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Research Interests
Primary Expertise: Plant taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Indigenous plant use. Secondary Expertise: Classification and identification of plants; useful plants; medicinal plants; edible plants; plant chemistry; plant toxicology (poisonous plants); traditional medicine, indigenous knowledge.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Cape Herbal Medicine: a complete inventory and distinctive characteristics
Cornelius, S. F. & Van Wyk, B. E., 28 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 357, 120847.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Major volatile and phenolic compounds in species of Plecostachys and Tenrhynea (Asteraceae) that are used as herbal teas
Chirwa, M. M., Sadgrove, N. J., Mokwena, L., Moloi, T. & Van Wyk, B. E., Feb 2026, In: South African Journal of Botany. 189, p. 252-260 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A nomenclatural note on Leobordea (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae)
Boatwright, J. S. & van Wyk, B. E., 21 Jan 2025, In: Phytotaxa. 682, 2, p. 197-198 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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An overview of the phytochemistry of medicinal bark (trunk, stem or root) from the most popular southern African species
Sadgrove, N. J., Mitaine-Offer, A. C., Khumalo, G. & Van Wyk, B. E., Dec 2025, In: Phytochemistry Reviews. 24, 6, p. 4917-4937 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A quantitative survey of the diversity of food plants used by the Vhavenḓa
Magwede, K., Van Wyk, B. E., Tshisikhawe, M. P. & Van Wyk, A. E., Nov 2025, In: South African Journal of Botany. 186, p. 652-664 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rediscovering the Legacy of Mary Elizabeth Barber, South Africa’s First Female Botanist
2/08/24
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South African Conference on Essential and Vegetable oils this week – “Local to Global; East or West, Home is best”
23/07/24
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