Priority species

  • Marula
  • Honeybush
  • Baobab
  • Buchu
  • Sceletium

South Africa is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, with more than 21,000 plant species, many of them endemic. It has emerging biotrade value chains of economic importance for southern Africa. The DFFE has identified 25 priority species for cultivation and seven priority species for wild harvesting.