South African Journal of Botany - 77 (3), 2011

Contents:

Editoria Board

Editorial
J. Van Staden

Trouble in the garden: South African botanical politics ca.1870–1950
J. Carruthers

Ethno-ecological evidence for Hydnora abyssinica occurring in Johannesburg and Durban traditional medicine markets
V.L. Williams, E.M. Wojtasik, E.T.F. Witkowski

Relationship between reproductive assurance and mixed mating in perennial Kosteletzkya virginica
C.-J. Ruan, P. Qin, J.A. Teixeira da Silva

A new wilt and die-back disease of Acacia mangium associated with Ceratocystis manginecans and C. acaciivora sp. nov. in Indonesia
M. Tarigan, J. Roux, M. Van Wyk, B. Tjahjono, M.J. Wingfield

In vitro bulblet production of Brunsvigia undulata from twin-scales
L.J. Rice, J.F. Finnie, J. Van Staden

Disa albomagentea (Orchidaceae), a new species from the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
E.G.H. Oliver, W.R. Liltved, B. Bytebier

Bio-guided isolation of potential antimicrobial and antioxidant agents from the stem bark of Trilepisium madagascariense
G.N. Teke, J-R. Kuiate, V. Kueté, R.B. Teponno, L.A. Tapondjou, P. Tane, G. Giacinti, G. Vilarem

Isolation and expression analysis of chloroplastic copper/zinc superoxide dismutase gene in barley
S. Abu-Romman, M. Shatnawi

Expression of a ß-1,3-glucanase from a biocontrol fungus in transgenic pearl millet
M.M. O'Kennedy, B.G. Crampton, M. Lorito, E. Chakauya, W.A. Breese, J.T. Burger, F.C. Botha

Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
B.M. Corrigan, B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine

Ecotypes of wild rooibos (Aspalathus linearis (Burm. F) Dahlg., Fabaceae) are ecologically distinct

Life form spectra in the Hantam-Tanqua-Roggeveld, South Africa
H. van der Merwe, M.W. van Rooyen

How do fires kill plants? The hydraulic death hypothesis and Cape Proteaceae “fire-resisters”
J.J. Midgley, L.M. Kruger, R. Skelton

Seasonal variation in antimicrobial and phytochemical properties of frequently used medicinal bulbous plants from South Africa
B. Ncube, J.F. Finnie, J. Van Staden

Cryopreservation of in vitro-grown apical meristems of Lilium by droplet-vitrification
X.-L. Chen, J.-H. Li, X. Xin, Z.-E. Zhang, P.-P. Xin, X.-X. Lu

Seed coat development, anatomy and scanning electron microscopy of Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil's Claw), Pedaliaceae
A. Jordaan

New species and combinations in the African Restionaceae
H.P. Linder

Gender expression and inflorescence structure of Pappea capensis Eckl. and Zeyh. (Sapindaceae)
P.J. Robbertse, E.S. Du Toit, M.O. Cloete

Water relations of Caatinga trees in the dry season
J.L.D. Dombroski, S.C. Praxedes, R.M.O. de Freitas, F.M. Pontes

Antifungal, acetylcholinesterase inhibition, antioxidant and phytochemical properties of three Barleria species
S.O. Amoo, A.R. Ndhlala, J.F. Finnie, J. Van Staden

Organ-dependent responses of Periploca sepium to repeated dehydration and rehydration
Y.-Y. An, Z.-S. Liang, R.-K. Zhao, J. Zhang, X.-J. Wang

The flora of the Bontebok National Park in regional perspective
T. Kraaij

Hydnora abyssinica: Ethnobotanical evidence for its occurrence in southern Mozambique
V.L. Williams, M.P. Falcao, E.M. Wojtasik

Comparative phytochemical analysis of wild and in vitro-derived greenhouse-grown tubers, in vitro shoots and callus-like basal tissues of Harpagophytum procumbens
M.W. Bairu, S.O. Amoo, J. Van Staden

An ultrastructural investigation of the surface microbiota present on the leaves and reproductive structures of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia
J.P. Moore, M. Waldron, G.G. Lindsey, J.M. Farrant, W.F. Brandt

Taxonomic notes on the genus Otoptera (Phaseoleae, Fabaceae) in southern Africa
A.N. Moteetee, B.-E. Van Wyk

Chromosome numbers of South African Umbelliferae (Apiaceae)
J.V. Shner, T.V. Alexeeva, M.G. Pimenov, B.-E. Van Wyk

Efficient avian pollination of Strelitzia reginae outside of South Africa
F. Hoffmann, F. Daniel, A. Fortier, S.-S. Hoffmann-Tsay

Studies in Cyperaceae in southern Africa 43: Scirpoides varius Browning — a new name for Scirpus varius Boeck. ex. C.B. Clarke
J.B.M. Browning, K.D. Gordon Gray

Jan Vlok and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok, Plants of the Klein Karoo , Umdaus Press (Pty) Ltd., Hatfield 0028, South Africa (2010) Price: R300.00, 568 pages, ISBN: 978-1-919766-48-, E-mail: umdaus@iafrica.com, Website: www.umdaus.com.
J. Van Staden

South African Association of Botanists – Annual Meeting 2011
J. Van Staden