Relocation of Adenia pechuelii (PASsifloraceae) : a viable rescue option? / Herta Kolberg
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Dinteria No. 34 ; Oct-14Publication details: Windhoek : National Botanical Society, 2014Description: 15 pages : fig., table; 21 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:- PER 405 Dinteria
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Adenia pechuelii, an unusual pachycaul member of the PASsifloraceae family, has restricted range in the Namib Desert and was previously considered threatedut on the Namibian Red Data list. The area of a plandut uranium mine on farm Valencia in the central Namib Desert supports the largest population found to-date in Namibia. After an initial environmental impact assessment, the mining company commissiodut a survey of the A. pechuelii population and an experiment to establish the best methodology for relocating plants. Sixty plants were transplanted to a nearby area that would remain unaffected by mining
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