gardens. His vast reservoir and wealth passing of our friend Lloyd. He will al- Our appreciation to those who are of professional experience drawn from ways be remembered for his gentle ways still with us and will complete the many years of service and training is an and his spirit of co-operation as well as SABONET road of success with us irreplaceable loss to the National Her- his friendly outlook on life. during 2003. barium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi. —Chris Dalzell Curator; Durban Botanic Garden And remember the following: “If His wife, Margaret and four children, South Africa you advance confidently in the di- George, Andrew, Victoria, and Mayamiko rection of your dreams, and endeav- and five grandchildren, Mphatso, We are very shocked to hear about the our to live the life which you have Natasha, Sally, Merlissa, and Yankho will premature death of Mr Lloyd G. imagined, you will meet with a suc- miss him. Lloyd had the spirit of a father, Nkoloma. What a great loss to his family, cess unexpected in common hours” grandfather, uncle, and friend to many the NHBG, and Malawi. As we all know, – Henry David Thoreau employees at NHBG. Those who have Mr Nkoloma was among the first sons of known Lloyd will testify to his cheer and Malawi to contribute to the development —Stefan Siebert & Nyasha appreciation for friends and exchange of of our National Botanic Gardens in Ma- Rukazhanga-Noko knowledge. As a Christian, he was gen- lawi where his horticultural skills helped SABONET Regional Office erous, humorous and a dedicated col- to shape the landscape of our botanic league, friend, and companion. gardens. Malawi will miss him greatly and we join his family, NHBG, and friends Lloyd was buried in the Municipality of in mourning his death. Zomba Cemetery on Wednesday Febru- —James H. Seyani ary 19, 2003. We feel with the family, rela- Commonwealth Secretariat, London

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 31 Southern African Herbaria

Luanda Herbarium

he first herbarium created in An- plant specimens. The specimens are BCLME (Large Marine Biodiversity Tgola was LUA, in Huambo Prov- arranged in alphabetical order accord- Programme): The herbarium is now ince, in 1941. It was moved to Luanda ing to Dalla Torre. The Poaceae and part of the BCLME Programme, which in 1995, because of worsening condi- Fabaceae are the best represented includes Angola, Namibia, and South tions and a lack of security. LUBA in families. Africa. The herbarium will assist with Lubango, created in 1958, also later ecosystems studies. The moved to Luanda, and is now known Activities programme has not yet begun. as Luanda Herbarium (LUAI). The Luanda Herbarium has the follow- Staff and Research Interests Many naturalists took part in botanic ing core activities: missions in Angola. Among them was • Field work activities to increase col- General Manager and SABONET Co- Mr. Mason who organised the first lections ordinator: collecting expedition in 1969 in which • Encoding specimens using the Prof. Esperança Costa 36 samples from Luanda District and PRECIS Database • Pollen morphology in Genisteae Congo were collected. John Kirkwood • Publishing research papers, (Argyrolobium and Adenocarpus) organised a second collection in and monographs from Angola and Mozambique

Southern African Herbaria Cabinda. John Gossweiler made im- • Elaborating checklists • Many articles about Mangrove Veg- portant collections in every district • Surveys of threatened plants etation during the 50 years of his life and cre- • Surveys of economic plants (medici- • More than 10 specific articles about ated the first phytogeographic map of nal, crafts, edible, timber, aromatic taxonomy in Leguminosae Angola. Friedrich Welwitsch explored and fuel) • Working on checklist of Angolan the littoral zone of Ambriz, Luanda, • Taxonomic studies on species de- Poaceae Cuanza-Norte, the littoral zone of posited at the Gene Bank Centre Benguala, Namibe, and Chela Escarp- Herbarium Curator: ment. He gathered numerous samples Funding Ms Teresa Martins with detailed phenologic, edaphic, eco- • Systematics of vascular plants logical and ethnobotanical data. SABONET Project (1996–2003): Most • Poaceae diversity and taxonomy activities at Luanda Herbarium take The engineer Oscar Azancot de place because of SABONET funds. It Research Officers: Menezes who worked in the Scientific includes sponsorship of training Ms Georgina Neto Institute of Scientific Research since courses in Herbarium Management, • Fabaceae systematics 1959 was also an important collector. Environmental Impact Assessment • MSc in Portugal (on study leave) Many of his specimens can be found (EIA), Systematics, Threatened Plants, Ms Ana Teresa Silva in herbaria of Europe and Africa. Du- Computer Management (PRECIS da- • Useful Plants plicates of almost every specimen col- tabase, Red Data List), and plant iden- lected during colonial times were sent tification. The herbarium is concentrat- Data Entry Clerks: to herbaria like Centro de Botanica of ing on threatened plants and held a Mr André Dombo IICT of Lisboa, Faculty of Science of first workshop on Red Data List plants Mr Cidálio Marcos Lisbon, and the Universities of Coim- on 28 and 29 May 2002. bra and Porto. Technical Assistant: SECOSUD Project (1999–2001): The Mr Afonso Calonga Plant Collection project was developed in cooperation with Italy and Malawi, focusing on —Teresa Gonçalves Martins Currently, Angolan herbaria contain Useful Plants. They helped us to ac- Luanda Herbarium, Angola about 125,000 specimens, of which quire equipment and sponsored us on Luanda Herbarium houses over 38,000 a Database training course in Pretoria.

32 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Palmiet Reserve mzone.mweb.co.za/residents/csread/ palmiet/reserve

If you would like to learn more about the Palmiet Reserve and its plants.

African Conservation Foundation www.africanconservation.org

This is a forum for press releases, volunteers, and research reports on African conservation initiatives.

Guide to Bryophytes of sub-Saharan Africa http://www.oshea.demon.co.uk/tbr/ gba.htm

Want to find out more about the moss diversity of southern Africa? Visit this website for detailed checklists.

Searchable nomenclatural moss database http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/ Search/most.html

For the latest updates on the no- menclature of mosses, search the Missouri Botanical Garden’s moss database.

Flora of Zimbabwe web site www.zimbabweflora.co.zw

A web site devoted to the Zimba- bwe flora has been created. The purpose of the site is to provide information about Zimbabwe’s plants and make it more widely available than it is at present. Ini- tially, the main content of the site is a checklist of Zimbabwean vas- cular plants but it hopes to add fur- ther content when it becomes available. I would be delighted to receive any comments or thoughts about the site and especially sug- gestions on how it might be im- proved.

—Mark Hyde Harare, Zimbabwe [email protected]

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 33 ThePaper Chase

he object of this column is to keep an eye open for literature which SABONET users may find useful. This will mostly Tbe new publications, but may well include older information in answer to questions such as “what’s the best key to …”. It is neither possible nor desirable that the flow of such information should be one-way, from Pretoria outwards, so please feel free to submit notes and useful information to the address at the end of this column.

The citation of an item here does not imply any guarantee of its contents or even its existence; very often the compiler has not seen the documents referred to.

Mary Gunn Library: New Books systematics, wood characteristics, and economics of Dacryodes ❚ The state of South Africa’s species. Verdoorn, G.H. & Le Roux, J. pubescens (Burseraceae), Funtumia africana (Apocynaceae), (eds). 2001. Endangered Wildlife Trust, Johannesburg. arnoldiana (Leguminoseae), Markhamia tomentosa Paperback, 231 pages, A4. Proceedings of an Endangered (Bignoniaceae) and Nesogordonia leplaei (Sterculiaceae) in a Wildlife Trust Conference. particular forest in Cabinda. This study considers various aspects such as taxonomic position, botanical description, These are the proceedings of a conference held in habitat and ecology, geographic distribution, vernacular names, Johannesburg, from 4–7 September 2001. It addresses the need commercial names, use by local people, and the physical– for Red Data Lists in conservation planning. Seven symposia mechanical properties, workability and applications of the wood. looked at different themes, namely the taxa within each biological grouping that should be listed as Threatened, possible ❚ Euphorbias: A ’s reasons for the threatened status of taxa, conservation measures guide. Turner, R. 1995. that are required to prevent extinction and further decline of Batsford, London. Hardcover, taxa, institutions and organisations that should be involved in 192 pages, A5. ISBN 0–7134– the implementation of conservation strategies for threatened 7071–2. species, and the current status of the Red Data List for each biological grouping. A sentence in the dust-jacket blurb of this book is ❚ The biodiversity of South Africa 2002: Indicators, trends and completely irresistible. “From human impacts. Le Roux, J. (comp). 2002. Struik, Cape Town. enormis to minuta, monstrosa Paperback, 33 pages, A4 landscape. A product of the to liliputiana, magnificum and Endangered Wildlife Trust. grandis to horrida and vulgaris; in shades of greenii, After Indonesia and Brazil, South Africa is the third most whitei, brownii and purpurea; biologically diverse country in the world. South Africa therefore cylindrica or triangularis, has an important role to play in protecting the global quadrangularis, environment. This publication assesses the state of biodiversity quinqueradiata, sexangularis, in South Africa. Flagship species were chosen to indicate the septemsulca or even health of each of the country’s . The findings of the octoradiata; or simply difficult report emphasises the need for collaboration between to pronounce— conservation departments, academic institutions, and NGOs to ambohipotsiensis, further study the rich biodiversity of South Africa. borszczowii, razafinjohanii, signatepequensis or ❚ Essências florestais de tsukamotii—there is a Angola: Província de euphorbia for everyone.” Cabinda. Liberato, M.C., De Freitas, M.C., Quilho, T., dos ❚ World checklist and Reis, J.B. & Machado, J.S. bibliography of Sapotaceae. 2002. Instituto de Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Investigação Científica Pennington, T.D. 2001. Royal Tropical, Lisbon. Paperback, Botanic Gardens, Kew. 112 pages, A5. ISBN 972– Paperback, xi + 361 pages, A4. 672–910–6. ISBN 1–900347–94–6.

It seems that this offering is This is the fifth volume in the one of a series similar to series of world family Gomes e Sousa’s (1951 and checklists, and is part of a subsequent volumes) lifetime project by Rafael Dendrologia de Moçambique Govaerts to produce a world of many years ago. The checklist of plants, with both present volume deals with accepted names and

36 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 synonyms. Other groups so far covered in this series include thirds of which do not grow in the ! lovers will, Magnoliaceae (Frodin & Govaerts 1996), Fagales (Frodin & however, rhapsodise over it, and they are not wrong to do so. Govaerts 1998), Conifers (Farjon 2001), and Euphorbiaceae So, interestingly, does at least one Australian weed-watcher, (Govaerts et al. 2000). Companion volumes are four alphabetical who tells us that many of that country’s greatest problem plants volumes of a World checklist of seed plants (Govaerts, 1995 – x). are to be found here. The quality of work in these volumes makes them essential reference works for all herbaria where research is taken ❚ New Zealand plants and their story. Oates, M.R. (ed). 2001. seriously. Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, Canterbury NZ. Paperback, A4, 103 pages. ISBN 0–959776–3–3. ❚ Key to the genera of Australian mosses. Buck, W.R., Vitt, D.H. & Malcolm, W.M. 2002. ABRS, Canberra. The papers in this book form the record of the proceedings of a supplementary series No. 14. Paperback, ring bound, vi + 120 conference held between 1 and 3 October 1999 in Wellington, pages, A5. ISBN 0–642–56819–7. New Zealand. The overall theme is the change in horticultural fashion in New Zealand from almost exclusively exotics to a mix The key is illustrated with numerous excellent colour photos, of indigenous and exotic. No doubt a similar tale could be told in and the text seems to these non-bryologists to be workable. The southern Africa, though it is interesting that some New Zealand idea is excellent, the printing more than adequate, and the whole plants were highly esteemed here evidently decades before they lot let down by the binding, which eats paper. were considered quite respectable there. There are also contributions on pest animals and plants, and some landscape- ❚ Aquatic and wetland plants of northeastern North America. planning case studies. Crow, G.E. & Hellquist, C.B. 2000. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. Volume 1: hardcover, iv + 480 pages, ISBN 0–299– ❚ World Economic Plants: a 16330–X. Volume 2: hardcover, iv + 400 pages, ISBN 0–299– standard reference. Wiersema, 16280–X. J. & Leon, B. 1999. CRC Press, Boca Raton FL. Hardcover, The cover informs us that this is a revised and enlarged edition xxxv +749 pages. ISBN 0–8493– of N.C. Fassett’s A Manual of aquatic plants. Volume 1 covers 2119–0. pteridophytes, gymnosperms and dicotyledons, and volume 2 is devoted entirely to . The keys to families are Anything this sturdy volume repeated in each volume, as are some explanatory illustrations. lacks in beauty, it more than This is an eminently sensible arrangement, as are the makes up in usefulness. How innumerable line drawings, which appear to illustrate every many hours have I not wasted genus if not each species. trying to determine the correct name of a specimen labelled ❚ Cacti, succulents and bromeliads. Innes, C. & Wall, B. 1995. with a faulty one? Here are the Cassell and Royal Horticultural Society, London. Hardcover, 192 answers for some 10 000 of the pages. ISBN 0–304–32076–5. world’s most useful plants. Each entry also gives brief At least for bromeliads, this is an excellent introduction to a notes on the uses and places of large and complex family. The bromeliad illustrations also act as origin. a quick guide to where to look for an unknown in Rauh’s (1990) massive Bromeliad Lexicon. ❚ . Bryan, J.E. 2002. Timber Press, Oregon. Hard cover, 524 pages, A4. ISBN 0–88192–101–7. ❚ The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. & Snijman, D. 2002. Timber Press, Portland OR. Hardcover, 486 ❚ The Leguminosae of Madagascar. Du Puy, D.J., Labal, J-N., pages, many Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J-F., colour illustrations Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (eds). ISBN 0–88192– 2002. Royal Botanic Gardens, 547–0. Kew. Hard cover, 737 pages, A4. ISBN 1–900347–91–1. Very pretty, very comprehensive, ❚ Global strategy on invasive but I tend to alien species. McNeely, J.A., respond to fynbos Mooney, H.A., Neville, L.E., books the same Schei, P.J. & Wage, J.K. (eds). way as I do to yet 2001. IUCN, Gland. Soft another “Big 5” cover, 50 pages, A4. ISBN 2– wildlife video with 8317–0609–2. lots of lions—with a yawn and a ❚ Living off biodiversity: snore. This is exploring livelihoods and another fynbos biodiversity issues in natural book, and as such resource management. it reminds me that Koziell, I. & Saunders, J. 2001. southern Africa International Institute for has some 24 000 Environment and Development, London. Soft cover, 269 pages, plant taxa, two A4. ISBN 1–899–825–673.

