Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4520846 | South African Journal of Botany | 2013 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
âºâ2062 plant species (10% of SA's flora) are used for traditional medicine. ⺠32% of the species were recorded in traditional medicine markets. ⺠4% of medicinal species threatened (incl. 14 Critically Endangered species) according the 2009 IUCN Red List evaluation of SA flora ⺠88% of species Least Concern ⺠2.6% at risk of extinction if current harvesting trends continue.
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Authors
V.L. Williams, J.E. Victor, N.R. Crouch,