South african plant life south africa accommodation. The plant is seen as indigenous to northeastern africa and india, but has become a weed in southern africa and many other parts of the globe van wyk et al. The continent of africa has the second largest land mass and human population in the world. The establishment of a local pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industry for processing maps remains a challenge in south africa and many low income countries. Poisonous plants of south africa, briza publications online. The red list of south african plants published in 2010, the international year of biodiversity, assessed for the first time the conservation status of all 20 456 of south africas described indigenous plant taxa. I now find the manuscript in order, and i am satisfied that the authors have addressed all my previous reservations regarding this paper. The isimangaliso wetland park is one of the jewels of south africa s coastline, with a unique mosaic of ecosystems swamps, lakes, beaches, coral reefs, wetlands, woodlands, coastal forests and grasslands supporting an astounding diversity of animal, bird and marine life.
Surveys of alien weeds and invasive plants sapia phase ii april 2005 march 2010 3 2. Information on the botany, main traditional uses and active ingredients of the most commonly used and best known south african drug plants is presented in this photographic guide. Its members are mainly deciduous, summergrowing plants but the genus also has evergreen and deciduous wintergrowing species. However, cats and dogs do love the taste of the spider plant, and sometimes they will eat enough to make them sick. Box 524, auckland park 2006, johannesburg, south africa b department of botany, university of zululand, private bag x101, kwadlangezwa 3886, south africa c department of chemistry, university of kwazulu. This assessment, led by the south african national biodiversity institute. Africa is considered by many paleoanthropologists to be the birth place of humanity as well as the oldest inhabited place on the planet. Medicinal poisonous plants southern africa abebooks. In addition, the continent has broad differences in temperature, rainfall, topography and types of soil that create a variety of ecosystems for vegetation. Desert, grassland, forest, thickets and savannas support different types of plants. Most indigenous potplants should be able to grow throughout south africa. Flowering plants of africa 62 2011 5 family buxbaum 1936. The ti plant, or pink sister, and the coleus plant do not flower but produce beautiful colors in their leaves. Most indigenous pot plants should be able to grow throughout south africa.
Flowering plants of africa 65 2017 biodiversity advisor sanbi. The alien plants sucking south africa dry the guardian. The current publication, the fourth edition in the series, has been expanded to include data on life cycle, life form. The former beautician is one of thousands of recruits fighting south africas war against invasive alien plant species, nonindigenous plants that harm those native to the region and deplete the. Please feel free to add photos and tags of any plants you encounter in sa. South african plant life south africa accommodation, hotels. C57bl6 mice were more sensitive to infection and had.
Henderson in 1979 and which form the basis of the sapia database. Some plants have physical defenses such as thorns, spines and prickles, but by far the most common type of protection is chemical. In south africa, aloe ferox is distributed throughout the western. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern karoo, south africa b. We detected emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungus that causes an hivassociated systemic mycosis, by pcr in 18 30% of 60 soil samples from a wide range of habitats in south africa. Jun 21, 20 antimicrobial activity of southern african medicinal plants with dermatological relevance. Invasive alien plants and water resources in south africa. Antimicrobial activity of southern african medicinal. Medicinal plants of south africa department of agriculture. A total of 548 naturalized and casual alien plant species were. Eighteen plant species were documented as being used to induce abortion, which represents 12% of the medicinal plants listed. Van wyk and others published poisonous plants of south africa find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. These range from the fine grasses of the free state province and scrubby bushes of the karoo region to the dense greenery of the garden route forests and the mountain plains of the countrys inland. Poisonous plants of south africa is a comprehensive guide to the most commonly occurring poisonous plants in south africa.
A brief organizing meeting for the south asia subgroup was held on 22 january 2001 in pokhara, nepal, in conjunction with a medicinal plant conservation assessment workshop in nepal see the report in this issue. South africa is regarded as an african if not a world leader in the management of established invasive species. Aside from the fact that a tract of pristine grassland can hold up to 60 grass species, nothing could be further from the truth. A wide range of plant species is showing indications of unsustainable. This is a list of invasive plant species in south africa.