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 37 ❚ Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Asclepiadaceae. ❚ Nephrolepidaceae by A. Lawalree (2000). Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds). 2002. Springer–Verlag, Berlin. Hard cover, 217 + XLVIII pages, A4. ISBN 3–540–41964–0. Floras received from outside Africa

❚ Scripta Botanica Belgica & Opera Botanica Belgica ❚ Flora do Cabo Verde: 35 families published in 2002. Cultivated Prof. Elmar Robbrecht very kindly draws our attention to some plants are included, but not always with specimen citations. A more-than-worthwhile publications from the National Botanical significant number of specimens that are cited here are to be Gardens of Belgium. Although these mostly deal with areas just found in LMA as well as the indicated herbaria. outside the SABONET area (usually DRC and points north-west), they are well worth reading as object lessons in how to present ❚ Flora of Australia: 17A. Grevillea. our own work. Here are some titles: Scripta Botanica Belgica ❚ Flora de Colombia: 19. Chrysobalanaceae, 20. Dichapetalaceae, 21. Flore et végétation du Jebel Uweinat (6). J. Léonard. 21. Cycadales, 22. Loasaceae. 23. The vascular plants of the Dzanga–Sangha Reserve. D.J. Harris. ❚ Flora Malesiana: 16. Caryophyllaceae, Cunoniaceae, Opera Botanica Belgica Potamogetonaceae, Zosteraceae & Cymodoceaceae. 8. Oxyanthus (Rubiaceae) en Afrique centrale. B. Sonké. 9. The African species of Ixora (Rubiaceae–Pavetteae). P. de ❚ Flore de Nouvelle Caledonie: 24. Pittosporacées. Block. 10. La Végétation de la Réserve de Biosphère de Luki. A. Lubini. ❚ Flora Nova–Galiciana: 3. Ochnaceae to Loasaceae. 12. Inflorescences in Bruniaceae. R. Classen-Bockhoff. ❚ Flora Neotropica: 84. Solanum, section Geminata. Mary Gunn Library: Theses ❚ Horticultural Flora of Southeastern Australia ❚ Gluckmann, E. 1951. Cytotaxonomic studies in the species Themeda triandra. Ph.D., University of the Witwatersrand, Recently Published Papers Johannesburg. African Wildlife 56(4) (2002) ❚ Siebert, S.J. 2001. Vegetation on the ultramafic soils of the Sekhukhuneland Centre of Endemism. Ph.D., University of ❚ Rietvlei Nature Reserve, the Pretoria. unknown jewel of Gauteng. J. van Wyk. Pages 12–15. Mary Gunn Library: New Parts of Floras ❚ Spider-crabs (and mangrove Flora of Tropical East Africa conservation). W. Emmerson. Pages 21–22. ❚ Adiantaceae by B. Verdcourt, edited by H.J. Beentje & S.A. ❚ George Herbarium moves to a Ghazanfar (2002). beautiful new home. Anonymous. Page 47. ❚ Apocynaceae by E.A. Omino, edited by H.J. Beentje & S.A. Animal Conservation 5 (2002) Ghazanfar (2002). ❚ Declines in the numbers of ❚ by C. amateur and professional Whitehouse, edited by H.J. taxonomists: Implications for Beentje & S.A.L. Smith (2002). conservation. G.W. Hopkins & R.P. Freckleton. Pages 245–249. ❚ Hydnoraceae by H.J. Beentje & Q. Luke, edited by H.J. Beentje & Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33 (2002) S.A. Ghazanfar (2002). ❚ Troubleshooting molecular phylogenetic analyses. M.J. ❚ Pteridaceae by B. Verdcourt, Sanderson & H.B. Shaffer. Pages 49–72. edited by H.J. Beentje & S.A. Ghazanfar (2002). ❚ Plant ecological strategies: Some leading dimensions of variation between species. M. Westoby, D.S. Falster, A.T. Moles, Flora Zambesiaca P.A. Vesk & I.J. Wright. Pages 125–160.

❚ Gramineae, volume ten, part four, edited by G.V. Pope & E.S. ❚ Phylogenies and community ecology. C.O. Webb, D.A. Ackerly, Martins (2002). M.A. McPeek & M.J. Donoghue. Pages 475–506.

Flora D’Afrique Centrale ❚ Estimating divergence times from molecular data on phylo- genetic and population genetic timescales. B.S. Arbogast, S.V. ❚ Xyridaceae by S. Lisowski, B. Brylska & J. Wiland-Szymanska Edwards, J. Wakeley, P. Beerli & J.B. Slowinski. Pages 707–740. (2001).

38 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 ❚ The fate of clades in a ❚ Litigation and endangered species. K. Suckling & N. world of recurrent Greenwald. Page 868. climatic change: Milankovitch oscillations and 16(5,6) (2002) evolution. R. Jansson & M. Dynesius. Pages 741– ❚ Effects of habitat 778. fragmentation on diversity and plant Biodiversity and reproductive success in Conservation 12(2,3) shrublands of (2003) South Africa. J. Donaldson, I. Nanni, C. Zachariades & J. ❚ Evaluation of genetic Kemper. Pages 1267–1276. relationships in Dalbergia species using ❚ The error of judgement: RAPD markers. G.R. Struggling for neutrality in Rout, D. Bhatacharya, science and journalism. E. R.M. Nanda et al. Pages Fleishman. Pages 1451–1453. 197–206. ❚ Four challenges of ❚ Bioprospecting: Why is it so unrewarding? R.D. Firn. Pages sustainability. D.W. Orr. 207–216. Pages 1457–1460.

❚ The role of native tussock grass (Paspalum quadrifarium Lam.) ❚ Improving the practice of in structuring plant communities in the flooding Pampa conservation: A conceptual framework and research agenda for grasslands, Argentina. S.B. Perelman, S.E. Burkart & R.J.C. conservation science. N. Salafsky, R. Margoluis, K.H. Redford & Lean. Pages 225–238. J.G. Robinson. Pages 1469–1479.

❚ A nested-intensity design for surveying plant diversity. D.T. ❚ Biogeographic crossroads as priority areas for biodiversity Barnett & T.J. Stohlgren. Pages 255–278. conservation. S. Spector. Pages 1480–1487.

❚ Characterisation and ranking of biodiversity hotspots: Centres ❚ Biodiversity hotspots and zones of ecological transition. M.B. of species richness and endemism. C. Hobohm. Pages 279–288. Araujo. Pages 1662–1663.

❚ The role of Namibian inselbergs in contributing to local and Ecoscience 9(3) (2002) regional plant species richness. A. Burke. Pages 469–486. ❚ Ecological and taxonomic differences between rare and ❚ A Red List account of Africa’s and implications of common plants of southwestern Ontario. M.W. Cadotte & J. considering life-history and threats. J.S. Golding & P.J.H. Hurter. Lovett–Doust. Pages 397–406. Pages 507–528. Ecology 83(10) (2002) ❚ Patterns of bryophyte diversity and rarity at a regional scale. A. Vanderpoorten & P. Engels. Pages 545–554. ❚ The effect of aquatic plant species richness on wetland ecosystem processes. K.A.M. Engelhardt & M.E. Ritchie. Biological Conservation 108(1) (2002) Pages 2911–2924.

❚ Assessing limitations on population growth in two critically ❚ Extinction thresholds and disrupted plant-pollinator endangered Acacia taxa. C.J. Yates & L.M. Broadhurst. Pages 13– interactions in fragmented plant populations. T. Lennartsson. 26. Pages 3060–3072.

BioNET–International News 11,12 (2002) ❚ Exotic plant species alter the microbial community structure and function in the soil. P.S. Kourtev, J.G. Ehrenfeld & M. ❚ SABONET, a 3GTW participant and partner, brings you news Haggblom. Pages 3152–3166. of taxonomic capacity building in southern Africa. S.J. Siebert. Pages 6–7. Environmental Conservation 29(3) (2002)

❚ South African Plant Red Data Lists. J.S. Golding and S.J. ❚ Present state and future of the world’s mangrove forests. D.M. Siebert. Pages 5–6. Alongi. Pages 331–349.

BioScience 52(9,10) (2002) Environmental Management 30(5) (2002)

❚ Biology, environment and conservation in South Africa. J.S. ❚ Restoration, stewardship, environmental health and policy: Weis, J. Edwards, E.D. Enger, G.A. Gall et al. Pages 781–789. Understanding stakeholders’ perceptions. J. Burger. Pages 631–640. ❚ Urbanization, biodiversity, and conservation. M.L. McKinney. Pages 883–890.

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 39 Journal of Ecology 90(5) (2002) ❚ Rediscovered after 200 years, Moraea ovata Thunberg is a rare Ferraria (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) from Namaqualand, South Africa. ❚ Patterns of invasion within a grassland community. A. Kolb, P. P. Goldblatt & J.C. Manning. Pages 460–464. Alpert, D. Enters & C. Holzapfel. Pages 871–881. ❚ Isoetes toximontana (Isoetaceae), a new quillwort with green Journal of Tropical Ecology 18 (2002) megaspores from the Northern Cape of South Africa. L.J. Musselman & J.P. Roux. Pages 504–507. ❚ The invisibility of tropical forests by exotic plants. P.V.A. Fine. Pages 687–705. Oecologia 133(1) (2002)

Local Environment 7(4) (2002) ❚ Nestedness analysis and conservation planning: The importance of place, environment, and life history across ❚ Local government and the WSSD. M. Ashley. Pages 459–464. taxonomic groups. E. Fleishman, C.J. Bertus, R.B. Blair, R. MacNally & D.D. Murphy. Pages 78–89. ❚ Local Action 21: motto–mandate–movement in the post– Johannesburg decade. K. Otto-Zimmermann. Pages 465–470. Plant Ecology 165(2) (2003)

Medicinal Plant Conservation 8 (2002) ❚ Population ecology of an afro-tropical herb, Lapeirousia rivularis, in Zambia. E.N. Chidumayo. Pages 275–285. ❚ Hawkers of health: Johannesburg’s street traders of traditional medicine, South Africa. V.L. Williams. Pages 18–21. Plant Talk 30 (2002)

❚ A project of indigenous communities in Namibia to cultivate ❚ Disaster averted at the Earth Harpagophytum procumbens. F.F. Kumba, J.Z.U. Kaurivi & H. Summit in Johannesburg. R. Katjivena. Pages 24–27. Sandbrook. Pages 12–13.

Nature 420(6911) (2002) ❚ Implementing the Global Strategy for Plant ❚ Slow moving journals hinder Conservation. D. Bramwell, P. conservation efforts. P. Kareiva, Raven & H. Synge. Pages 32– M. Marvier, S. West & J. 37. Hornisher. Page 15. ❚ Threatened plants of New Scientist 176 (2371, southern Africa. J.S. Golding 2372) (2002) & S.J. Siebert. Pages 40–41.

❚ Accusations over “green” 10(4) timber: How can we be sure the (2002) wood we buy is eco-friendly? F. Pearce. Page 6. ❚ Exotic plant species as problems and solutions in ❚ Modified crop breeds toxic ecological restoration: a synthesis. C. D’Antonio & L.A. hybrid. J. Randerson. Page 7. Meyerson. Pages 703–713.

❚ Red List fails rare species. J. Science 297(5588,5589) (2002) Randerson. Page 7. ❚ Taxonomic bias and vulnerable species. B.A. Stein, L.L. Master ❚ Sweet genes help rice in drought: Like resurrection plants, & L.E. Morse. Page 1807. could spring to life after droughts. A. Coghlan. Page 10. ❚ Taxonomic bias and vulnerable species: a response. J.A. Clark & R.M. May. Page 1807. ❚ Going bananas: The world’s favourite fruit could disappear ❚ Making a case for conservation. S.K. Pierce. Pages 1995–1996. forever in ten years’ time. F. Pearce. Pages 26–29. Science 298(5592,5595) (2002)

❚ Biodiversity: Why variety is the ❚ Biodiversity update—progress in taxonomy. S. Blackmore. spice of life on Earth. A. Fullick. Page 365. Pages 1–4 of Inside Science 156. ❚ Estimating the size of the world’s threatened flora. N.C.A. Novon 12(3,4) (2002) Pitman & P.M. Jorgensen. Page 989.

❚ Notes and new species of South African Journal of Botany 68(3) (2002) Moraea (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) from the southern African ❚ Priority ranking scheme for Red Data plants in Gauteng, South winter-rainfall zone. P. Goldblatt Africa. M.F. Pfab. Pages 299–303. & J.C. Manning. Pages 352–359.

40 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 ❚ Passerina quadrifaria ❚ Flower galls in African Rubiaceae. J. Degreef. Pages 203–210. (Thymelaeaceae): a new species from the southern ❚ A new and unrecognised species of Justicia (, Cape and Little Karoo in Justiciineae) from Kwango and Katanga. D. Champluvier. South Africa. C.L. Page 231. Bredenkamp & A.E. van Wyk. Pages 304–307. ❚ A new species of the genus Kniphofia from Upper Katanga. S. Lisowski & J. Wiland–Szymanska. Page 231. ❚ Daubenya alba (Hyacinthaceae, tribe ❚ A new species of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) from West Africa. Massonieae), a new species C.C.H. Jongkind. Page 231. from the Roggeveld, Northern Cape Province. Systematic Botany 27(4) A.M. van der Merwe & E.M. (2002) Marais. Pages 308–311. ❚ Circumscription of the genus ❚ Classification of estuaries in the Ciskei and Transkei regions Cynanchum (Apocynaceae- based on physical and botanical characteristics. B.M. Colloty, ). S. Liede & J.B. Adams & G.C. Bate. Pages 312–321. A. Tauber. Pages 789–800.

❚ New records for marine benthic algae for the Mozambican Trends in Ecology and coast, collected at Inhaca Island. E. Coppejans, F. Leliaert & T. Evolution 17(11) (2002) Schils. Pages 342–348. ❚ 2002: The year of the ❚ Forest tree and fern species as indicators of an unnatural fire “diversity–ecosystem function” event in a southern Cape mountain forest. L.H. Watson & M.J. debate. T. Cameron. Pages 495– Cameron. Pages 357–361. 496.

❚ Effects of pre-planting treatments on the initial establishment ❚ Limits to the use of success of indigenous grass seedlings planted into a degraded threatened species lists. H.P. Aristida junciformis dominated grassland. R. Wisemand, C.D. Possingham, S.J. Andelman, Morris & J.E. Granger. Pages 362–369. M.A. Burgman, R.A. Medellin et al. Pages 503–507.

❚ Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. M.F. Pfab. Veld & Flora 88(4) (2002) Pages 370–375. ❚ Just holding on: Some of South African Journal of Science 98(5,6) (2002) our spectacular geophytes may only be saved from ❚ A decade of biodiversity extinction through conservation and use in cultivation. G. Duncan. South Africa: Tracking Pages 142–147. progress from the Rio Earth Summit to the ❚ Cliff hangers: Plants Johannesburg World adapted to life on the edge. Summit on Sustainable E. van Jaarsveld. Pages 154– Development. R. Wyn- 158. berg. Pages 233–243. ❚ Cushion islands of the sub- Systematics and Antarctic: Interesting Geography of Plants growth patterns on Marion 72(1,2) (2002) and Prince Edward Islands. M. McGeoch, V. Smith, P. le ❚ Endemics of Mt. Roux & C. Hanel. Mulanje: the endemic Pages 159–165. spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. A.M. ❚ The mystery of the missing strandveld: Comparing ecosystems Strugnell. Pages 11–26. on two continents. A.V. Milewski. Pages 166–167.

❚ Contribution to the Wetlands Ecology and Management 10(6) (2002) study of the genus Pseuderanthemum (Acanthaceae) in tropical Africa. D. Champlu- ❚ Bioactivities, bioactive compounds and chemical constituents vier. Pages 33–54. of mangrove plants. W.M. Bandaranayake. Pages 421–452.

