A decadal research plan for South Africa’s plant taxonomy

A decadal research plan for South Africa’s plant taxonomy

Mar 19, 2021 | News

By Shahieda Davids Taxonomy is important since it helps us categorize organisms in order for us to more easily communicate biological information. A new research plan for plant taxonomy is now available to assist in categorizing all known South African plant species....
Thesium: How do you eat an elephant?

Thesium: How do you eat an elephant?

Feb 1, 2021 | News

Cape Town – It is said that a big task is like an elephant. And the only way to finish it is to eat it piece by piece. A group of South African botanical taxonomists are slowly and systematically revising a plant group that was last looked at nearly 100 years ago –...