Aloes feature on stamps, coins and logos and are arguably as iconic in Africa as flat-crowned acacia trees. Many aloes flower during the dry season when the landscape is bleakest, providing ...

In the dry, sandy soils of southern Africa, a rugged survivor stands tall: Vachellia erioloba, more commonly known as the camel thorn. Once classified under the genus Acacia as Acacia erioloba ...

A compilation of genomes from species in the genus Solanum could help scientists to blend the best aspects of productive staple crops and genetically diverse but under-studied indigenous crops.

Once classified under the genus Acacia as Acacia erioloba, this hardy tree is also called the giraffe thorn, mokala tree or kameeldoring in Afrikaans. Occurring across South Africa, Botswana ...

Germplasm resources are the source of herbal medicine production. The cultivation of superior germplasm resources helps to resolve the conflict between long-term population persistence and growing ...