Plants with african roots Content Zambian carnivore programme
Large carnivore species across Africa have 6 Ornithogalum Dubium become increasingly vulnerable. With growing human populations, the space and resources 10 Ornithogalum Thyrsoides these notoriously wide-ranging animals need are depleted, often to the point where carnivores can no longer persist. In Zambia, a country that houses 14 Scilla Peruviana critical populations of endangered carnovires, the Zambian Carnivore Programme (ZCP) researches and mitigates current and prospective threats to all 16 Ensete Maurelli major large carnivore species.
18 Albuca Spiralis Vreugdenhil Bulbs & Plants gets their products for African Breeze from Africa and therefore wants to give something back to that continent. That’s why 20 Lachenalia Vreugdenhil Bulbs & Plants donates to the ZCP, so that the research, education and support of the large carnivore species can be continued. 22 Pennisetum
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support the zambian The Zambian Carnivore Programme is, amongst others, financially supported and made possible by: carnivore programme WWF and National Greographic.
3 Where the zcp works the large carnivores
Lion Cheetah Zambia is one of the few Another threatened species, the The Zambian Carnivore Programme works remaining countries with world’s fastest land mammal across three distinct ecosystems in Zambia, large populations of the resides in the Greater Kafue and each encompassing a wide range of biological, most social of the big Liuwa Plain study areas, though environmental and human variation. cats. The Luangwa valley once was also found in the houses one of Africa’s Luangwa and could eventually In the absence of fences, the Tanzania last 10 lion strongholds be returned. Cheetah can range carnivore populations in the with the large expanse of over thousands of kilometers in South Luangwa, Kafue, and Greater Kafue housing Zambia, making them and wild Liuwa Plain National Parks Democratic the country’s second dogs the largest ranging species. traverse freely between the fully Republic largest population, and protected parks and the semi- of the Congo Liuwa Plain holding a secured, surrounding Game small and recovering Spotted Hyaena Management Areas (GMAs), one, led by Lady Liuwa. As Africa’s most widespread, which in turn comprise massive successful and socially complex protected area complexes large carnivore hyaena are of 2 Angola of up to 70,000 km . Each South key importance and found in study site differs substantially Luangwa every ecosystem we work in. in carnivore and herbivore National Maligned as a dirty scavenger, Park abundance, diversity, and Malawi hyaena are actually prolific distribution as well as in hunters and wonderful mothers, ecological uniqueness, climate, Kafue Liuwa National living in a clan system where and human impacts. In concert Plain Park Zambia rank and maternity rule. this multi-site approach allows National us to best obtain the necessary Park Mozambique information on Zambia’s conservation threats and take African Wild Dogs Leopard steps to address them. One of Africa’s most endan- in the Greater Kafue and Lu- The most solitary of the big cats, gered carnivores the wild dog angwa valley ecosystems. The leopard are found throughout Zimbabwe has been eliminated from most most social of the dog family, Zambia, with the Luangwa valley countries it once occurred wild dogs are a unique genus being the reknown ‘Valley of the Namibia in and Zambia is one of six and live in tightly knit social Leopard.’ Seldom seen in most Botswana countries with viable popula- groups as packs, communal- ecosystems throughout the continent, tions of this species, with the ly rearing their young and leopards are regularly observed in largest populations centered defending territories. the Greater Kafue and Luangwa.
4 5 Ornithogalum Dubium Available: week 03 - 23
The Dubium only grows in nature in the Cape Province in South Africa (Table Mountain on the South Cape).
The bulbous plant Ornithogalum TL612100 Dubium is also called star of Bethlehem. 12
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8 9 Ornithogalum Thyrsoides Available: week 15 - 25
The Latin dubium means “unlike others of the genus”
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The South African Ornithogalum Thyrsoides is also called chinkerinchee or wonder-flower.
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12 13 Scilla Peruviana Available: week 09 - 12
The name Peruviana (= from Peru) is the result of a misunderstanding by Varl Linnaeus. He received a copy from Spain with a ship called “Peru”.
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14 15 Ensete maurelli Available: week 14 - 22
This plant, originating from East Africa (Ethiopia), is a herbaceous plant that is also used as food in Africa.
The Ensete Maurelli is family of the banana plant with particularly beautiful colored and very large leaves.
The Ensete Maurelli can grow up to 4 meters high and after 5 years it wil give some small 514001 bananas.
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16 17 Albuca Spiralis Frizzle Sizzle Available: week 18 - 34
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Albuca Spiralis is a bulbous plant and finds its roots in the desert in the northwest of South Africa, from the South African Karoo and the TN614115 TL614120 desert of Namibia. 14 14
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Available: week 22 - 28
By breeding and crossing its wild ancestors, this exotic species has been made suitable as a houseplant.
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12 Lachenalia, a genus of bulbs and family of the lily, comes from the Cape Province and from Namaqualand in South Africa.
20 21 Pennisetum
Available: week 14 - 28
Pennisetum originates from (sub) tropical regions, mainly concentrated around the Niger river basin in Africa, but from there the sex spread through Asia all the way to Australia.
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Pennisetum are known commonly as fountaingrasses. 930827
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22 23 Eucomis
Available: week 24 - 36
The Eucomis is a genus from the asparagus family and comes from the wet parts of the mountains in southern Africa.
A certain tribe of Bantu people called Xhosa used the bulbs as a remedy for rheumatism.
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24 25 ALL OUR ITEMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN HEAVY DECORUM QUALITY!
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