❚ Relationships and generic circumscriptions in the Psychotria ❚ Early growth stages and natural regeneration of Avicennia complex (Rubiaceae, Psychotrieae). L. Andersson. Pages 167– germinans (L.) Stearn in the Wouri estuarine 202.

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 41 (Douala–). N. Din, R.J. Priso, M. Kenne, D.E. Ngollo & F. Blasco. Pages A Checklist 461–472. of ❚ And the best is left for last. The latest Lesotho Grasses AETFAT proceedings are in Systematics and Geography of Plants (formerly Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Belgique). Published This issue has even more essential reading than most AETFAT volumes, and so a full review is held over until the next issue (The reviewers need time to wallow he second SABONET Poaceae and the dynamic staff of the Roma Her- in this huge tome). In the meanwhile all Tchecklist was published in Febru- barium, for the support they gave to herbaria and other institutions with an ary 2003 as No. 17 in the SABONET the project and for accommodating the interest in African botany are urged to Report Series and was compiled and production of the checklist in their day- get at least one copy. edited by Khotso Kobisi and Lerato to-day activities. Kose, both staff members of the her- barium of the National University of Report details: Khotso Kobisi and Le- FARJON, A. 2001. World Checklist and Lesotho. This checklist follows on the rato Kose. 2003. A checklist of Lesotho Bibliography of Conifers, edn 2. Royal A checklist of Zimbabwean grasses by grasses. Southern African Botanical Botanic Gardens, Kew. Christopher Chapano, published in Diversity Network Report No. 17. FRODIN, D.G. & GOVAERTS, R. 1996. September 2002 as SABONET Report SABONET, Roma. 22 pp. ISBN 1- World Checklist and Bibliography of No. 16. These were the first two grass 919795-68-5. Magnoliaceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, checklists of approximately five that Kew. are planned for publication before 31 The report is available free of charge FRODIN, D.G. & GOVAERTS, R. 1998. December 2003. Other national grass from the SABONET Regional Office. World Checklist and Bibliography of checklists to look out for in the Fagales. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. SABONET Report Series are from GOMES e SOUSA, A.F. 1951. Dendrologia Angola, Botswana, and Namibia. —Regional Coordinator, SABONET de Moçambique 1: Algumas madeiras c/o National Botanical Institute comerciais. Junta de Exportação de A checklist of Lesotho grasses begins Private Bag X101 Moçambique, [Lourenço Marques]. with a tribute to Paseka Mafa and in- Pretoria 0001 GOVAERTS, R. 1995–x. World checklist of formation about the herbarium of the South Africa. seed plants. MIM, Antwerp (vol. 1); Con- National University of Lesotho. This is Tel.: +27 12 804 3200 tinental Publishing, Antwerp (vol. 2–x). followed by an introduction to the flora Fax: +27 12 804 5979 GOVAERTS, R., FRODIN, D.G. & and ecological zones of Lesotho, and [email protected]. RADCLIFFE-SMITH, A. 2000. 1996. the method followed to compile the World Checklist and Bibliography of checklist. Also included are two maps Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae). Royal of Lesotho, which indicate the ecologi- Botanic Gardens, Kew. cal and agricultural zones of the coun- RAUH, W. 1990. The Bromeliad Lexicon, try. Guidelines for using the edn 2. Batsford, London and Bok Books, checklist precedes the check- Durban. list itself and is printed on the inside front cover for easy ref- —Hugh Glen & Stefan Siebert erence. A checklist of Lesotho [email protected] grasses follows, based on the [email protected] holdings of the National Uni- versity of Lesotho Herbarium (ROML), Agricultural Re- Endemic Flora of the search Herbarium (MASE) Soutpansberg and Selmar Schonland Her- barium (GRA). The checklist comprises approximately 100 Please contact Norbert Hahn at the genera, which accounts for following address if you wish to or- 250 indigenous and 50 natu- der a hard copy with CD or an elec- ralised alien species or infra- tronic copy only: specific taxa.

Institute of Conservation and Natural The publication was sup- History of the Soutpansberg ported financially by the Glo- Herbarium Soutpansbergensis (ZPB) bal Environmental Facility PO Box 1734 (GEF)/United Nations Devel- Louis Trichardt opment Programme (UNDP) 0920 through the SABONET Pro- South Africa ject. Many thanks to the Na- [email protected] tional University of Lesotho, www.soutpansberg.com

42 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 book review Regions of Floristic Endemism in Southern Africa: A Review with Emphasis on Succulents

A.E. van Wyk & G.F. Smith. 2001. ontrary to what we would expect are found on about 2,5% of the world’s Sponsors: Anglo American, Conser- Cfrom a botanically rich region, land surface area. Within this rich natu- vation International, First National southern Africa is certainly one of the ral heritage, however, lies a fast emerg- Bank, World Wide Fund for Nature drier regions in the world. The west- ing international market, containing (WWF), National Botanical Institute, ern half of the subcontinent has ex- many economic activities that pose a and the University of Pretoria. tremely dry areas, which are interna- threat to rare and endangered ecosys- Umdaus Press, Pretoria tionally regarded as deserts. Because tems of the region. The current global ISBN 1-919766-23-5 of regular droughts and prolonged pe- conservation focus on identifying pri- Hardcover, 310 x 240 mm. riods of below-average rainfall in ority areas for conservation has 25 maps, 42 tables, 379 colour southern Africa, these harsh environ- brought new urgency to the identifi- photographs mental conditions have given rise to cation of centres of plant endemism English. 191 pp. an extremely rich succulent diversity and diversity in southern Africa. This Price: US$30 with approximately 2,400 species or book has brought together, for the first infraspecific taxa endemic to the re- time, all the relevant information on gion. When considering the total suc- most of the local centres of plant en- demism (areas embracing high con- centrations of native plants with very restricted distributions) in the region.

Although the existence of centres of plant endemism and diversity has been known to field botanists for quite some time, most of these areas remained lit- tle known outside the scientific com- munity. Fortunately for the layperson, this publication is packaged in a way that makes it attractively accessible to anyone who is interested in plants and in conservation—if only because of the almost 400 marvellous colour photo- graphs, focusing mainly on succulents. Thanks to this book, the general pub- lic can for the first time get a glimpse of why southern Africa deserves spe- cial treatment when it comes to cen- tres of endemism.

By now you might start wondering culent diversity worldwide, why this belated review, as this book southern Africa is host to was published in 2001. This renewed 46% of all succulent plants! local interest is ascribed to the ability This book provides statis- of this book to make science ‘friendly’ tics on the succulent diver- and accessible. It has not gone unno- sity of the subcontinent’s ticed internationally, either, with the botanical ‘hotspots’. 2002 Noma Awards for Publishing in Africa once again recognising a publi- Southern Africa’s ex- cation of Umdaus Press as one of the traordinary floristic di- top three on the continent. Although versity is regarded as The Arabic Novel: bibliography and one of the botanical critical introduction, 1865–1995 by wonders of the world. Hamdi Sakkut was the 2002 Noma Here, south of the Award Winner, the Jury* singled out Cunene, Okavango and two other books from the 94 entries for Zambezi Rivers, more than 10% of all Special Commendation; the book un- vascular plants (over 30,000 species) der review was one of these and they

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 43 said the following about Regions of floristic endemism in southern Africa: “This is an outstanding ecological work. The scope and depth of the treat- book review ment combined with the stunning il- lustrations are completely new for this discipline of plant geography coupled Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga with conservation. All aspects of pro- duction—paper, layout and excellent and Kruger National Park mapping—contribute to a visually very beautiful book”. E. Schmidt, M. Lötter & W. ow very pleasant to see a new McCleland. 2002. Hfashion in tree books. Like Codd’s The book is not only attractive, but it Illustrations: Sandie Burrows (1951) Trees and shrubs of the Kruger serves a wide audience of students, Published by Jacana, Johannesburg National Park, but unlike Piet van Wyk’s scientists, conservationists, botanists, ISBN 1-919777-30-X (1972) tree book covering the same and biogeographers. It is scientifically English. 702 pages area, the authors of this book have in- sound and contains a wealth of practi- Paperback, 165 x 235 mm cluded almost every plant in their cho- cal information. All in all this publica- Price: R 250 (incl. VAT) sen area with some claim to woodi- tion is a milestone that should be on Contains colour photographs, line ness, and have not excluded either the bookshelf of anyone interested in drawings, and maps. naturalized exotics or plants that are the plants of southern Africa. Available from Jacana at: not big enough to have a National Tree www.jacana.co.za List number. The result adds consid- This publication has been reviewed on For more information contact erably to both the bulk and the useful- many occasions. Consult the reference Amanda Thoane ness of the volume. As far as bulk goes, list for more views and general impres- Tel.: +27 11 648 1157 this book weighs in at 1.6 kg, which, sions of this magnificent publication. Fax: +27 11 648 5516 considering its 702 pages of solidly [email protected] worthwhile text, is hardly surprising. I Available from Umdaus Press at: would hate to carry it into the field in a www.succulents.net

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Aloe (2002) 39(1): 23. Bothalia (2002) 32(2): 251. Cactus and Succulent Journal (2002) 74(4): 174-175. IOS Bulletin (November 2002) 10: 47. Plant Systematics and Evolution (2002) 233(3-4): 269-270. Succulenta (2002) 81(4): 168. Systematics and Geography of Plants (2002) 72: 245. Urban Green File (February 2002): 12.

—Stefan Siebert SABONET Regional Office [email protected] daypack, but knowing that the *The Noma Award Jury is chaired by Walter probability of finding any- Bgoya from , one of Africa’s most thing woody and ostensibly distinguished and respected publishers, with natural in Mpumalanga that wide knowledge of both African and is not in the book is international publishing. vanishingly small, I would miss it sorely at after-hike Noma Award for Publishing in Africa discussions back in camp PO Box 128, Witney, Oxon OX8 5XU (or in a motorcar in the United Kingdom Kruger Park). Tel.: +44 (0) 1993 775235 Fax: +44 (0) 1993 709265 Because Mpumalanga [email protected] and the northern Kruger www.nomaaward.org National Park are parts

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44 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 book review Pteridophytes of Upper Katanga (DRC)

J. Kornas,´´ A. Medwecka-Kornas, F. Chapter 3 is a list of species and lower tanga turned out to be richer than ana- Malaisse, M. Matyjaszkiewicz. 2000. taxa (main part of the paper). The list logical flora of the adjacent Zambia. Botanical Papers 35. The Institute of of species is arranged according to Botany of the Jagiellonian University, their adherence to the pteridophyte The publication of J. Kornas´ et al. forms Kraków, Poland. families. For certain species (and in a suitable basis for further studies, for ISBN 83-909074-8-8 English part to lower taxa) the following infor- example, regional differentiation of the 181 pages, 202 dot maps. mation is given: flora and relative importance of vari- Soft cover, 170 x 240 mm. • Most important synonyms ous phytogeographical elements. The Available from the Institute of Botany • Critical remarks (if needed; they material presented is of special impor- of the Jagiellonian University ul. consider genera and families) tance with regard to the alarming de- Lubicz 46, 31-512 Kraków, Poland. • Reference to adequate dot map struction of vegetation in tropical Af- Fax: +48 12 4230949 • Frequency (according to the rica and should be used for purposes [email protected] adopted scale) of nature conservation. Cost: US$ 12 per copy, including • Description of geographical range postage and packaging. in Upper Katanga —Zbigniew Dzwonko • Number of records and stations Department of Plant Ecology lthough data is available on the Institute of Botany Apteridophytes of many African Chapter 4 contains a list of particular Jagiellonian University countries, this has not been the case stations, based on the herbarium labels Kraków for the Democratic Republic of the and literature, with indication of num- [email protected] Congo (DRC). This publication is bers of adequate squares on the map aimed at filling this gap. It provides for easy location. Under a separate ti- new information about the occurrence tle there is information and distribution of and fern al- about the habitat of taxa lies in Upper Katanga (south-eastern under discussion and—for DRC). Belgian botanists Anne the species also occurring Bodenghien and François Malaisse in Zambia—reference to collected most of the essential mate- adequate pages in a mono- rial for the study. Jan Kornas,´ the au- graph about ferns and fern thor of numerous publications on Af- allies in that country, by J. rican pteridophytes, studied voucher Kornas´ (1979). Characteris- specimens sent to the herbarium in tics of taxonomic composi- Kraków, Poland (KRA). Unfortunately, tion of the studied flora can Jan Kornas´ passed away in August be found as well as its com- 1994. His co-authors continued the parison with data from project and the book presents his re- other areas. sults, taxonomic decisions, and com- ments. The list of pteridophytes of Upper Katanga numbers The publication contains a short intro- 183 species. 26 species of duction and four chapters: lower units, subspecies, or varieties were distinguished. Based on Chapter 1 describes the study area and herbarium material collected by A. the main vegetation types. The list of Bodenghien and F. Malaisse, one new references contains 80 locations. There species (Actinopteris kornasii) was de- is also an index to generic names. De- scribed and according to the remarks tailed maps illustrating the local dis- of Jan Kornas,´ at least 6 other taxa de- tribution of particular taxa supplement serve distinction as new. The plants the text. Their stations are ordered and richest in species are Asplenium (27), mapped using the grid method. Thelypteris (12), and Selaginella (11). 6 species are considered endemic to the Chapter 2 is a description of methods, Zambezi-Congo Watershed when material, and scope of information compared with analogical data from (also included are comparison of fern other areas like Zambia, Angola, families, and classification of 25 gen- Rwanda, Burundi, and West Tanza- era by various authors). nia. An interesting fact is that the pteridophyte flora of Upper Ka-

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 45 (continued from page 44) because of problems with the colour the first (all “bullet-chotomies” seemed reproduction, and it seems that these to begin and end on the same page, or of a larger area of tropical and sub- were not fully resolved before print- at least the same opening), but in too tropical woodland, the value of this ing. Too many habit pictures have as many cases it was possible, indeed book extends far beyond its apparent background a disconcertingly cyan or easy, to imagine a plant exhibiting all area of impact. Users as far afield as green sky: examples include the pic- the alternatives simultaneously. One Kenya and Angola (if not further) will tures of mopane (p. 16), concludes that the writers too readily find many species in this book the sandveld (p. 21), Acacia galpinii (p. 153), sacrificed rigorous accuracy for the same as the ones with which they are Acacia permixta (p. 159) and Trichilia image (but not necessarily the fact) of familiar, and many more represented emetica (p. 257), among others. Many user friendliness. by different subspecies or varieties in pictures show heavily oversaturated the different areas. One may hope and colours, making the muted shades of Nonetheless, it comes as no surprise legitimately expect that this book the real thing hard to identify. The habit to discover that this book is not easily should be sold, used, and loved almost picture of Euclea divinorum (p. 523) obtained, and copies ordered by the throughout the southeastern half of shows evidence of uneven fading, ac- NBI bookshop are sold on arrival. The Africa. This is not only because of its centuated by oversaturated colour. book is a more than worthy successor applicability, but also because of the to Codd’s venerable work, and will re- price, which compares favourably with Many of the keys are eccentric, but not main popular far into the future. all but the most heavily subsidized necessarily illogical in layout. “Di- overseas publications. chotomies” in which there are more than two choices are clearly marked CODD, L.E.W. 1951. Trees and shrubs of the The layout of individual treatments is by bullets instead of numbers. It can Kruger National Park. Botanical Survey almost identical to the write-ups in Elsa be shown mathematically that this is of South Africa Memoir 25. Pooley’s (1993) excellent and popular an excellent way of shortening the key POOLEY, E. 1993. Complete field guide to book. This reflects well on the present and hence reducing the number of the trees of Natal, Zululand and the authors in knowing a good model opportunities for error when using it. Transkei. Natal Flora Publications Trust, when they see one, and on Mrs Pooley However, the proof depends critically Durban. in working out such a good model to on two assumptions if theory is to be VAN WYK, P. 1972. Trees of the Kruger copy. made into fact. Firstly, the user must National Park. Purnell, Cape Town. be aware of all the options where there Sadly, some imperfections are too ob- are more than two. Secondly, all op- —Hugh Glen vious to gloss over. Local gossip in- tions must be mutually exclusive. I did National Herbarium, Pretoria forms me that this book was delayed not consciously see any violations of [email protected]

