Resources

Useful botanical resources in Namibia include:

National Botanical Research Institute

• National Herbarium, including identification service for members of the public
• National Botanic Garden
• The National Plant Genetic Resources Centre
• Vegetation Ecology Unit
• Plant Product Development
• M.A.N. Müller Reference Library

Field guides, books and monographs

Many useful publications are described on the publication pages of the NBRI website, and some can be downloaded from there in pdf format. Titles include:

• Tree Atlas of Namibia
• Grasses of Namibia
• Wildflowers of the Southern Namib
• Toxic Plants of Veterinary Importance in Namibia
• Cyperaceae of Namibia - an illustrated key
• Water plants of Namibia - an identification manual
• Inventory and review of ethnobotanical research in Namibia

SABONET reports

See the page on SABONET reports on the NBRI website for more details of these reports. These include:

• Red Data Book of Namibia's Plants
• Checklist of grasses in Namibia

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