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About the Pondoland CREW group
Pondoland CREW members are volunteers who dedicate time to learn more about the wonderful botanical diversity in the Pondoland Region - i.e. the area lying roughly between Port Shepstone in the north to Port St. Johns in the south and extending from the coast to about 50 km inland. The rich botanical biodiversity of the Pondoland Centre of Endemism is found on soils derived from Msikaba formation sandstone.  

This Blog is aimed at showcasing the activities of the CREW group and the information generated from these activities.

Outings
As the Pondoland CREW group evolved from the Nicholson Botanical Group, our outings take place on Thursday mornings, maintaining the tradition. Most of the outings are to sites within a 50km radius from Port Edward on the lower South coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Anyone wishing to participate in one of these outings should contact us at PCEHerbarium@gmail.com.
In 2020 the regular Pondoland CREW team members are:

 Anne Skelton         Mobile: 0828967814

 Dorothy McIntyre

 Maggie Abbott

Gail Bowers-Winter

 Tracy Taylor

 Mark Getliffe

 Alf Heyter


Arrangements may be made using the contact details above for guided visits to reserves in the area.



9 comments:

  1. suzie15 December 2016 at 19:43

    Are ripe nerine fruits edible? Looked on Wikipedia but it didn't say.
    They look like small tomatoes.

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    1. Graham G16 December 2016 at 08:17

      Hi Suzie,
      I am unaware of any reports to the effect that Nerine fruits are eaten by humans. However, from what you describe, I do not think you have a Nerine fruit, as they tend to be lobed and not very fleshy, and start germinating while still on the plant. Your fruit sounds more likely to be from a Haemanthus, Scadoxus or Clivia. If you want to follow this up further, please send a photo of your plant to PCEHerbarium@gmail.com

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  2. Peter Warren10 March 2017 at 21:02

    Congrats on your blog. Fantastic contribution to floral interest,

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    1. Graham G10 March 2017 at 21:10

      Thanks Peter,
      It has been great fun putting this together and the number of readers has been very gratifying.

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  3. Unknown14 December 2017 at 19:08

    Dear Pondoland Crew,

    I would like to obtain/purchase/get/steal/breed/plant/propagate one specimen of Syzygium pondoense for a strange purpose: I would like to apply it in a wastewater treatment unit. I'm an employee of the Organica Water, which builds planted wastewater treatment facilities all around the World. I'm the "plant guy" here, I'm responsible for plant related R&Đ, design, commissioning and operations.
    I usually consider local Flora to be incorporated to our facilities, and I believe it is a conservation activity: if I can find a valuable function for plants which are not yet applied, I may contribute in their survival. In this small facility I would like to install one Pondo Water Wood, based on the research I made previously. It is endemic to SA and has significant conservation value, so it is valuable for me too.
    Please help me to understand regulation regarding to such actions, and if possible, please help to get access to a young specimen, preferably 3-5 years old.

    With kind regards and thanks in advance,

    László Tutor
    Horticulture and Innovation Specialist
    Organica Water Inc.
    organicawater.com

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    1. Graham G14 December 2017 at 19:26

      Hi László,

      Please let me have more details about where the treatment plant is to be situated and what the water quality is likely to be where you wish to plant the Syzygium? Please send your reply to pceherbarium@gmail.com.

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  4. Tony Rebelo5 March 2019 at 08:18

    Hi
    Am doing the wild coast Mkambati to PSJ. Thanks for the MKambati NR List - it most useful. I have loaded it onto iNaturalist, which updates the lists (e.g Acacia to Vachellia), checks spellings and automatically makes updates when taxonomy changes. The list is here: https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/1706738-Mkambati-Plants
    I did not load the ancillary data, nor the Zulu names (they will be automatically uploaded when the SANBI BODATSA is updated, and available if you choose the Zulu language option).
    I see iNaturalist does not have several tree species, or Pondoland endemics. It would be nice to have the missing species if your group comes across the species please.
    Should you desire an iNaturalist course, beginners or advanced, please contact me or Suvs.
    Thanks again for the excellent lists: looking forward to the hike.

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  5. Graham G5 March 2019 at 09:11

    Thanks for the support Tony.

    To save time if you could let me have the names of the tree species not already on iNaturalist, I will keep a lookout for them and will post observations either from existing photos or from new ones when we see the species you need.

    Good luck with the hike - maybe you will see some of those trees yourself as you walk that route.

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  6. Unknown26 August 2019 at 16:52

    Hi

    Could someone please help me with collection of Pterocelastrus echinatus leaf material. Could you please send me an email at the following address for further details u15415245@tuks.co.za

    Kind regards
    Balungile

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