Interpretive Plan, Zomba Botanical Garden The message: News from • Indigenous plants are very important. • Indigenous plants are very useful: they are used for medicine, building, Malawi and crafts. • Grasslands are full of colour. Zomba Botanical Garden, • Forests are threatened. Malawi, visits Natal National • Zomba’s plant diversity supports many birds and butterflies (wildlife). Botanical Garden, • You can grow medicinal plants easily. South Africa • Replace the plants/trees you use. • You can grow indigenous plants. he idea of twinning Natal National • You can help others grow indigenous plants. TBotanical Garden of KwaZulu-Na- • You can help Zomba BG grow into the future. tal in South Africa with Zomba Botani- cal Garden in Malawi first came up was during this visit that I noted the 20 September 2002. during a discussion on networking similarities and concurred with the Southern African Botanical Gardens at network’s sentiments of twinning. The First Impressions and the SABONET Botanical Gardens first step was the SABONET Project’s Objectives Workshop of March 2001. The advan- very useful Botanical Garden Intern- tages of twinning the gardens were ship Programme. This initiative saw The first thing that greeted me as I en- never obvious until I personally visited me visiting Natal National Botanical tered the main gate of the garden was Natal National Botanical Garden. It Garden in Pietermaritzburg from 10– their famous and meaningful slogan,

46 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Interpretation Programme Activities: main aim of interpretation in a botanic Garden Layout Present activities garden is to get people excited about • Guided tours plants, and to make them realise how I was taken through the entire botanic • Workshops/courses important they are and therefore to use garden to understand the tremendous • Brochures them sustainably. work done in landscaping and layout. • Slide shows The alien exotics are slowly but stead- • Videos In order to make visitors excited, my ily being eradicated and replaced by New developments mentor emphasised that I must choose indigenous trees and various other lo- • Ensure ongoing training of staff one main idea that I want people to cal plants. This is done progressively to work with school groups understand by the end of a tour. This to ensure that the original beauty of the (school environmental educa- idea is called a theme. To appreciate garden is maintained. I appreciated the tion) the importance of a theme in interpre- art of massing-up and colour-mixing • Ensure ongoing training of staff tation and also to develop one for ground covers in the landscape with that works with non-school Zomba Botanic Garden, I studied the indigenous flowers from KwaZulu- groups (interpretation) Interpretive Plan for Natal National Natal. In this field of mixing indigenous • Revise brochure for international Botanical Garden. This is definitely species for a natural, though spectacu- tourists something Mr Roff can consider writ- lar effect, the garden is probably one • Develop interpretive labels and/ ing about for SABONET News. After of the best in southern Africa. or signs carefully studying the Interpretive • Source new and suitable videos Plan, I developed one for Zomba Bo- Labour Deployment and slides tanic Garden and designed Zomba in- • Develop brochures for local visi- terpretive labels for ten tree species in I noticed that the of Natal tors collaboration with John Roff (see arti- National Botanical Garden are willing • Design/redesign planting to max- cle on page 7). I also took part in a to learn and to work hard. The garden imise their interpretive potential guided walk with Cramond Garden is divided into different areas, each Club members who had come to visit area with its own foreman. One of the “The garden where you never stop Natal National Botanical Garden on 10 horticulturists, Mrs Johnson, tours the learning”! This positive impression September 2002. garden every Monday. She goes to was further enhanced by the enthusi- each area to recapitulate and evaluate asm and cheerfulness of the staff mem- Nursery Work and the previous week’s work progress and bers and their keen interest to teach Management to rectify any mistakes. This is also the and learn. All of this made me feel very time that she gives the foremen new excited and I looked forward to ten I worked closely with Isabel Johnson instructions for the week. This weekly days of learning about Plant Propaga- and Siyabulela Nonjinge in plant exercise ensures new ideas for im- tion, Environmental Interpretation, propagation and nursery manage- provement in the garden. Since I was Garden Layout and Labour Deploy- ment. I noticed that much of their suc- on botanic garden internship, I was ment. cess in is based on involved in the exercise and found it the use of treated pine bark as a me- extremely useful. Mr Brian Tarr, Curator of Natal Na- dia. It is available in different texture tional Botanical Garden, facilitated my grades. The coarse texture grade is Outside Visits visit and stay. I worked closely with Mr used for rooting stem cuttings and John Roff, the Interpretation Officer of potting ornamental seedlings. Fine tex- The Curator, Mr Brian Tarr, liased with the National Botanical Institute. I tured pine bark and sand are used to several institutions in KwaZulu-Natal to learned a lot from him in the area of germinate seed. Success is also allow me visit them to inform me of what interpretation and signage. He specifi- achieved using a mist propagator. others were doing in the areas of plant cally addressed the issues to suit the propagation and conservation. Brian different stakeholders and interest Except for the mist propagator, their used all his resources to accommodate groups who frequently visit Zomba nursery structures are not sophisti- me in these trips and to strengthen me Botanical Garden in Malawi. cated. However, they are still able to with new knowledge in the process. propagate plants to satisfy their needs. Time, transport, etc. were sacrificed by I also benefited from the untiring ef- This requires a lot of hard work and a his staff members as follows: forts of Mrs Isabella Johnson and Mr keen interest to learn new ideas every • 11/09/02—Visited the University of Siyabalela Nojinge (both horticultur- day. I took part in practical sessions on Natal and attended a public lecture ists) who led me in practical demon- the propagation of herbaceous stem on the conservation of the Cape strations in plant propagation and gar- cuttings and potting wildings. Parrot with John Roff . den layout. I also went on outside vis- • 17/09/02—Visited Greytown to look its to other institutions in order to see I noted that the propagation of indig- at Gerbera populations with Isabel and learn what they were doing. enous plant species at the nursery is Johnson. for the enrichment of the botanic gar- • 18/09/02—Visited a nursery in Es- Environmental Interpretation den itself, introducing indigenous cort belonging to Dr Elliot Ndlovu, in Botanical Gardens plant species to replace the exotics. A a traditional healer, to learn about commercial horticulturist from a sepa- the propagation of traditional John Roff defined interpretation sim- rate nursery conducts plant sales. In with Siyabulela Nonjinge. ply as a form of communication with this way the nursery staff at Natal Bo- • 19/09/02—Visited the University of the visitors in the garden and that tanic Garden can concentrate on plant Natal and attended a public lecture whatever is communicated must be conservation horticulture. on Pollination with John Roff and linked with the garden’s mission. The Isabel Johnson.

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 47 • 20/09/02—Visited the Regional En- terpretation, Garden Layout, and La- On behalf of the National Herbarium and vironmental Education Centre in bour Deployment. Knowledge gained Botanic Garden of Malawi, I thank Mr Brian Howick with John Roff. This is the will be put to good use at Zomba Bo- Tarr, Curator of Natal National Botanical headquarters of the Wildlife and En- tanic Garden. Some of the nursery Garden, for accepting and facilitating my vironmental Society of South Africa structures and garden infrastructures stay during my internship. He was kind and situated in the Umgeni Valley Na- will actually be “imported” to Zomba. understanding. I thank all members of staff ture Reserve. for looking after me and being very keen to Closing Remarks teach me. A special thanks to Mr John Roff These outside visits were very educa- for his mentoring during my visit. I also thank tive and afforded me with new valu- I am glad that I was able to visit the the SABONET Regional Office in Pretoria for able contacts. dynamic Natal National Botanical Gar- providing funding. Finally, I thank National den on an internship. The garden slo- Herbarium and Botanic Garden of Malawi Achievements gan is worthy of what it portrays— for releasing me for this worthwhile visit. there is always learning at Natal Na- I gained a lot of knowledge during my tional Botanical Garden. It was an en- —Lloyd G. Nkoloma internship. There was something new riching visit, one that I will cherish for Curator to learn every day in all the areas of a long time! Zomba Botanic Garden, Malawi Plant Propagation, Environmental In-

News from Mozambique

Internship to Durban Botanical Garden

arta Manjate M (INIA Garden), Hilá- rio Machava (Tunduro Gar- den), and Domingos Ma- nguengue (UEM Garden) visited the Durban Botani- Participants from Mozambique at Silverglen Medicinal cal Garden from 22–29 Sep- Plant Nursery during a session on the propagation of the tember 2002 to gain expe- medicinal tree, Warburgia salutaris. (Photo: INIA) rience on propagation techniques, soil preparation, and pest edge into our Threatened Plant Pro- control of some threatened plant spe- gramme. cies, for example, Encephalartos sp. We would like to thank SABONET for At the Silverglen Medicinal Plant Nurs- sponsoring our trip to Durban. We appreciate ery we learned how to propagate the co-operation of Mr Christopher Dalzell Walburgia salutaris and other medici- and his staff. We extend our thanks to The Orchid house at Durban Botanic nal plants. We had the opportunity to Gardens is a good example of the Silverglen Nursery for sharing their knowl- participate in the Horticulture Open edge with us. creation of a microclimate that is Day at the Durban Education Centre. suitable for the propagation of rare —Marta Manjate species (Photo: INIA) It was great to be among experts and INIA Botanical Garden, Maputo we hope to implement our new knowl- [email protected]

to the Euphorbiaceae. Many botanists Botanic Gardens, Kew with three are facing family name changes or tribes contributed by Hans-Joachim News from changes in family circumscriptions. Esser. Radcliffe-Smith (who closely Few of these changes are welcomed follows the Websterian system, revo- South Africa because they depart from the familiar. lutionary at the time of its first appear- The large family Euphorbiaceae is no ance) recognises 5 subfamilies based Reports on Herbarium exception despite surviving many ef- on palynological evidence and the Internships to Natal forts to divide it into smaller, more ho- presence of either one or two Herbarium mogenous units. A must read for any- per . Ongoing phylogenetic re- body interested in Euphorbiaceae is search at the Jodrell Laboratory by efore departing for Durban I read Allan Radcliffe-Smith’s 2001 Genera Mark Chase has made it necessary to Bup on various literature pertinent Euphorbiacearum published by Royal separate the uniovulate and biovulate

48 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Euphorbiaceae taxa into 4 families such as , Putranjiva- The uniovulate part of the Euphorbiaceae remains unaffected and consists of ceae, Pseudanthaceae, and the African three subfamilies, Acalyphoideae, Crotonoideae, and . Pandaceae. The remaining two groups or subfamilies with biovulate are the Phyllanthoideae with mostly alternate leaves and the Oldfieldioideae Purely phylogenetic changes on famil- represented in southern Africa only by the monotypic genera Hyaenanche iar classification are to be resisted un- and Androstachys. These become the Pseudanthaceae. til proven with morphological data. The Phyllanthoideae becomes the Phyllanthaceae, consisting of well-known Time will prove one or the other more genera like Heywoodia, Bridelia, Phyllanthus and Flueggea etc. accurate but I think at least part of the The African and Australasian genus Drypetes with its distinctly non- above will be widely in place. With euphorbiaceous fruit is to be put in the family Putranjivaceae. This family hindsight we see that many families was previously recognised because it produces mustard oils, unique in the and classifications are now being re- and occuring in the Capparales. introduced sible new species of Erythococca and nia and the differences between the spe- In Durban almost the entire holdings a new species of Euphorbia. The first cies still need to be studied. of the family Euphorbiaceae sensu lato, is a slender or small tree in (approximately 159 taxa), were worked Pondoland. The second is a clump- The type specimen of Callitriche through, checking correct identifica- forming Euphorbia from northern compressa was studied and compared tion as far as possible without soften- KwaZulu-Natal that was confused with to the southern Cape C. bolusii and re- ing flowers (this would have been too the Gauteng Euphorbia schinzii. Unfor- cently collected plants of C. depressa time-consuming). The names on speci- tunately I could not find any useful in Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Al- mens of a few genera were changed specimens in the Natal Herbarium to though the family Callitrichaceae has in line with the recently published two help me in the preparation of the de- been regarded as close to Euphorbia- volumes of Flora zambesiaca for this scriptions. A number of specimens ceae, phylogenetic studies place the family. Before a complete analysis of need further study, as it is uncertain if genus in the remote family the whole tribe has been done, these could constitute a separate taxon. Plantaginaceae. Flowers and fruit are Chamaesyce cannot be kept separate In this case specimens of an interest- extremely reduced making this genus from Euphorbia for purely phyloge- ing and specimens of a very difficult to study and to compare netic reasons. Many varieties that had Pondoland Clutia need to be critically with related species. Callitriche bolusii been ignored in the past were reintro- examined to see if they are definitely Schönland & Pax ex Marloth was pub- duced on the sheets, as these varieties different from the typical material or lished by Marloth who, unlike are considered significantly different merely atypical. Schönland & Pax, possibly did not re- from the typical taxa. Present indica- alise this species is identical to the spe- tions are that the recognition of other I studied types and historically impor- cies described by Brown 15 years pre- segregate genera from Euphorbia like tant specimens cited by Prain and viously. Another possible species of Monadenium, Pointsettia and Pedilan- Hutchinson, the authors of the family Callitriche from the northern parts of thus, which are easily distinguished by for Flora capensis, still the only com- Namibia is awaiting rediscovery and modification of the cyathia glands, plete revision of the family for South- study. The only specimen in PRE is too makes the remaining Euphorbias ern Africa. For instance, Euphorbia poor to be useful. paraphyletic. This makes the present multifida is a species from KwaZulu- classification unacceptable. Much Natal, only known from the province —Robert Archer work needs to be done to establish a with no indication of its exact origin. It National Herbarium, Pretoria reliable classification of the largest is closely related to Euphorbia trichade- [email protected] group of Euphorbiaceous species.

