A third of the species of tropical plants in Africa are potentially threatened with extinction, according to a preliminary estimate published Wednesday by the journal Science Advances. The most ...

New insights into the evolutionary origins of unique African high mountain botanical diversity is published in PNAS. On the tops of the high mountains in the tropics of Africa grow unique communities ...

The African continent harbours one of the richest assemblages of vascular plants on Earth, spanning tropical rainforests, montane heathlands, savannah woodlands and specialised aquatic habitats.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...