From an ethnopharmacological screening approach, to combination studies and the isolation of a bioactive compound. Nov 06, 2018 cultivation of the native plants of south africa. The 15 n 14 n ratios of plants in south africa and. Experimental intraperitoneal inoculation of conidia induced murine disease. Management and challenges carl reinhardt department of plant production and soil science, university of pretoria, south africa, dr. The southern african region also has great cultural diversity, with many people still using a wide variety of plants in their daily lives. Invasive alien plant iap species commonly referred to as weeds have emerged as a persistent problem in south africa. For those who like occasional color and are looking for nontoxic flowering plants, some good choices include the african violet and the christmas cactus, both of which produce buds once or twice a year.
Riverside, ca desert vegetation, karroo desert, south africa desert vegetation, karroo desert, south africa. Some little known south african poisonous plants and their. South africa, officially the republic of south africa rsa, is the southernmost country in africa. To continue surveys of iaps in south africa started by l. South africa has a broad range of biomes and ecosystems that give these native plants a habitat. Over much of the area, from highrainfall mountains to arid deserts, the.
If correct, then the number of south african fungi dwarfs that of its plants. South africa boasts a world of plants that are both fascinating and beautiful. A photographic guide to these plant resources, the first fully illustrated ethnobotanical handbook for the region. This national call centre deals with problems across south africa. Poisonous plants of south africa, briza publications.
South african plants what kind of plants live in south africa. List of invasive plant species in south africa wikipedia. Cape, eastern cape, southern kwazulunatal, southeastern part of the free. The isimangaliso wetland park is one of the jewels of south africas coastline, with a unique mosaic of ecosystems swamps, lakes, beaches, coral reefs, wetlands, woodlands, coastal forests and grasslands supporting an astounding diversity of animal, bird and marine life. Antimicrobial activity of southern african medicinal plants with dermatological relevance. Direct and indirect culture techniques were unsuccessful. It is also important to note that abrus precatorius crabs eye creeper, indigenous to south africa in the eastern cape, kwazulunatal. South african plants what kind of plants live in south. The cape floral kingdom alone has nearly 9000 species and is the most diverse temperate flora on earth. South africa is famous the world over for the incredible diversity and beauty of its native flora. Precis includes all indigenous and naturalised plants recorded from the same area as the flora of south ern africa namibia, botswana, south africa. It occurs in all provinces of south africa, with major centres of diversity in kwazulunatal and mpumalanga, and is also found.
Category 1 plant in the northern, western and eastern cape category 3 plant in the rest of south africa tecoma stans yellow bells. Watch out for those poisonous plants farmers weekly. Helping to identify and familiarise all with the wonderous living landscape in south africa. A collection of photos and tags of south african plants. The dataset is all the species records for the study area in the southern african plant invaders atlas sapia database during this time period. Poisonous plants plants most commonly recorded poisoning people mainly children in south africa datura stramonium stinkblaar seed the flowers are succeeded by large, egg shaped seed capsules of a green colour, about the size of a large walnut and covered with numerous sharp it exhales a rank, very heavy and somewhat. About 600 indigenous poisonous plant species are found in south africa, and different parts of these plants the leaves, pods or seeds may be toxic. Eight mpsg members were able to attend vinay tandon, bhishma subedi, nirmal. South africa is home to more than 22 000 indigenous seed plants from. Losses due to plant poisoning can be direct, causing instant death, for example, or indirect, leading to loss of condition. It would also be nice to have some images of the wood of various trees. Namaqualand is dry, rocky and desertlike for the most of the year except for a few weeks during spring.
Invasive, naturalized and casual alien plants in southern. In this paper are recorded certain observations concerning little known poisonous plants and their effects on stock at pasture. Data are presented for the 15n14n ratios of 140 indigenous terrestrial plants from a wide variety of natural habitats in south africa and namibia. Traditional herbal remedies used by south african women for.