Two dissimilar southern African spe- cies in the genus Sapium need chang- News from Free State ing: Sapium integerrimus changes back to and Sapium ellipticum is now elliptica. A number of species complexes, espe- cially in the herbaceous Euphorbias and the Acalyphas that were identified, need to be studied across their entire distribution ranges, before any taxo- nomic decisions can be taken. A rela- tively small number of specimens were re-identified. Wrongly identified speci- mens are usually poor specimens that often look atypical or sterile. To my surprise a number of recent wrong identifications originated from PRE. Is nobody at PRE using microscopes anymore? Mr Peter Gavhi was recently initiated as the new curator of the Free State In addition, I studied material of a pos- National Botanical Garden of South Africa. (Photo: National Botanical Institute)

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 49 ikaya Govender participated in the accompanying text. So one of my Cyperaceae”. I also did eleven identifi- Nthe SABONET Southern Mozam- tasks while at NH was to locate the cations, mainly of Kniphofia species, as bique 2001 Expedition (see SABONET voucher specimen, Govender 101, and well as several re-identifications. News 7(1), pages 7–18) during which to examine all 38 other herbarium she collected Satyrium sphaero- specimens of the species, additional to —Clare Archer carpum. Gillian Condy illustrated this those in PRE. I also worked through National Herbarium species for Flowering Plants of Africa. numerous Cyperaceae records and Pretoria Now that Nikaya is no longer with added 175 vouchers to my manuscript [email protected] SABONET, I have been asked to write “Conspectus of southern African

News from South Africa

Pretoria visits Mozambique

Four lucky Pretorians had the oppor- tunity to spend the first week of No- vember 2002 in Maputo, working in LMA herbarium and exploring the area around the city. Marinda Koeke- Hugh Glen (NBI) and Odete Fumo (Eduardo moer examined herbarium manage- Mondlane University) recording locality ment practices, and made notes on information for a mangrove specimen. (Photo: numerous specimens of Asteraceae. Stefan Siebert) Lyn Fish curated the LMA grass col- Lyn Fish (NBI) examining lection, and gave a morning’s seminar grass specimens at the INIA on grass identification. Stefan Siebert Herbarium (LMA) in Maputo. checked herbarium specimen localities Note the beautiful wooden and looked for voucher specimens of cabinets. (Photo: Marinda species recorded on the recent Koekemoer) SABONET expedition to the Licuati Forest and Maputo Elephant Reserves south of Maputo Bay. Hugh Glen made 0021.000 ARAUCARIA notes on specimens of cultivated 1. LOVETT, J., PAGE, C.N. & plants, gave a one-hour seminar on WHITMORE, T.C. 1986. nomenclature, and spent one morning Araucaria in European collecting live material of mangroves A propagule of Ceriops A large fruit of Xylocarpus Garden Flora 1: 72–73. for Flowering Plants of Africa. tagal. Collected on granatum. Collected on angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze Xefina Pequena Island, Xefina Pequena Island, S: A. braziliensis Lindl. 1 It was interesting, if unsettling, to see north of Maputo. north of Maputo. (Photo: C: Parana Pine D: how our colleagues used naphthalene (Photo: Hugh Glen) Hugh Glen) Brazil U: 4, 7 to control in their collection. V: KE: Argyle 053 (EA), MW: They grind mothballs and use a large drew my attention to; we hope to complete a Salubeni 1024 (SRGH), MZ: shaker to scatter the resultant powder short paper on this soon. In addition, I photo- Pedro 4948 (LMA), RW: on the specimens in such quantity that graphed some trees for a project being run by Troupin 15097 (EA), TZ: the specimens look as if they are half- Marie Jordaan, and collected fresh material of Greenway 2352 (EA), ZA: buried under malodorous snowdrifts. four species of mangrove from a small island Dahlstrand 1563 (PRE), ZM: The effects were all too clear, and we called Xefina Pequena. Fanshawe G13 (SRGH), ZW: became uncomfortably familiar with Biegel 4702 (SRGH). specimens, mounting boards, and cov- It is curious that nobody finished the work they columnaris (G.Forst.) Hook. ers where the naphthalene crystals had set out to do, despite all having worked hard. Is S: A. cookii Endl. 1 C: burnt holes right through the material it possible that someone wants to go back? Is it pos- Caledonian Pine D: New from cover to cover. sible that heaven really is a suburb of Maputo? Caledonia U: 4, 7 V: KE: Mwangangi 2162 (EA), In delving through the cupboards I —Hugh Glen MZ: Grandvaux Barbosa recorded details of 532 specimens of National Herbarium, Pretoria 8356 (LMA), TZ: Greenway cultivated gymnosperms, Combreta- [email protected] 8447 (EA, PRE), ZA: Forbes ceae, Myrtaceae and dicots from 998 (NH), ZW: McGregor 28/ Casuarina to Senna (possibly about a Grateful thanks to Mr Calane da Silva for the invitation to 38 (SRGH) quarter of the collection). I also came visit LMA, Iva Vaz for looking after us, Odete Fumo for across a specimen of Encephalartos being a superb guide to Xefina Pequena island, and of Example of specimens cited in from near Mocuba, which should help course SABONET, for internship funds that made it Hugh’s book on cultivated plants settle a difficulty that Johan Hurter possible to go. which are held at LMA.

50 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 @ Southern African Botanists’@ E-mail Addresses@ @ @ @ The following list includes the e-mail University of Botswana Ms Cecilia Nyirenda (nee Maliwichi): addresses of staff working in some of Herbarium (UCBG) [email protected] the national/university herbaria, Mr Mbaki Muzila: Ms Elizabeth Mwafongo (nee Mayaka): botany departments, botanical gar- [email protected] (currently [email protected] dens, and biodiversity programmes of studying for a M.Sc. Degree at the Mr Montfort Mwanyambo: southern Africa. Thanks to all those University of Cape Town) [email protected] who have sent their e-mail addresses Dr Moffat Setshogo: Ms Gladys Msekandiana: to the editors for inclusion in this list. [email protected] [email protected] Mr Jameston Kamwendo: PLEASE NOTE that this list gets up- [email protected] dated every issue of our newsletter. In LESOTHO General NHBG address: order to avoid frustration and possi- [email protected] ble disappointment, our readers are Herbarium: National University of Medicinal plants: advised to use the most recent list avail- Lesotho (ROML) [email protected] able. Some of the addresses listed in Mr Khotso Kobisi: previous editions of the newsletter [email protected] National Botanic Gardens of Malawi may no longer be relevant. Ms Annah Moteetee: Mr Mphamba Kumwenda: [email protected] (currently [email protected] (currently SPECIAL APPEAL: Should you be studying for a PhD at the Rand studying for a M.Sc. Degree at the aware of any changes to one or more University) University of Stellenbosch) of the addresses listed below, or Ms Puleng Matebesi: would like to be added to the list, [email protected] please notify SABONET, at MOZAMBIQUE [email protected] so that the list Katse Botanical Garden can be updated on a regular basis. Mr Tau Mahlelebe: LMA Herbarium [email protected] Mr Mario da Silva: [email protected] ANGOLA National Environment Secretariat Ms Samira Izidine: Mr Thulo Qhotsokoane: [email protected] OR Agostinho Neto University [email protected] [email protected] (currently Dr Esperança Costa: studying for a M.Sc. Degree at the [email protected] OR University Botanic Garden University of the Pretoria) [email protected] OR Mr Moretloa Polaki: Ms Marta Manjate: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] OR Dr Elissaveta Loutchanska: [email protected] [email protected] Ms Liz Matos: MALAWI LMU Herbarium: Eduardo Mondlane [email protected] University Ms Sonia Pereira: National Herbarium (MAL) and Mr Salomão Bandeira: [email protected] Botanic Gardens [email protected] Prof. J.H. Seyani: Ms Filomena Barbosa: [email protected] (currently on [email protected] BOTSWANA leave of absence at the Mr Domingos Manguengue: Commonwealth Secretariat, [email protected] National Botanical Garden London) Ms Carlota Quilambo: Mr Diphetogo Menyatso: Dr Augustine Chikuni: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mr Nonofo Mosesane: Mr Dickson Kamundi: Department of Biological Sciences: [email protected] [email protected] Eduardo Mondlane University (currently studying for a M.Sc. John Hatton: National Herbarium (GAB) Degree at the University of the [email protected] General address: Witwatersrand) [email protected] Mr Bintony Kutsaira: [email protected] NAMIBIA Peter Smith Herbarium (PSUB) Mr Zacharia Magombo: General address: [email protected] National Botanical Research Institute [email protected] (currently on study leave at Ms Patricia Craven: Missouri) [email protected]

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 51 Dr Gillian Maggs-Kölling: C.E. Moss Herbarium (J): University Harold Porter National Botanical [email protected] of the Witwatersrand Garden General NBRI address: Prof. Kevin Balkwill: Ms Toni Shaide (Curator): [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ms Glynis Cron: National Herbarium (WIND) [email protected] Herbarium Soutpansbergensis Ms Esmerialda Klaassen: Mr Donald McCallum: Mr Norbert Hahn: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ms Coleen Mannheimer: Mrs Reneé Reddy: [email protected] [email protected] Hermanus Herbarium Mr Ramagwai Sebola: Ms Priscilla Drewe: National Botanic Garden [email protected] [email protected] Mr Tobias Angula: [email protected] Coastal & Environmental Services Jonkershoek Herbarium Dr Ted Avis: Ms Melanie Simpson: Vegetation Survey [email protected] [email protected] Mr Ben Strohbach: [email protected] Compton Herbarium (NBG) Karoo Desert National Botanical Ms Pascale Chesselet: Garden National Plant Genetic Resources [email protected] Mr Ian Oliver (Curator): Centre Mr Christopher Cupido: [email protected] OR Ms Herta Kolberg: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr Peter Goldblatt: [email protected] Kimberley McGregor (KMG) Namibian Tree Atlas Project Dr Hubert Kurzweil: Museum Herbarium Ms Barbara Curtis/Ms Coleen [email protected] Ms Tania Anderson (Curator): Mannheimer: Dr John Manning: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ms Annemarie van Heerden: Ms Fatima Parker: [email protected] Polytechnic of Namibia [email protected] Mr Dave Joubert: Dr Ted Oliver: Kimberley South African National [email protected] [email protected] Parks Herbarium (KSAN) Dr John Rourke: Dr Hugo Bezuidenhout: [email protected] [email protected] SOUTH AFRICA Dr Koos Roux: [email protected] Kirstenbosch National Botanical ARC-Plant Protection Research Dr Dee Snijman: Garden Institute [email protected] Mr Graham Duncan: Mr Alan Wood: [email protected] [email protected] Donald Killick Herbarium, KwaZulu- Mr Philip le Roux (Curator): Natal Nature Conservation Service [email protected] (BOL): University Mr Rob Scott-Shaw: Mr Ernst van Jaarsveld: of Cape Town (includes Associated [email protected] [email protected] OR Staff) [email protected] (home) Mrs Anne Bean: Durban Botanic Gardens [email protected] Mr Martin Clement: Kirstenbosch Research Centre Dr Peter Bruyns: [email protected] Dr Neville Brown: [email protected] Mr Christopher Dalzell (Curator): [email protected] Prof. Tony Hall: [email protected] Mr J de Wet Bösenberg: [email protected] Mr Barry Lang: [email protected] Ms Cornelia Klak: [email protected] Dr John Donaldson: [email protected] [email protected] Ms Sioban Munro: Free State National Botanical Garden Mr Barney Kgope: [email protected] Mr Peter Gavhi (Curator): [email protected] Terry Trinder-Smith: [email protected] Ms Boniswa Madikane: [email protected] [email protected] Mr George Verboom: When sending mail to a staff member at the Dr Guy Midgley: [email protected] Free State National Botanical Garden, insert [email protected] Bolus Library: the name of the person in the subject line. Dr Charles Musil: [email protected] [email protected] Gauteng Nature Conservation Ms Ingrid Nänni: Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve Ms Michele Pfab: [email protected] & Herbarium [email protected] Mr Les Powrie: Mr John Burrows: [email protected] [email protected] Dr Tony Rebelo: [email protected]

52 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Dr Mike Rutherford: Ms Clare Archer: Ms Janine Victor: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr Robert Archer: Ms Mienkie Welman: Lowveld National Botanical Garden [email protected] [email protected] Mr Rudi Britz (Curator): Mr Trevor Arnold: [email protected] [email protected] NBI Libraries: Mr Johan Hurter: Ms Antoinette Botha: Mary Gunn Library: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mr Willem Froneman: Dr Christien Bredenkamp: Librarian, Mary Gunn Library (Ms Estelle [email protected] [email protected] Potgieter), National Herbarium: Ms Priscilla Burgoyne: [email protected] When sending mail to a staff member at the [email protected] Librarian, Kirstenbosch (Ms Yvonne Lowveld National Botanical Garden, insert Ms Carole de Wet: Reynolds): the name of the person in the subject line. [email protected] [email protected] Ms Emsie du Plessis: Mpumalanga Parks Board: [email protected] National Museum Bloemfontein: Lydenburg Ms Lyn Fish: Dr Ziets Zietsman: Ms Sonnette Krynauw: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mr Gerrit Germishuizen: Mr Mervyn Lotter: [email protected] Peninsula Technikon: Department of [email protected] Dr Hugh Glen: Biological Sciences [email protected] Mr JC Coetzee: Natal Herbarium (NH) Ms René Glen: [email protected] Ms Hassina Aboobaker: [email protected] [email protected] Ms Janice Golding: Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Dr Neil Crouch: [email protected] Ornithology: Tierberg Karoo [email protected] Mr Hans Heilgendorf: Research Centre field station Ms Zoleka Dimon: [email protected] Dr Sue Milton: [email protected] Ms Lesley Henderson: [email protected] Mr Melusi Mazibuko: [email protected] [email protected] Mr Paul Herman: Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Ms Meeta Nathoo: [email protected] Agricultural Research Council [email protected] Ms Marie Jordaan: Dr Roger Ellis: Mr Alfred Ngwenya: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr Marinda Koekemoer (Curator): Ms Yashica Singh: [email protected] Potchefstroom University [email protected] Ms Louisa Liebenberg: Dr Matt Buys: Ms Rosemary Williams (Curator): [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mr Cuthbert Makgakga: Prof. Sarel Cilliers: [email protected] [email protected] Natal National Botanical Garden Ms Alice Masombuka: Prof. Braam Pieterse: Mr Brian Tarr (Curator): [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mr Jean Meyer: Mr John Roff: [email protected] PRECIS [email protected] Ms Beverly Momberg: [email protected] [email protected] National Botanical Institute Dr Sarie Perold: Pretoria National Botanical Garden Prof. Brian Huntley: [email protected] Ms Karin Behr (Curator): [email protected] (CEO) Ms Julie Ready: [email protected] Ms Khungeka Njobe: [email protected] General: [email protected] (Director: Ms Elizabeth Retief: [email protected] Biodiversity, Policy & Planning) [email protected] Prof. Gideon Smith: Mr Paulus Sebothoma: Qwa Qwa Herbarium: University of [email protected] (Director: [email protected] the North (Qwa Qwa campus) Research & Scientific Services) Ms Shirley Smithies: Prof. Rodney Moffett: Mr Christopher Willis: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (Director: Ms Hannelie Snyman: Gardens & Horticultural Services) [email protected] Qwa Qwa Herbarium: University of Dr Maureen Wolfson: Ms Christina Steyn: the North (School of Life Sciences) [email protected] (Deputy- [email protected] Prof. Laco Mucina: Director: Dr Elsie Steyn: [email protected] Research & Education) [email protected] Dr Jacques van Rooy: Rand Afrikaans University: Botany National Herbarium (PRE) [email protected] Department Dr John Anderson: Ms Helen van Rooyen: Dr Patricia Tilney: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 53 Prof. Herman van der Bank: Southern Cape Herbarium Prof. Norman Pammenter: [email protected] Yvette van Wijk: [email protected] Prof. Ben-Erik van Wyk: [email protected] OR Mr Herbert Sibiya: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mr Dehn von Ahlefeldt: Range and Forage Institute, Technikon Pretoria Herbarium [email protected] Agricultural Research Council Cecilia de Ridder: Dr Paula Watt: Dr Kathy Immelman: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dawid du Plessis (Curator): [email protected] University of Natal-Durban: Electron Rhodes University: Botany Microscope Unit, George Campbell Department Umtamvuna Herbarium, Umtamvuna Building Dr Nigel Barker: Nature Reserve Mr James Wesley-Smith: [email protected] Mr Tony Abbott: [email protected] Prof. CEJ Botha: [email protected] [email protected] University of Natal- Prof. Roy Lubke: University of Cape Town: Botany Pietermaritzburg: School of Botany [email protected] Department & Zoology Mr Pete Phillipson: Prof. John Bolton: Ms Angela Beaumont: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr Brad Ripley: Prof. William Bond: Dr RP Beckett: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr Jeremy Midgley: Mr Clinton Carbutt: Rondevlei Scientific Services [email protected] [email protected] Herbarium, Wilderness National Prof. Willie Stock: Dr TJ Edwards: Park, Sedgefield [email protected] [email protected] Dr Nick Hanekom: Ms CW Fennell: [email protected] University of Cape Town: @nu.ac.za Dr Ian Russell: Department of Cell and Molecular Dr JF Finnie: [email protected] Biology [email protected] Ms Beate Sachse: Prof. Jill Farrant: Dr JE Granger: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr Brigitte Hamman: Prof. EF Hennessy: Saasveld Herbarium (SAAS): Port [email protected] [email protected] Elizabeth Technikon Dr Steven D Johnson: Mr Mike Cameron: University of Cape Town: Institute [email protected] [email protected] for Plant Conservation Ms NP Makunga: Mr Peet Peens (Curator): Dr Dave Richardson: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ms Christina Potgieter: [email protected] H.G.W.J Schweickerdt Herbarium University of Durban-Westville: Dr MT Smith: (PRU): University of Pretoria Botany Department [email protected] Prof. Braam van Wyk: Prof. Snowy Baijnath: Prof. Hannes van Staden: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Prof. AD Barnabas: Scientific Services Herbarium, [email protected] University of the North: Botany Department of Water Affairs and Prof. G Naidoo: Department Forestry, Knysna [email protected] Mr Martin Potgieter: Mr Johan Baard (Curator): Dr Ashley Nicholas: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mr Pieter Winter: Mr Rynhard Kok: Mr Pravin Poorun: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr Francois Smith: University of the Free State: Selmar Schonland Herbarium, [email protected] Department of Botany and Genetics Grahamstown Dr Andor Venter: Ms Estelle Brink: University of Natal-Durban: [email protected] [email protected] Biological Sciences Department Prof. Johan Venter: Mr Tony Dold: Prof. Alan Amory: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Prof. RL Verhoeven: Prof. Patricia Berjak: [email protected] Skukuza Herbarium (KNP), Kruger [email protected] National Park Dr Glen Campbell: University of Port Elizabeth: Botany Ms Guin Zambatis (Curator): [email protected] Department [email protected] Prof. John Cooke: Dr JB Adams: Mr Nick Zambatis: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mr Bruce Page: [email protected]

