Explosive or ballistic seed dispersal has been found in many plant species, genera and families
(Ridley 1930); in both'annuals and perennials, herbs and trees, and in open and shaded…

Background Understanding the patterns of biodiversity distribution and what influences
them is a fundamental pre-requisite for effective conservation and sustainable utilisation of …

… At the first site only known from a single plant (Adames 846); at the second (van der Burgt …
plants were seen (van der Burgt pers. obs.). The third site (van der Burgt 1303) bore 10 – 20 …

A new species to science of evergreen forest tree, Uvariopsis ebo (Annonaceae) is described,
illustrated, mapped, and compared morphologically with the other cauliflorous species of …

… 2207; C, D from Burgt 2161. – All photographs by Xander van der Burgt. … Gladiolus mari
ae has 7 – 11 leaves (11 leaves on Burgt 2207 at K), more than any other species in the genus. …

The tropical vegetation of Africa is characterized by high levels of species diversity but is
undergoing important shifts in response to ongoing climate change and increasing …

Humans possess the unique ability for cumulative culture [1, 2]. It has been argued that
hunter-gatherer's complex social structure [3–9] has facilitated the evolution of cumulative culture …

… van der Burgt 1888 was suspected of representing a species … and leaf to complement
van der Burgt 1888, it was decided to … field data were obtained (van der Burgt 2377, Fig. 2) …

The Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea (CVPRG) is a specimen-based,
expert-validated knowledge product, which provides a concise synthesis and overview of …

Conservation action plans need to be devised and implemented if we are to reduce the
extinction risk faced by globally threatened plants. However, most plant species categorized as …