ISBN 978-1-919976-87-7

"South Africa has the highest documented number of extinct plant species of any country in the world. As a result of human destruction of natural areas for agriculture and urban development, as well as the spread of invasive alien plants and illegal harvesting of plants for horticultural and medicinal trade, 2 553 plant species are currently threatened with extinction. This publication focuses on 100 of these plants, some of which are on the brink of extinction, with the aims of highlighting the factors threatening their survival and raising awareness of the actions required for their conservation."

 

The Editors and Authors are D. Raimondo, K. Grieve, N. Helme, R. Koopman and I. Ebrahim.

Design and layout by SANBI Publishing

Obtainable from: SANBI Bookshop, Private Bag X101, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
Tel: +27 12 843 5000
E-mail: bookshop@sanbi.org.za
Website: www.sanbi.org

CREDITS

 

Alicia Grobler, Elizma Fouche and Sandra Turck