54 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Prof. Guy C Bate: University of North-West: Biological ZAMBIA [email protected] Sciences Department Dr EE Campbell: Mr David Phalatse: Forestry Herbarium (NDO) [email protected] [email protected] Mrs EN Chupa: Dr DR du Preez: [email protected] [email protected] University of Venda: Botany Noah Zimba: Mr PT Gama: Department [email protected] [email protected] Mr Maanda Ligavha: ligavham/[email protected] Herbarium (UZL): University of University of Pretoria: Botany Ms Colleen Todd: Zambia Department todd_colleen/[email protected] Ms Tasila Banda-Sakala Prof. George Bredenkamp: Mr Robert Tshivhandekano: (currently studying at the Arizona State [email protected] robie/[email protected] University, Phoenix, USA): Prof. Marion Meyer: Prof. Pablo Weisser: [email protected] OR [email protected] pablo/[email protected] [email protected] OR Ms Franci Siebert: [email protected] [email protected] University of the Western Cape: Mr David Chuba: Dr Veldie van Greuning: Botany Department [email protected] OR [email protected] Dr Derek Keats: [email protected] Prof. Gretel van Rooyen: [email protected] Dr Patrick Phiri: [email protected] Dr Richard Knight: [email protected] OR [email protected] [email protected] University of Pretoria: Pharmacology Lincoln M Raitt: Department [email protected] Munda Wanga Trust (Botanical Prof. JN Eloff: Mr Frans Weitz: Garden) [email protected] [email protected] Mr Douglas Gibbs: [email protected] University of Stellenbosch: Botany University of the Western Cape: Department Department of Biotechnology Independent Prof. Frikkie Botha: Dr Gwen Koning: Mr Mike Bingham: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr Charlie Boucher: Mr Ernest Gondwe: [email protected] University of the Witwatersrand: [email protected] Dr Leanne Dreyer: Department of Animal, Plant and Ms Florence Nyirenda: [email protected] Environmental Sciences [email protected] Dr Karen Esler: Prof. Ed Witkowski: [email protected] [email protected] Ms Lynn Hoffmann: ZIMBABWE [email protected] Witwatersrand National Botanical Dr Bettie Marais: Garden Bindura University of Science [email protected] Ms Sharon Turner (Curator): Education Prof. Valdon Smith: [email protected] Mr Alfred Maroyi: [email protected] Mr Andrew Hankey: [email protected] Dr Piet Vorster: [email protected] [email protected] General WNBG address: Biodiversity Foundation for Africa [email protected] Mr Jonathan Timberlake: University of Stellenbosch: [email protected] Biochemistry Department Insert the name of the staff member you wish Mr Benny Bytebier: to contact in the subject line. Ewanrigg Botanic Garden [email protected] Mr Onias Ndoro: [email protected] University of Stellenbosch: Botanic SWAZILAND Garden National Herbarium (SRGH) & Mr Piet van der Merwe: National Herbarium (SDNH) Botanic Garden [email protected] Mr Titus Dlamini (Curator): Mr Ezekeil Kwembeya: [email protected] [email protected] University of the Transkei: Botany Mr Claid Mujaju: Department This address can also be used to contact [email protected] Prof. R Bhat: Gideon Dlamini and Bongani Dlamini at the Ms Nozipo Nobanda: [email protected] National Herbarium. Insert the name of the [email protected] Dr Sizwe Cawe: person in the subject line. Mr Soul Shava: [email protected] [email protected] RV Nikolova: Independent Ms Ratidzayi (Rattie) Takawira: [email protected] Ms Linda Dobson: [email protected] (also [email protected] available through SRGH address)

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 55 General SRGH address: ENGLAND Hamburg University: Botanical [email protected] Institute & Garden TEAM VUMBA: The Environmental IUCN: World Conservation Union Prof. Dr HEK Hartmann: Association for Management of Craig Hilton-Taylor: [email protected] Vumba’s Unique Mountain [email protected] (Aizoaceae, Mesembryanthema) Biodiversity Areas Dr Pia Parolin: Dr Colin Saunders: National History Museum, London [email protected] [email protected] George Lawson: (desert ecology, ecophysiology) [email protected] Dr Joachim Thiede: University of Zimbabwe: Department (Algae) [email protected] of Biological Sciences Brian O’Shea: (Aizoaceae, Crassulaceae) Dr Shakkie Kativu: [email protected] [email protected] (Bryophytes) University of Bayreuth Dr Clemence Zimudzi: Prof. Sigrid Liede: [email protected] Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [email protected] Diane Bridson: (Asclepiadaceae, University of Zimbabwe: Institute of [email protected] Mesembryanthemaceae) Environmental Studies (Rubiaceae, Vahliaceae) Dr Ulrich Meve: Prof. Peter GH Frost: Dr Dick Brummitt: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (Asclepiadaceae) Dr Thomas Cope: Vumba Botanic Garden [email protected] Mr John Mapanga: (Poaceae) NETHERLANDS [email protected] Dr Phillip Cribb: [email protected] Department of Plant Sciences, Independent (Orchidaceae) Wageningen University Mr Mark Hyde: Dr David Goyder: Ir Ben Groen: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mr Michael Kimberley: (Asclepiadaceae, Fabaceae) (Asphodelaceae, [email protected] Ms Yvette Harvey: Mesembryanthemaceae) Ms Meg Coates Palgrave: [email protected] Prof. Dr LJG van der Maesen: [email protected] (Capparaceae, Lamiaceae, Sapotaceae) [email protected] Mr Darrel CH Plowes: Dr Michael Lock: (Fabaceae, Mesembryanthemaceae) [email protected] [email protected] Dr Ir Jan Wieringa: Mr Rob M Plowes: (Fabaceae, Xyridaceae, Zingiberaceae) Herbarium Vadense (WAG) [email protected] Dr Alan Paton: [email protected] Dr Fay Robertson: [email protected] (Fabaceae, Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, [email protected] (Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae) Icuria, Monopetalanthus and Ms Cathy Sharp: Dr Sylvia Phillips: Tetraberlinia) [email protected] [email protected] (Eriocaulaceae, Poaceae) Botanists Working on Dr Gerald Pope: NEW ZEALAND Southern African Plant [email protected] Taxa (Asteraceae) Victoria University, Wellington Dr Brian Schrire: Mr Fanie Venter: This section lists e-mail addresses of a [email protected] [email protected] few of the botanists living outside (Fabaceae, Rhamnaceae) southern Africa that are working with Dr Kaj Vollesen: southern African plant taxa. If you [email protected] NORWAY would like to be included in this list, (Acanthaceae: Blepharis, Duosperma) please notify one of the editors Agricultural University of Norway: together with the names of the Independent Department of Biology and Nature families/taxa you are working on. Mrs Nikaya Govender: Conservation [email protected] Prof. Kåre Lye: (Amaryllidaceae, Liliaceae, [email protected] AUSTRALIA Gentianaceae) (Cyperaceae)

Queensland Herbarium, Toowong, Botanical Garden, University of Oslo, Queensland Blindern Bryan Simon: Prof. Brita Stedje: [email protected] (w) OR Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena [email protected] [email protected] (h) Dr Norbert Zimmermann: (Anthericaceae, Asphodelaceae, (Tropical grasses) [email protected] Hyacinthaceae) Paul Forster: (Euphorbiaceae, [email protected] (w) OR Mesembryanthemaceae) [email protected] (h) (Asphodelaceae, Alooideae)

56 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Botanical Institute, The Norwegian SWITZERLAND University of California: Jepson , University of Bergen, Herbarium Hjellestad Institute for Systematic Botany, Bruce Baldwin: Dr Cornelis Berg: University of Zürich [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Christopher Cook: (Asteraceae: Blepharispermum, (Moraceae, Ulmaceae) [email protected] OR Welwitschiella) [email protected] (Hydrocharitaceae, Limnocharitaceae, University of Missouri-Columbia: SCOTLAND Lythraceae, Podostemaceae, Dunn-Palmer Herbarium (UMO) Pontederiaceae) Dr Leszek Vincent: Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Juerg Schoenenberger: [email protected] Dr Mary Gibby: [email protected] (Penaeceae, (Asteraceae: Senecio, Iridaceae: [email protected] Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae) Aristea) (Geraniaceae) Smithsonian Institution MRC 166: US UNITED STATES National Herbarium (NMNH) SWEDEN OF AMERICA Dr V.A. Funk: [email protected] Swedish Museum of Natural History Arkansas State University: Beebe (Compositae (Asteraceae)) Dr Mari Kallersjo: Prof. Stephen Manning: [email protected] [email protected] Independent (Asteraceae, Myrsinaceae, Mrs Mary Wilkins & Mr Anthon Ellert: Primulaceae) Bishop Museum (Department of [email protected] Prof. Bertil Nordenstam: Natural Sciences): Hawaii [email protected] Dr George Staples: (Compositae, especially Senecioneae [email protected] WALES and Calenduleae, Syncarpha, (Convolvulaceae) Colchicaceae: Anticharis) National Botanic Garden of Wales Iowa State University: Department of Dr Charles Stirton: Uppsala University Botany (Ada Hayden Herbarium) [email protected] Prof. Kåre Bremer: Prof. Robert Wallace: (Fabaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Rosaceae, [email protected] [email protected] Verbenaceae) (Asteraceae) (Molecular systematics and phylogeny Mr Mattias Iwarsson: of Aizoaceae s.l., Aloaceae/ Last updated 27 February 2003 [email protected] Asphodelaceae, Cactaceae, (Lamiaceae, Leonotis) Didiereaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Portulacaceae)

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 57 Prof. Chris Bornman SAAB Gold Medal

hris Bornman was born in In an unusual symmetry of circum- C Kenya in 1931 and completed stances, F.T. Addicott and P.F. Wareing his secondary education in Nairobi. were the simultaneous discoverers of He attended the University of abscisin and dormin, respectively, later Stellenbosch where he obtained a shown to be the same molecule and BSc (Agric) in 1953, majoring in now known as abscisic acid (ABA). Agronomy and . He re- ABA, together with cytokinin, auxin, turned to Stellenbosch in 1958 and ethylene and gibberellin are chemical was awarded the MSc (Agric) cum messengers that act as intermediaries laude in 1961 for his work on the of many processes of differentiation, malting quality of South African bar- development and growth. The Depart- ley. He then left for the University of ment of Botany in Pietermaritzburg California at Davis where he com- and Plant Biology in Durban gradually participants from some 30 African pleted a PhD in Plant Physiology in developed into focal points of research countries have attended courses. Be- 1964. Chris was appointed Assistant excellence in the areas of seed viabil- tween 1994 and 2001, Chris was in- Professor of Botany at the Univer- ity and dormancy, somatic embryo- volved in seven advanced level sity of Wisconsin in Madison in 1965 genesis and tissue culture. courses. He was a UNESCO Visiting but returned to South Africa in Janu- Professor to ARC-VOPI in 1998. ary 1966 to take up the Chair of Chris returned to Germany in 1977 and Since 1999 he has been Visiting Re- Botany at the University of Natal. spent 18 months, as Visiting Professor, searcher in the Forestry and Agri- During a 10-year term of service to with Prof. H. Ziegler at the Technische cultural Biotechnology Institute of this University, he had a four-year Universität, München. At the end of the University of Pretoria. stint as Deputy Dean and Dean of the 1978 he left Munich for the University Faculty of Science. Chris served on of Lund as a Research Fellow of the Chris has published about 150 pri- a number of provincial, national, and Swedish Natural Science Research mary research papers and written international committees, including Council. He remained in Sweden, set numerous popular scientific articles. the National Institute of Water Af- up a cell biology laboratory for, and Currently he is undertaking fairs and the Namib Desert Ecologi- eventually became research director editorship of a special issue, due to cal Research Unit and that of the of, the world’s largest sugar beet appear in the South African Journal Council for Scientific and Industrial breeding and biotechnology company. of Botany, on Biotechnology for Af- Research (CSIR). He was awarded Chris was Adjunct-Professor of Plant rica. He accepted the SAAB Gold the first Unit for Plant Cell and Tis- Physiology at the University of Lund Medal in January this year. sue Culture by the CSIR in 1974. from 1983 until 1996 and Editor-in- Chief of Physiologia Plantarum from Chris is married to Janet (nee Professor Bornman developed a 1992–1997. Hughes), an alumnus of the Univer- special interest in form and function, sity of Natal, who until recently was influenced by his mentors, teachers, Professor Bornman, who had partici- professor of Plant Physiology at the and advisors, including F.T. Addicott, pated in a number of UNESCO-spon- University of Lund, and currently is Katherine Esau, R.F. Evert and F. sored international courses in plant director of Plant Biology in the Dan- Skoog. On his return to South Africa biotechnology, was instrumental in ish Institute of Agricultural Sciences. this interest was greatly strength- organising the first such course in She is president of the European So- ened by the presence of colleagues South Africa in 1994. The Agricultural ciety of Photobiology. The couple live and PhD students such as Prof. T.A. Research Council’s Vegetable and Or- in Slagelse on the west coast of Zea- Villiers (a protégée of Prof. P.F. namental Plant Institute at Roodeplaat land (Sjaelland) in Denmark. Wareing), Patricia Berjak in Durban, was selected as venue. The success of J. van Staden (who later spent a year the course resulted in UNESCO des- —Hannes van Staden with P.F. Wareing in Aberystwyth) ignating this institute as the Biotech- and C.E.J. Botha in Pietermaritz- nology Education and Training Centre burg. for Africa. To date, approximately 400

