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Pressed for impact: Unleashing the potential of South African National Parks plant records

Nikisha Singh, Dian Spear, Johan Baard, Morena Mapuru, Hugo Bezuidenhout, Pieter van Wyk, Kylen Brown, Nazley Liddle
Koedoe | Vol 67, No 1 | a1868 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v67i1.1868 | © 2025 Nikisha Singh, Dian Spear, Johan Baard, Morena Mapuru, Hugo Bezuidenhout, Pieter van Wyk, Kylen Brown, Nazley Liddle | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 11 August 2025 | Published: 17 November 2025

About the author(s)

Nikisha Singh, Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Skukuza, South Africa; and Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Dian Spear, Cape Research Centre, Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; and Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Johan Baard, Garden Route Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Knysna, South Africa
Morena Mapuru, Scientific Services, Conservation Services Division, South African National Parks, Kimberly, South Africa; and Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, QwaQwa, South Africa
Hugo Bezuidenhout, Kimberley Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Kimberly, South Africa; and Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Pieter van Wyk, Richtersveld Desert Botanical Garden and Nursery, Ai-/Ais/ Richtersveld Transfrontier Par, South African National Parks, Richtersveld, South Africa
Kylen Brown, Cape Research Centre, Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Cape Town, South Africa
Nazley Liddle, Cape Research Centre, Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Cape Town, South Africa; and Freshwater Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

herbarium collections; biodiversity; SANParks; protected areas; data digitisation; conservation; South Africa

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