The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and Madagascar. Since 2006, every plant species ever documented in Africa and ...

The initiatives are part of the country and the South African National Parks’ drive to find new ways to fund biodiversity protection and attract more donors and investors.

Starting next month, the Lloyd Library & Museum will open its doors to a multi-faceted exhibition delves into the rich history of African botanicals and their influence on the Americas. Spearheaded by ...

Alien species are giving freshwater ecosystems in Africa and beyond a mauling. But a new project, backed by funding from one of the continent’s premier prizes for young researchers, holds hope.

HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AP) — Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat coating the surface of South Africa's Crocodile River. Those weevils aren ...