58 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 The 2001 Prof. Brian Huntley Compton Prize SAAB Silver Medal for Botany he Compton Prize was instituted Tby the editorial committee of the rian John Huntley was born in for their Savanna South African Journal of Botany BDurban, South Africa, on 20 Feb- Ecosystem (SAJB) in the mid-1980s in recogni- ruary 1944 and spent much of his youth Project. During the following 15 tion of the best paper that appeared on a farm near Dumisa. He was a keen years he served both the CSIR and in it during a particular year. Profes- naturalist from an early age, and like later the Foundation for Research sor R.H. Compton was the second so many prominent botanists working Development, which developed Director of the National Botanic in the country today had an early fas- from the CSIR, as Manager for Eco- Gardens of South Africa. He cination for the succulents of the re- systems Programmes, coordinating founded the Journal of South Afri- gion, particularly the . His parents inter-disciplinary, multi-organisa- can Botany, one of the forerunners encouraged his interest in nature, tional programmes in the country’s of the SAJB. among other things through giving rich Fynbos, Savanna, Karoo, Forest him a copy of the famous Reynolds and Grassland . Despite the A panel of scientists assesses all the Aloes of South Africa, the standard prevailing academic boycott, Brian papers and the outcome is an- work on the group, as a gift on his 10th succeeded in attracting many of the nounced at a formal congress din- birthday. Brian eventually pursued his world’s leading ecologists to these ner of the South African Association interest in things natural through un- projects, stimulating a vibrant cohort of Botanists. The 2001 Compton dergraduate academic training at the of world-class South African ecolo- Prize was awarded to Ms Gael University of Natal Pietermaritzburg gists who still play major roles in Campbell, previously a post-gradu- campus, graduating with a BSc degree South African science. ate student at the Rand Afrikaans in 1964. While doing vacation work in University in Johannesburg, and a regional herbarium of the Botanical Collaborative research conducted her co-author, Prof. Ben-Erik van Research Institute (BRI), now the Na- during this time has been synthe- Wyk, a lecturer at the Rand tal Herbarium of the National Botani- sized in a series of books, including Afrikaans University, for their paper: cal Institute (NBI), he was exposed to Ecology of tropical A taxonomic revision of Rafnia the inner workings of herbaria as natu- (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1982), (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae). South Af- ral history libraries. edited by Brian Huntley and Brian rican Journal of Botany 67(2): 90-149. Walker; Biotic diversity in southern Campbell, G.J. & Van Wyk, B-E. Upon the completion of his first degree Africa edited by Brian Huntley (Ox- 2001. in 1964, he joined the first Biological ford University Press, 1989); Botani- Expedition to Marion and Prince cal diversity in southern Africa edited The botanical community congratu- Edward Islands as ecologist. His initial by Brian Huntley (National Botani- lates Gael and Ben-Erik on this involvement with this Programme cal Institute, 1994) and South African achievement. May it also serve to lasted until 1966, after which he regis- environments into the 21st Century inspire our scientists to keep on tered for postgraduate training at the by Brian Huntley, Roy Siegfried and sending some of their best work for University of Pretoria. After complet- Clem Sunter (Human and Rousseau, publication in the SAJB. ing a BSc (Hons) degree in Wildlife Cape Town 1989). The importance of Management, he defended part of his each one of these seminal works —Gideon F. Smith work on the Sub-Antarctic Islands for should not be underestimated, for Office of the Research and Scien- a Masters degree in ecology in 1968. instance, when Brian initiated the tific Services Director Since 1967 he was employed by the publication on ‘Biotic Diversity’ the National Botanical Institute then Transvaal Department of Nature term biodiversity had hardly yet Private Bag X101 Conservation, but by 1971 decided to been coined. Nowadays it is the cur- Pretoria 0001 move to Angola where he joined the rency all biologists deal in, especially South Africa Servicos de Veterinaria as ecologist, as it is the one word that politicians undertaking surveys of all Angolan understand and feel comfortable national parks and developing a stra- with. tegic plan for biodiversity conservation in the country, which remains the Arguably the most important event framework for conservation to this day. in botany in South Africa took place in 1989 when the NBI was born from Although he was forced to move back the amalgamation of the BRI and the to South Africa when the Angolan Civil National Botanic Gardens of South War broke out in 1975, he gained in- Africa. Shortly thereafter Brian valuable and considerable research Huntley was appointed as the first experience in subtropical and tropical Chief Executive Officer of this fledg- bushveld and desert ecosystems. In ling organization, and to the Harold 1976 he joined the Council for Scien- Pearson Chair in Botany at the Uni- tific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of versity of Cape Town. On his shoul- South Africa in Pretoria as co-ordinator ders rested the challenge of leading

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 59 the NBI through the rough and mental Programme, to the Scientific greater or lesser extent, left a mark rowdy years of post-amalgamation, and Technical Advisory Panel for the on the work of their contemporaries with a future regarded by some as Global Environmental Facility (GEF). and successors that there is the dan- uncertain, to say the least. And what The panel, comprising twelve scien- ger that the coinage becomes deval- a challenge this turned out to be, tists from twelve countries throughout ued through sheer overuse. In the given that the country was emerg- the world, will advise GEF on the dis- case of Brian Huntley the term is ing from the previous political dis- tribution of its US$ 2,6 billion budget thoroughly justified. His activities pensation and had just unbanned the over the next three years. have had an immeasurable effect on African National Congress. South botany in South Africa over the past Africa was beginning to gain accept- Other awards that Brian has received 25 years. He has combined and inte- ance into the broader international include the Gold Medal of the Botani- grated good corporate governance, scientific arena and the wide range cal Society of South Africa (1990), the performance-driven output delivery, of international contacts made in the Rotary International Paul Harris Medal diplomacy, and fund-raising and ne- 1970s and 80s facilitated rapid entry (1997), the WWF-SA Gold Medal for gotiation skills in a way that nobody into the global scene by the new In- contributions to conservation (1998) had attempted before. Above all, he stitute. and the Senior Captain Scott Medal in had made a success of it. 2002. He was chair to numerous organi- Brian, we salute you and what you sations and an avid supporter of na- Brian is married to Merle (nee Gous), have done for botany in South Af- ture conservation. He is also the ini- a respected art critic and author and rica, in the subcontinent and on glo- tiator and Steering Committee Chair curator of successive botanical art ex- bal scale. of the Southern African Botanical hibitions at Kirstenbosch. They have —Gideon F. Smith Diversity Network (SABONET), the two children, Peta and Stuart. Office of the Director: Research & largest biodiversity capacity building Scientific Services project of its kind in Africa. When writing of a colleague who has National Botanical Institute made such a major impact in botany, it Private Bag X101 His most recent honour has been the can become something of a cliché to Pretoria 0001 appointment, by the Director Gen- describe the subject of the note as be- South Africa eral of the United Nations Environ- ing ‘influential’. So many have, to a Dr Otto Leistner Silver Medallist (2003) of the South African Association of Botanists

tto Albrecht Leistner was born • DSc with a thesis Oon 21 April 1931 in Leipzig, Ger- The plant ecology of many, the youngest of four children. the southern Kala- His father was a Lutheran minister, a hari, in 1964. classical scholar, and philosopher. His mother who was a teacher primarily During these years he engendered his love of nature. In 1947 remained in close con- the family moved to Africa where tact with Hans Herre Dr Otto Leistner in front of his laptop, still actively Otto attended German schools Tan- Hortulanus at the involved in Botany! (Photo: Tshidi Manamela) ganyika Territory, now Tanzania, Stellenbosch Botanic where his family was resident and Garden, who intro- later in an internment camp in South- duced him to succulents and encour- Winter (Kaokoveld), D.J.B. Killick ern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) during the aged him to go the Botany way. The (Caprivi Strip), and later also with H- Second World War. Two amateur zoology professor, C.G.S. (Con) de J. Schlieben and R.G. Strey. In 1959 teachers in the camp, an agricultural Villiers encouraged logical thinking he was transferred to the Botanical adviser and a medical practitioner, and appreciation of languages and Survey Office at the McGregor Mu- inspired him to take an interest in music. seum in Kimberley where plant sur- botany and zoology. veys were undertaken in the North- In February 1955, Otto joined the Bo- ern Cape with the main emphasis on He studied at the University of tanical Research Institute (now the the dune Kalahari that was poorly Stellenbosch where he obtained the National Botanical Institute) in Preto- known at the time. Close co-opera- following degrees: ria, as member of the Botanical Sur- tion with other scientists provided • BSc with Botany and Zoology as vey Section. He collected some 5 100 insight into other disciplines such as major subjects, in 1951 herbarium specimens, including joint animal ecology, especially the feed- • MSc Botany with a thesis entitled collections with other prominent bota- ing behaviour of springbok, and ar- ‘n Morfologies-taksonomiese studie nists such as A.D.J. Meeuse (Water- chaeology. His doctoral study then van die genus Skiatophytum L.Bol berg), J.P.H. Acocks (Karoo and tran- also originated from the research he (Mesembryanthemaceae), in 1954 sition to winter-rainfall area), B. de did in the region. In 1972, Otto

60 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 Leistner and Marinus Werger revis- Upon retirement he was granted the We all know Otto Leistner as a soft- ited the Kalahari and following the opportunity to continue work at the spoken, disciplined, friendly, helpful Braun-Blanquet procedure, pro- National Botanical Institute in an ad- man with integrity. We thank him for duced one of the pioneering phyto- visory capacity. He was appointed as sharing with us his outstanding lin- sociological studies in southern Af- contract editor of Strelitzia 10, Seed guistic skills and his command of rica. The work culminated in a publi- plants of southern Africa: families and English, Afrikaans, German, Latin, cation in 1973 (Vegetatio 28: 353-399). genera. “…I would exhort taxonomists and French and his wide knowledge to put right the errors and omissions of Botany and associated subjects. For the period 1965 to 1967 Otto was of the present work and to publish a We thank him for his continued South African Botanical Liaison Of- further revision to mark the turn of the mentorship and guidance of not only ficer at Kew—a great experience dur- century in the year 2000,” Dr R.A.Dyer many researchers and other staff of ing which he obtained knowledge wrote in 1975 in the Introduction to The the National Botanical Institute, but and inspiration from prominent bota- genera of southern African flowering also of outside researchers. nists of the day such as John plants, predecessor and basis of Seed Hutchinson, who proposed him for plants. It was under the guidance of Dr On 10 January 2003 Otto Albrecht Fellowship of the Linnean Society, Leistner and through the contributions Leistner was awarded the Silver and Arthur Bullock who almost con- of the staff of the three herbaria of the Medal of the South African Associa- vinced him that nomenclature could National Botanical Institute that this tion of Botanists for his contributions be fun. Dick Brummitt, known today wish was fulfilled. At present Otto is to southern African Botany over for his hand in standardising author compiling a supplement to this work many years. He was also lauded for abbreviations, demonstrated to Otto covering the five countries Angola, his services to the National Botani- that it was possible to record reams Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mo- cal Institute and its predecessor, the of new publications (on index cards) zambique for the Southern African Botanical Research Institute. before starting the day’s work. Botanical Diversity Network (SABO- NET), a task he is doing with great Congratulations, Otto! We applaud He was subsequently appointed head dedication. His first manuscripts were you. of the Herbarium Services Section of done by hand, now he is sitting in front the National Herbarium in Pretoria, of the laptop compiling his manuscript! —E. Retief and G. Germishuizen a position he held from 1967–1976. National Botanical Institute During this period he introduced a Otto is married to Mariette, née Zeiler, Private Bag X101 new model herbarium cabinet and a practising psychologist. They have Pretoria 0001 helped to lead the National Her- two daughters, Elke, a student in ho- barium into the computer age by meopathy, and Ninette, a pupil in elaboration and adaptation of the Grade 9. degree reference system for citing biological records in southern Africa. This system is still being used to com- pile distribution maps today. Further- more, he compiled a gazetteer and prepared the herbarium for encod- ing which resulted in the birth of PRECIS (National Herbarium, Preto- The authors were fortunate to obtain the following response from Otto Leistner. ria [PRE] Computerised Information System). After 1976 he became head “Dear SAAB members of the Flora Research Section of the herbarium, a post he held until 1985 Holding this precious silver medal in my hand, like an Oscar, I do wish to say a when he became head of the Publi- few words of thanks: cations Section. To the SAAB Council who considered my contributions to Botany worthy of this From 1985 until his retirement in 1996 great honour. he was not only head of the Publica- tions Section but also scientific edi- To the Executives of the NBI and SABONET, specifically Gideon Smith and Stefan tor of Bothalia, Flora of southern Af- Siebert, who afforded me the infrastructure for my latter-day activities in Botany; rica, Memoirs of the Botanical Survey and to the staff members of these organisations who have come to regard me as of South Africa and later Strelitzia. As something of a mixture between a wise old man and a doddery old father figure. editor of Flowering Plants of Africa during the period 1991 to 1997, he ini- To Mariette who has supported me for the last almost 30 years. When I say she tiated full recognition to the contrib- supported me I’m not suggesting that Botany is a brotlose Kunst, a breadless art, uting artists by treating them as co- as one would say in German! authors, and he furthermore insisted on a distribution map accompanying To the persons who proposed me for this honour, specifically Elizabeth Retief and every article. Gerrit Germishuizen. They have seen me almost daily for the last—goodness knows how many—years. So they should know what they are doing/have done. Otto is the author or co-author of well over 80 papers mainly on ecology and Once again my sincerest thanks. May your Association go from strength to taxonomy. strength! Floreat Consortio Austroafricana Botanicorum!”

