In the old days, as people got around, plants did, too. Explorers, traders and plant hunters helped introduce ornamental and medicinal species from one place to another. Today we gardeners reap the ...

Starting next month, the Lloyd Library & Museum will open its doors to a multi-faceted exhibition delves into the rich history of African botanicals and their influence on the Americas. Spearheaded by ...

Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments as diverse as deserts and rainforests. Central Africa holds the richest variety, home to 52 species, while west Africa has 38 and ...

There is an overlooked resource in sub-Saharan Africa that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. Native African plants have vast potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically ...

I am curator of the Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden (SUBG). Established in 1902, it is the oldest university botanical garden in South Africa, and may be the smallest at just 1.7 hectares ...

A third of plants in the tropical region of Africa are potentially threatened with extinction. Human activities, including increasing deforestation and climate change, are thought to be responsible.

DR. WELWITSCH, although an Austrian by birth, occupied the position of curator of the Lisbon Botanic Garden and Museum, when he was selected, in 1851, by the King of Portugal as naturalist to an ...

A new study, published today in the journal Science Advances, uses a novel methodology based on key components of the IUCN Red List’s assessment process to discern the potential conservation status of ...

Hyphaene guineensis (doum), among the most threatened palm species in west Africa. Didier Roguet Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments as diverse as deserts and ...