Widespread sampling biases in herbaria revealed from large‐scale digitization

BH Daru, DS Park, RB Primack, CG Willis… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nonrandom collecting practices may bias conclusions drawn from analyses of herbarium
records. Recent efforts to fully digitize and mobilize regional floras online offer a timely …

World Flora Online: Placing taxonomists at the heart of a definitive and comprehensive global resource on the world's plants

T Borsch, W Berendsohn, E Dalcin, M Delmas… - Taxon, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is time to synthesize the knowledge that has been generated through more than 260 years
of botanical exploration, taxonomic and, more recently, phylogenetic research throughout …

[HTML][HTML] Near-real time forecasting and change detection for an open ecosystem with complex natural dynamics

JA Slingsby, GR Moncrieff, AM Wilson - ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Managing fire, water, biodiversity and carbon stocks can greatly benefit from early warning
of changes in the state of vegetation. While near-real time tools to detect forest change …

Diversity of higher plants in China

D Xie, B Liu, LN Zhao, TR Pandey… - … of Systematics and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Species Catalogue of China: Volume 1: Plants (SCCP) is a new,
comprehensive, hardcopy inventory of Chinese higher plants that combines several …

Diversity of grasses (Poaceae) in southern Africa, with emphasis on the conservation of pasture genetic resources

M Trytsman, FL Müller, AE Van Wyk - Genetic Resources and Crop …, 2020 - Springer
A renewed interest in the present state of genebanks conserving pasture genetic resources
worldwide motivated this study to quantify the wealth of grass (Poaceae) diversity …

Biogeographical patterns of grasses (Poaceae) indigenous to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini

M Trytsman, FL Muller, CD Morris… - African Journal of Range …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The ecological and economical importance of African grasses in sustaining animal
production prompted studies to quantify the wealth of grass genetic resources indigenous to …

Bioactive metabolites of Bulbine natalensis (Baker): Isolation, characterization, and antioxidant properties

O Bodede - International Journal of Green Pharmacy (IJGP), 2020 - brncop.org
Background: Medicinal plants continue to play a key role in disease management and
modern drug development. Bulbine natalensis is one of several South Africa’ s …

Nomenclatural changes and typifications of Arctotis species (Asteraceae, Arctotideae) from the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa

RJ Mckenzie - Willdenowia, 2018 - BioOne
In preparation for the treatment of Arctotis L.(Asteraceae) in the e-Flora of South Africa
project, the correct names, typifications and synonymies are clarified for 24 Arctotis species …

Revised taxonomy of the Arctotis Annual Clade (Arctotideae, Asteraceae) from southern Africa: integration of molecular phylogenetic and morphological evidence

RJ McKenzie, NP Barker - Systematic Botany, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Previous phylogenetic analysis of ITS nrDNA sequence data for Arctotidinae species
resolved a strongly supported clade containing all but one of the showy annual Arctotis …

[PDF][PDF] Typification and application of the name Arctotis grandiflora Aiton (Asteraceae: Arctotideae)

RJ McKenzie - Bothalia-African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2019 - journals.co.za
Background: Ongoing taxonomic studies in the African genus Arctotis (Asteraceae)
necessitate periodic nomenclatural adjustments and corrections. Objectives: To evaluate the …