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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Plant Science

Smith, GF

PhD(Pret) - Extraordinary Professor

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Telephone number: 012 804 3200
Fax number: 012 804 5343
E-mail address: g.smith@sanbi.org.za

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Smith GF, Roux JP, Raven P, Figueiredo E: 2011. African herbaria support transformation on the continent. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 98 (2) / July, pp 272-276, Full Text

Victor JE, Smith GF: 2011. The conservation imperative and setting plant taxonomic research priorities in South Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation, 20, pp 1501-1505, Full Text

Crouch NR, Smith GF: 2011. Informing and influencing the interface between biodiversity science and biodiversity policy in South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 166, pp 301-309.

de Sousa F, Figueiredo E, Smith GF: 2011. Vitaceae. A new and an overlooked record of Cyphostemma in Angola. Bothalia, 41 (2), pp 294-295, Full Text

Crouch NR, Smith GF, Styles D: 2011. Asphodelaceae: Alooideae.Casteria croucheri subsp. Pondoensis, a new cremnophyte from Pondoland, South Africa. Bothalia, 41 (1), pp 183-185, Full Text

Crouch NR, Smith GF: 2011. Agavaceae. Furcraea Foetida: An invading alien in South Africa. Bothalia, 41 (1), pp 196-199, Full Text

Figueiredo E, Paiva J, Stevart T, Oliveira F, Smith GF: 2011. Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of Sao Tomé en Principe. Bothalia, 41 (1), pp 41-82, Full Text

Smith GF, Walker C, Figueiredo E: 2011. What's in the name: an update on epithets used in Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae). Bradleya, 29, pp 179-181, Full Text

Smith GF, Figueiredo E: 2011. Provenance of the material on which the name Aloe mendesii Reynolds (Asphodelaceae), a cliff-dwelling species from Angola, is based. Bradleya, 29, pp 61-66, Full Text

Smith GF, Figueiredo E, Boatwright JS, Crouch NR: 2011. South Africa's ongoing Opuntia Mill. (Cactaceae) problem: the case of Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff.. Bradleya, 29, pp 73-78, Full Text

de Sousa F, Figueiredo E, Smith GF: 2011. The genus Cyphostemma (Planch.) Alston (Vitaceae) in Angola. Bradleya, 29, pp 79-92, Full Text

Klopper RR, Grace OM, Smith GF, Figueiredo E: 2011. Reinstatement of Aloe graciliflora Groenew. (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae), a maculate aloe from north-east South Africa. Bradleya, 29, pp 125-130, Full Text

Figueiredo E, Smith GF: 2011. Who's in a name: eponymy of the name Aloe thompsoniae Groenew., with notes on naming species after people. Bradleya, 29, pp 121-124, Full Text

Crouch NR, Smith GF: 2011. Aloe sharoniae N.R. Crouch & Gideon F.Sm. (Asphodelaceae): species rank for a leptoaloe from southern africa. Bradleya, 29, pp 115-120, Full Text

Smith GF, Figueiredo E: 2011. Argave americana L. (subsp. americana) var. expansa Jacobi) Gentry (Agavaceae) naturalized in South Africa. Bradleya, 29, pp 67-72, Full Text

Smith GF, Figueiredo E: 2011. Sedum album: a mainstay of European succulents. Cactus and Succulent Journal, 81.

Smith GF, Figueiredo E: 2011. Umbilicus rupestris: an interesting member of the Crassulaceae in Portugal. Cactus and Succulent Journal, 83 (5), pp 232-235.

Smith GF, Figueiredo E: 2011. Aloe palmiformis an endemic krantz aloe from Angola. Cactus and Succulent Journal, 83 (1), pp 22-27.

Smith GF: 2011. Portulacaceae in South Africa, with Reference toAnacampseros decapitata, a Recently Described Miniature Succulent Plant Species. Cactus and Succulent Journal, 83 (4), pp 163-168.

Smith GF, Crouch NR, Klopper RR, Condy G: 2011. Aloe neilcrouchii Asphodelaceae: Alooideae. Flowering Plants of Africa, 62, pp 10-15.

Davies TJ, Smith GF, Bellstedt DU, Boatwright JS, Bytebier B, Cowling RM, Forest F, Harmon LJ, Muasya M, Schrire BD, Steenkamp Y, van der Bank M, Savolainen V: 2011. Extinction Risk and Diversification are linked in a Plant Biodiversity Hotspot. PLoS Biology, 9 (5) / May, pp 1-9, Full Text

Smith GF, Figueiredo E: 2011. Conserving Acacia Mill. With a conserved type: What happened in Melbourne?. Taxon, 60 (5) / Oct, pp 1504-1506, Full Text

Smith GF, Figueiredo E: 2011. Responsible species description: A change of attitude is needed to facilitate and improve access to biological material. Taxon, 60 (6) / Oct, pp 1549-1551, Full Text

Smith GF, Figueiredo E, Moore G: 2011. Who amends the International Code of botanical Nomenclature? A response to Applequist & al. (2010). Taxon, 60 (1) / Feb, pp 213-215, Full Text

Moore G, Smith GF, Figueiredo E, Demissew S, Lewis G, Schrire BD, Rico L, van Wyk AE, Luckow M, Kiesling R, Mario Sousa S: 2011. The Acacia controversy resulting from minority rule at the Vienna Nomenclature Section: Much more than arcane arguments and complex technicalities. Taxon, 60 (3) / Jun, pp 852-857, Full Text

Smith GF, Figueiredo E, Moore G: 2011. English and Latin as alternative languages for validating the names of organisms covered by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants: The final chapter?. Taxon, 60 (5), pp 1502-1503, Full Text

Chapters in books:

Smith GF: 2011. Invasive succulent plants. Agavaceae Dumort. In Naturalised and invasive succulents of southern Africa, (6) / 2, Abc Taxa, pp 34-63.

Boatwright JS, Smith GF, Zimmermann HG, Jaca TP, Motloung RF, Malotsha TD: 2011. Biology and impact of invasive succulent plants. In Naturalised and invasive succulents of southern Africa, (2) / 1, Abc Taxa, pp 2-12.

 

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