African Lamiaceae
Plectranthus barbatus
Work on African Lamiaceae has focused on completing the accounts of the family of Flora Zambesiaca (c. 260 species) and Flora of Tropical East Africa (c. 310 species). This baseline work has also facilitated various comparative studies as outlined in the Ocimeae and chemosystematics and sustainable use of Lamiaceae projects described separately.
The accounts are almost complete, with only around 20 species lacking draft accounts, though most of these are well advanced in their preparation. Roger Polhill is editing the manuscripts into Flora format from the various authors. Literature citations and conservation assessments still need to be added. We hope to be able to deliver manuscripts to the Flora editors in the summer of 2006.
Project Team
Project Leader: Paton, Alan
Herbarium
Gemma Bramley, Alan Paton, Roger Polhill, Ray Harley, Tivvy Harvey
Project Partners and Collaborators
Denmark
Botanical Museum Copenhagen
Kenya
Nairobi University
Moi University
South Africa
University of Witwatersrand
USA
Missouri Botanical Garden
Funders
South Africa
University of Witswatersrand, Mellon PhD studentships
UK
BAT / RBG Kew Partnership for Biodiversity