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Stevenson Swanson is The New York Botanical Garden’s<\/a> Science Media Manager.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Brian J. Huntley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 14th Annual Winter Lecture Series<\/a> kicks off this Thursday, January 30, with Kirstenbosch\u2014The Most Beautiful Garden in Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a much-anticipated talk by Brian J. Huntley. As one of the world’s leading conservation scientists, he will be speaking about that stunningly beautiful Cape Town botanical garden and the long history of botanical exploration in southern Africa, home of one of the world\u2019s most diverse\u2014and endangered\u2014floras.<\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago, I called Professor Huntley\u2014among his many other titles and endeavors, he\u2019s an emeritus professor of botany at the University of Cape Town<\/a>\u2014at his home in South Africa to ask him about his upcoming visit to The New York Botanical Garden, the first stop on an American speaking tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe core component of my lecture will deal with the unusually rich flora of South Africa and how it has been developed and displayed at Kirstenbosch,\u201d said Professor Huntley, who promises his talk will be \u201cprofusely illustrated\u201d with images of Kirstenbosch\u2019s gorgeous gardens, as well as individual species and families of plants. \u201cOne purpose of the trip is to give people a sense of what they\u2019d see if they came to South Africa.\u201d
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Nelson Mandela with his namesake bird of paradise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With more than 45 years of field research and management experience in many African ecosystems, Professor Huntley has been a key figure in post-Apartheid conservation across southern Africa. As director and later chief executive officer of the South African National Biodiversity Institute<\/a>, he led the development of the organization to become the leading biodiversity research, conservation, and public-gardens institution in Africa.<\/p>\n

The Cape region boasts plant life encompassing some 9,600 species, he notes, adding that two-thirds of those species\u00a0are found nowhere else in the world. But he speaks from a lifetime\u2019s experience when he says that it is also the most threatened flora in the world, with more than 1,700 plant species in danger of extinction if current trends continue.<\/p>\n

We spoke not long after the death of South African leader Nelson Mandela, who championed South Africa\u2019s conservation efforts. Professor Huntley recalled that Kirstenbosch developed a special color selection of the bird of paradise flower called \u2018Mandela\u2019s Gold,\u2019 based on specimens collected near his home village.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Mandela\u2019s Gold\u2019 is but one of many hundreds of South African plants that are now grown in gardens and homes in America,\u201d he said. \u201cIn fact, the bird of paradise is the official flower of Los Angeles, but probably few Americans realize where these plants come from.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Strelitzia<\/em> ‘Mandela’s Gold’ at Kirstenbosch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kirstenbosch\u2014The Most Beautiful Garden in Africa<\/a> takes place in the Garden’s Ross Hall at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 30, and requires a special ticket<\/a> ($35 Non-Members \/ $31 Members). The 14th Annual Winter Lecture Series<\/a> encompasses three talks by renowned conservationists, scientists, and landscape architects. See our event page for further dates and pricing<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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