Jan 22, 20 these plants vary from opportunistic to positive facultative plants, and may be found in, or in close proximity to, a wetland. Even though most of these plants are endemic and consequently threatened and vulnerable to extinction, the country encourages mass cultivations of plant species by individuals. Africa is divided into 61 countries or territories, and the climate ranges from dry desert to tropical rain forest. Poisonous plants of south africa is a guide to the most commonly occurring poisonous plants in south africa. Category 1 plant in the northern, western and eastern cape category 3 plant in the rest of south africa tamarix ramosissima pink tamarisk. These plants vary from opportunistic to positive facultative plants, and may be found in, or in close proximity to, a wetland.
This book is largely based on precis and includes data on life cycle, life form, height of plant and altitude together with updated information on literature references, synonyms. Pages in category endemic flora of south africa the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 432 total. Detailed species descriptions of 5 poisonous plants. The red list of south african plants a global first. In this paper are recorded certain observations concerning little known poisonous. Box 524, auckland park 2006, johannesburg, south africa. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the. Precis includes all indigenous and naturalised plants recorded from the same area as the flora of southern africa namibia, botswana, south africa, swaziland and lesotho. Riverside, ca desert vegetation, karroo desert, south africa desert vegetation, karroo desert, south africa platterlike horizontal plant, central kenya. Southern africa has well over 30 000 species of higher plants. Emergomyces africanus in soil, south africa which balbc and c57bl6 mice were challenged with graded doses of es. Plants cannot move to escape their predators, so they must have other means of protecting themselves from herbivorous animals. Southern africa is exceptionally rich in plant diversity with some 30 000 species of flowering plants, almost 10% of the worlds higher plants. The spiciform inflorescences in these genera are morphologically condensed scorpioid cymes nordenstam 1998.
Poisonous plants are plants that produce toxins that deter herbivores from consuming them. Programmes such as working for water have won numerous accolades for its approach to dealing with the threat of invasive woody plants and job creation. The south african journal of science is a multidisciplinary journal published bimonthly by the academy of science of south africa. Introductory chapters on human and animal poisoning in south africa, first aid treatment, methods of testing for toxicity, extraction and isolation of toxins and poisonous principles and their effects. Plant diversity of the cape region of southern africa1 peter goldblatt2 and john c. Marketing of indigenous medicinal plants in south africa. Recent phylogenetic analysis of dna sequence data places baeometra as sister to the spicate genera of tribe anguillarieae wurmbeaneodregea, and onixotis. Rebelo, south african national biodiversity institute, cape town, rsa. Some little known south african poisonous plants and their effects on stock. Marketing of indigenous medicinal plants in south africa food and. Though it represents less than 1 percent of the worlds total land surface, south africa accounts for 10 percent of all the known species of flowering plants. This list contains plants that have been reported as having systemic effects on animals andor intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Northern natal, south africa flowering bushes in southern uganda african yellowflowering bush south africa, ex.
About 600 indigenous poisonous plant species are found in south africa, and different parts of these plants the leaves. May 17, 2017 south africas large areas of semidesert scrub and grassland might suggest a certain poverty of plant life. Of these, 80 percent are endemic, found only in south africa. Africa has diverse plant life due to the continents variety of landscapes. Antimicrobial activity of southern african medicinal plants. The guide is aimed at covering primarily the area of south africa, but if the necessary information and photographs were found, the distribution within neighbouring countries is indicated on the distribution maps. Van heerden c,1 a department of botany, university of johannesburg, p. Belladonna lily, saint joseph lily, cape belladonna, naked lady scientific names. Geographic entities see more details has well over 30 000 species of higher plants. Management and challenges is closely linked to soil moisture content, is a major factor governing interspecies interference. Archived from the original pdf on 19 december 2008. Local indigenous knowledge about some medicinal plants in. More than 450 excellent fullcolour photographs that will assist in the identification of poisonous plants and plant parts. In the cooler very frosty parts of south africa plants close to windows may be subject to frostbite.
If this is a problem, place your spider plants in high places, such as on top of a refrigerator or. They have dramatic impacts on the natural environment and concomitant implications for human. Category 1 category 2 category 3 invasive species south africa. Mabona u1, viljoen a, shikanga e, marston a, van vuuren s.
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