A catalog of the problem plants in Southern Africa incorporating 'The National Weed List of Southern Africa'. 1986. (Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa, 53). VI,658 p. 4to. Paper bd.

The catalogue comprises 1653 taxa, including 711 naturalized exotics(and suspected exotics) that compete with the indigenous flora insouthern Africa. In addition 273 taxa of known or suspected naturalizedexotics are listed but not yet catalogued. Information catalogued foreach problem plant includes: botanical name, synonyms, common names,family, higher taxon, life form, life cycle, structure, reproductionregion of origin, habitats currently occupied, distribution, kind ofweed, undesirable characteristics, conflict of interests, legislation,and whether or not it has been the subject of a herbicide registrationor biological control agent release. Additional information headings,planned for future editions, are described. An index to common namesincludes over 8.000 entries. There is also: a short index to importantsynonyms; a bibliography; a list of references on which the inclusionof plants in the catalogue is based; and an appendix in which 974 naturalized exotics are listed.