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This site provides information about the flowering plants and ferns of Botswana. This is one of 6 e-floras which cover the Flora Zambesiaca area in south-central Africa. Five countries are now covered, namely Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The 6th e-flora deals with the Caprivi Strip, which is part of Namibia.
The principal contributors to the site are Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings, Meg Coates Palgrave and Mark Hyde.
As of today, Monday, 18 January 2021, we have 2,872 native or naturalised species in the database for Botswana. There are 14,698 images for 1,607 species, of which 1,606 are native or naturalised and 1 are purely cultivated.
The Site history page gives details of the latest additions to the site. There is also a Frequently Asked Questions page.
As a guide to where to look for new content, below are details of some of the most recently updated pages. Further recently updated species may be found on this page.
Date | Species |
09 Jan 2021 | Denekia capensis |
08 Jan 2021 | Stathmostelma fornicatum subsp. fornicatum |
07 Jan 2021 | Ochna inermis |
05 Jan 2021 | Pleurolobus salicifolius var. salicifolius |
31 Dec 2020 | Salvia runcinata |
05 Dec 2020 | Cyphostemma omburense |
01 Dec 2020 | Asystasia retrocarpa |
29 Nov 2020 | Blepharis diversispina |
20 Oct 2020 | Pelargonium dolomiticum |
16 Oct 2020 | Myrothamnus flabellifolius |
Mark Hyde |
Bart Wursten |
Petra Ballings |
Meg Coates Palgrave |
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mahyde(at)gmail.com |
btwursten(at)gmail.com |
ballings.petra(at)telenet.be |
megcp(at)zol.co.zw |
Monday, 18 January 2021