Several plants native to South Africa are so common in these parts that their origin will surprise many gardeners. Agapanthus, called African lily, is probably second only to ivy as a popular ...

In southern Africa, certain hunter-gatherer communities called the San peoples, have traditionally been known to use deadly poison-tipped arrows to hunt big game like gazelles and giraffe. Now, in ...

African blue basil was first seen in 1983 when Peter Borchard, owner of Companion Plants in Athens, Ohio, noticed it growing in the path between beds of the two presumed parents.

This fossil plant was around during the Permian, a period 252-299 million years ago, and in addition to now forming the oldest coal deposits in South Africa, the plants have been used to solve a ...

Africa is endowed with up to 45,000 plant species – about 25% of the world’s plant genetic resources. More than 5,000 plant species from this enormous African resource are used in traditional ...

South Africa has a lot to showcase- and for plant lovers, that's an added treat. From the ancient forests of Hogsback, which inspired JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’, to the giant cycads found in ...

One-third of tropical African plants are on the path to extinction with species at risk including trees, shrubs, herbs and woody vines. Thursday, June 26, 2025 News ...

African Plants, a weapon in global virus defense – Expert. By Ayo Onikoyi. Mukhtar Idris, a biochemist at the Biochemistry and Biophysics Department at Oregon State University, Oregon, USA ...

As many as 4 500 of Africa's rare species of flowering plants - the continent has 45 000 documented plant species, one-fifth of the world's flora - are at risk, speakers at the 17th meeting of the ...