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met Richard Hall about five years ago of voluntary wardens with whom Iwhen, as chair of the Johannesburg he keeps in regular e-mail contact, Branch of the Botanical Society of South and he recruited a team of guides Africa, he persuaded me to join the com- to conduct visitors around Melville mittee to arrange the outings. I soon be- Koppies on Open Days. came increasingly aware of the tremen- dous contribution Richard was making Richard promotes the informative experi- delight in working on them is clearly evi- to Botany. ences that the Melville Koppies offer be- dent. No doubt he knows each of the cause this is one of the main causes of the plants there personally! Richard was born in Cape Town in May reserve’s value to the community. He has 1920. During World War II he was im- had building plans drawn up for an inno- The tangible results of Richard’s years of prisoned in North Africa, Italy, and Ger- vative educational centre to enrich visitors’ conservation work and the Reserve’s Iron many and used this enforced idleness to experiences, obtained the assistance of ex- Age furnace resulted in Melville Koppies study and read widely. He returned to perts to design the presentations and sin- being promoted as a venue for delegates South Africa and achieved a BA major- gle-handedly secured sponsorship of over to visit during the World Summit on Sus- ing in Mathematics and Economics, as R500,000 towards this project! Richard ini- tainable Development last year. Richard well as a B.Com. degree from the Uni- tiated the development of hands-on worked extremely long hours to meet versity of Cape Town in 1948. He later ob- courses by the Delta Environmental Cen- many tight deadlines. He registered with tained the Diploma of the Royal Statisti- tre for school children, inspired various the Gauteng Tourist Authority so that he cal Society, became a Fellow of the Insti- projects for students including two for could become an accredited guide for the tute of Incorporated Statisticians and Springbok Scout badges, and has been World Summit. Even though he is a very worked in Nairobi and then in the United actively involved with students at tertiary experienced and knowledgeable guide, Kingdom. From 1952 to 1985 he was a institutions doing research or practicals. Richard was still prepared to do a com- statistician at the National Institute for Richard is a regular volunteer guide on pulsory First Aid course and be assessed Personnel Research in Johannesburg. Open Days and frequently takes other or- in the field to achieve this. ganised groups. He recruits and trains new As far as Botany is concerned, Richard’s guides by lectures and field training, keeps In addition to his efforts for Melville greatest contribution involves Melville statistics of Open Days and organised the Koppies, he has promoted Botany in Koppies Nature Reserve. This is a 160 ha guide duty roster for 6 years. other ways. He served the Johannesburg reserve situated close to the city centre of Branch of the Botanical Society of South Johannesburg. Melville Koppies is of In 1993 Richard distributed 3,000 leaflets Africa as secretary from 1984 to 1997, great botanical significance as it is home in neighbouring suburbs to revive interest chair from 1997 to 1999 and a committee to over 500 indigenous plant species, in- in the reserve. He produced the first ten member until last year. He is a member cluding at least 60 tree species and at least issues of the Melville Koppies newsletter, of the Tree Society and has been an Hon- 60 grass species. The Johannesburg City created a database of over 1,000 recipients, orary Director of Delta Environmental Council owns the land on behalf of the and continues to contribute to the news- Centre from 1988 to 2002. community. letter. He gives interviews to and writes articles for the media to publicise Melville In conclusion, I feel Richard is an ex- Since inception, volunteers under the Koppies. He has organised a competition, tremely worthy recipient of a Certificate Johannesburg Council for Natural His- ‘Memories of Melville Koppies’, and vis- of Merit by the South African Associa- tory have advised on its management and ited descendants of the Geldenhuys fam- tion of Botanists. His time, energy, and assisted with conservation and guiding. ily who previously owned Melville Koppies resources have sustained Melville Since February 1993, when a volunteer to gather and record anecdotal informa- Koppies over the last decade and his committee took over full responsibility for tion. He is also currently writing up the re- vision and strategy for the future are managing the Reserve, Richard has been search that he has done on facets of Melville guiding the reserve into the 21st cen- the honorary manager. He was also the Koppies in a series of eco-modules, nine of tury. I am delighted that some formal secretary/treasurer of this committee for which are completed and five in prepara- recognition is given to such an out- the first five years. tion. He freely distributes these to guides standing person. and other interested people. Richard’s vi- For nearly a decade, Richard and a sin- sion for the future and the preservation of Thanks to Wendy Carstens for providing gle worker supplied by the Johannesburg Melville Koppies is also shown by his con- much of the information. City Council did all the conservation work stant attention to forward planning. He —Pat Tilney on the Central Section. They have been helped draw up a document on the eco- Department of Botany assisted in the last few years by three logical management of Melville Koppies Rand Afrikaans University regular helpers. Richard sets an example entitled ‘’Master Plan for the Conservation P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park by doing physical conservation work on of Melville Koppies’’ for future reference, Johannesburg two weekday mornings as well as join- and has trained a deputy. [email protected] ing month-end work parties, which he Tel.: (w): +2711 489 2419 used to organise for many years. He once Richard has been interested in plants since (h): +2711 880 1160 got together a 50-strong work party to childhood and has an extensive knowledge reclaim the paths! He coordinated a team of them. His deep love for the Koppies and

62 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 International Botanical Gardens Conference Bali Botanic Gardens—Indonesia 15–18 July 2003

s a result of large-scale destruction of plants and wild • Materials for workshop Ahabitats worldwide, botanic gardens have become the • Morning and afternoon tea breaks last bastion in efforts to save plant diversity on our planet. • Lunches In many countries, botanic gardens are amongst the lead- • Official reception ing institutions in native plant research and conservation. International cooperation between botanic gardens is one It excludes: of the key factors highlighting the important role that gar- • Accommodation. Information about hotel accommoda- dens must play in conserving the world’s plant diversity. tion can be obtained from the organisers. • Post-conference tour. Following the IABG (International Association of Botanic Gardens) Cordoba Conference, IABG Division will hold Organising Committee an international conference in collaboration with BGCI in Bali, Indonesia. This International Botanical Gardens Con- ference is open to all researchers and representatives from any botanical garden in the world. Participants are strongly President of the Organizing Committee: urged to contribute papers or posters on the following top- Dr. Dedy Darnaedi ics: • Botanic Gardens Management Organizing Committee Members: • Botanic Gardens and Plant Conservation Mustaid Siregar • Botanic Gardens and their Benefit to Society Hendrian

Venue Contact Secretariat: Hendrian The Conference will be held in Bali Botanic Gardens, Indo- nesia, from 15–18 July 2003 Sponsored by

Agenda Indonesian Botanic Gardens—LIPI

A three-day conference (poster session and concurrent pres- IABG Asia Division entations will be held on the second and third day) with the following people as speakers: BGCI • Dr Peter Wyse Jackson (BGCI)—Botanical Gardens Management Japanese Government • Prof. He Shan-An (IABG)—Botanic Gardens in Asia • Dr Prakosa (Ministry of Forestry, Republic of Indone- Organised by sia)—Plant Conservation Strategy and Action Plan in Indonesia Indonesian Botanic Gardens • Prof. Kunio Iwatsuki (Japan)—Botanic Gardens and Benefit to Society IABG • LIPI Chairman, Prof. Dr Umar Anggara Jenie, will deliver the opening remarks. BGCI

The conference will be followed by a one-day tour to inter- Please address any further enquiries to the secretariat: esting places in Bali on 18 July 2003. There is place for 30 Hendrian people. Participants should make the reservation before 17 Center for Plant Conservation—Bogor Botanic Gardens June 2003 by contacting the organising committee. The post- Jl. Ir. H. Juanda no. 13 Bogor conference tour fee will be US$25. Indonesia Tel.: +62 251 322187 Conference Fee Fax. +62 251 322187 [email protected] The conference registration fee will be US$100 per person [email protected] for the first three days. It includes:

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real need has been expressed in various forums for examples of why taxonomy is important when submitting Acase studies that demonstrate where taxonomy (or the proposals for funding, talking to decision-makers, and so lack of it) has had profound impacts on society. A solution on. Provision for acknowledgement of the source is made. was proposed at a recent meeting* on the Global Taxonomy Initiative organised by the Global Network for Taxonomy, Guidelines to Contributors which includes the Secretariat of the CBD, UNESCO-MAB Programme, and BioNET-INTERNATIONAL. This was to Provide a one-page narrative of a case study that includes call for, and make available online to anyone who may want the following elements to [email protected]. to use them, as many case studies as possible. BioNET-IN- TERNATIONAL’s Technical Secretariat has agreed to assist with this process. 1. Title: Clear and informative title. State any impacts, posi- tive or negative, in the title if possible (for example, “Cor- Aims rect Identification of Pest Saves Millions”). 2. Relevant Sector: Clearly specify thematic area/societal Our aims are to provide summary case studies of how taxo- sector and economic area/s to which your case study nomic knowledge and resources have been used to benefit applies for example, agriculture (or subsectors), forestry, society and meet user needs, or how the lack of taxonomic inland waters, marine and coastal, invasive alien species, resources and information has led to poor decision-mak- pollination, biodiversity conservation, trade, human ing, negatively affecting society in some way. health, disease vectors, pharmaceuticals, and so on. 3. Geographic Location: Specify where (country/region) Process the activity took place and where the impact was felt. 4. Problem Statement: Describe the specific (non-taxo- The submitted case studies will be made available on-line nomic) problem or question that was addressed. in freely downloadable format at www.bionet-intl.org 5. Methods: Include a non-technical statement of meth- ods and procedures used. Specify taxonomic approach Submission of material expressly acknowledges it will be and applications used. non-copyright and can be used by anyone needing good 6. Lessons: State the particular taxonomic issue that was addressed, or that should have been addressed. ✃ 7. Outcomes and Impacts: Present the benefits/impacts to society of taxonomy or lack thereof, lessons learned and conclusions. 8. Reference: If possible, cite one or more key reference documents/ websites etc. for follow-up by in- terested persons. 9. Contact Information: Provide author’s name, affiliation, and con- tact information (including web- links). If further acknowledge- ment of source is required, include the citation to be used.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and in providing you with access to numerous other case studies.

—Cindy Blench [email protected]

* Implementing the CBD GTI Programme of Work: a Follow-up Workshop to the 3rd Global Taxonomy Workshop (3GTW), UNESCO, Paris, 12–14 Feb, 2003

SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 65 We thank the following people and organisations for help with preparing this issue of SABONET News:

Tony Abbott Norbert Hahn Peter Raven Hassina Aboobaker Mark Hyde Elizabeth Retief Clare Archer MacImage Elmar Robbrecht Robert Archer Andrew Mangwarara John Roff Salomao Bandeira Marta Manjate Nyasha Rukazhanga-Noko Dirk Bellstedt Anthony Mapaura Mary Sancy Cindy Blench Puleng Matebesi James Seyani Antoinette Burkhardt Mark Mattson Soul Shava Augustin Chikuni Mike Maunder Yashica Singh Christopher Dalzell Nonofo Mosesane Gideon Smith Lorna Davis Meeta Nathoo Marianna Smith Zbigniew Dzwonko Alfred Ngwenya Hannes van Staden Anne-Lise Fourie Ashley Nicholas Achim Steiner Gerrit Germishuizen Lloyd Nkoloma Clare Tenner Lidia Gibson Siyabulela Nonjinge Pat Tilney Hugh Glen George Owusu-Afriyie Sandra Turck Teresa Gonçalves Martins Estelle Potgieter Christopher Willis

In the July 2003 edition of SABONET News... Profiles: Salomao Bandeira (Mozambique) Soul Shava (Zimbabwe)

Living Collections: Pretoria NBG, South Africa University BG, Zambia

Herbaria: MASE & ROML, Lesotho LMA & LMU, Mozambique Remember to send us your submissions before 30 June 2003!

66 SABONET News Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2003 About SABONET

This publication is a product of the Southern African Botanical Diversity Network (SABONET), a programme aimed at strengthening the level of botanical expertise, expanding and improving herbarium and botanic garden collections, and fostering closer collaborative links among botanists in the southern African subcontinent.

The main objective of SABONET is to develop a strong core of professional botanists, taxonomists, horticulturists, and plant diversity specialists within the ten countries of southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe). This core group will be competent to inventory, monitor, evaluate, and conserve the botanical diversity of the region in the face of specific development challenges, and to respond to the technical and scientific needs of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

To enhance the human resource capacity and infrastructure available in the region, SABONET offers training courses, workshops, and collabora- tive expeditions in under-collected areas. The programme produces a series of occasional publications, the Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report Series, and a newsletter, SABONET News.

SABONET is co-funded by: • The United States Agency for International Development (USAID/World Conservation Union—Regional Office for southern Africa (IUCN-ROSA) • The Global Environment Facility (GEF)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

For more information about our projects in southern Africa contact one of the following addresses:

General enquiries about SABONET MALAWI SOUTH AFRICA SABONET Coordinator National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of National Herbarium c/o National Botanical Institute Malawi (Prof. Gideon Smith) Private Bag X101 (Dr Augustine Chikuni) National Botanical Institute Pretoria 0001 c/o Livingstone & old Naisi Road 2 Avenue South Africa P.O. Box 528 Brummeria Tel: (27) 12 804 3200 Zomba Private Bag X101 Fax: (27) 12 804 3211/5979 Tel: (265) 525 388/118/145 Pretoria 0001 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (265) 524164/108 Tel: (27) 12 804 3200 http://www.sabonet.org E-mail: [email protected] / Fax: (27) 12 804 3211/5343 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] ANGOLA Luanda Herbarium MOZAMBIQUE SWAZILAND (Prof. Esparança Costa) LMA Herbarium National Herbarium Universidade Agostinho Neto (Mr Calane da Silva) (Mr Gideon Dlamini) Rua Fernando Pessoa No. 103 Instituto Nacional de Investigaçáo Malkerns Agricultural Research Station Villa Alice Agronómica P.O. Box 4 Caixa Postal 3244 Departamento de Botânica Malkerns Tel: (244) 2 336 168 Avenida das Forças Populares Tel: (268) 52 82111/83017/83038 Fax: (244) 2 336 168 Caixa Postal 3658 Fax: (268) 52 83360/83490 E-mail: [email protected] / Mavalane E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Maputo [email protected] Tel: (258) 1 460 255/130/190/097/149 BOTSWANA Fax: (258) 1 460 074 ZAMBIA National Herbarium E-mail: [email protected] / Herbarium (Dr Patrick Phiri) (Mr Nonofo Mosesane) [email protected] Department of Biological Sciences National Museums, Monuments and Art University of Zambia Gallery NAMIBIA P.O. Box 32379 c/o Mobuto Drive & Notwane Road National Herbarium Lusaka Private Bag 00114 (Dr Gillian Maggs-Kölling) Tel: (260) 1 293 158 Gaborone National Botanical Research Institute Fax: (260) 1 294806/253952 Tel: (267) 373860/374616 Orban Street E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (267) 311186/302797 Private Bag 13184 E-mail: [email protected] / Windhoek ZIMBABWE [email protected] Tel: (264) 61 202 2020 National Herbarium and Botanic Garden Fax: (264) 61 258 153 (Ms Nozipo Nobanda) LESOTHO E-mail: [email protected] / c/o Downie Avenue & 5th Street National Environment Secretariat [email protected] Alexandra Park (Mr Thulo Qhotsokoane) P.O. Box A889 Ministry of Environment Avondale 6th Floor, Development House Harare Private Bag A23 Tel: (263) 4 708 938/744170/725313/ Maseru 100 745230 Tel: (266) 311 767 Fax: (263) 4 728 317/708 938 Fax: (266) 310 506/321505 E-mail: [email protected] / E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

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