21 Aug 2026Open access
Aloe × engelbrechtii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new South African nothospecies with A. arborescens and A. hardyi as parentsPublisher siteThe Catalogue of Life
Active, last published 2026
In plant diversity and evolution
Gideon F.
Smith
Scholar“Research focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution and adjacent fields.”
Nelson Mandela University
South Africa32
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Gideon's work has been cited 5,987 times across 2 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
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Plant Diversity and Evolution×286Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies×265Phytochemistry and Biological Activities×136Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants×133Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna×95
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Affiliation on published researchNelson Mandela University, South AfricaDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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38 works9 Apr 2026
Trachyandra carnifolia (Asphodelaceae: Asphodeloideae), a new cliff-dwelling species from the Greater Midlands Centre of Endemism in eastern South AfricaPublisher sitePhytotaxa, Plant Diversity and Evolution
30 Dec 2024Open access
Permanently and retroactively eradicating certain offensive epithets from the scientific names of algae, fungi, and plants: ‘afr-’ is inPublisher siteAnales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Botanical Studies and Applications
26 Nov 2024Open access4cites
A review of the genus Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae) in the Euro-Mediterranean area, with an annotated catalogue and identification keyPublisher sitePhytotaxa, Fungal Biology and Applications
20 Nov 2024Open access2cites
The name to be used for the most invasive species of Kalanchoe globally finally resolved: nomenclature and taxonomy of the Malagasy Kalanchoe delagoensis (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae)Publisher sitePhytotaxa, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
20 Nov 2024Open access1cites
The correct name for the subfamily containing Kalanchoe is Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae, and not Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae, with amendment of the circumscription of Crassulaceae subfam. CotyledonoideaePublisher sitePhytotaxa, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
20 Nov 2024Open access
A reassessment of variation in Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae), a pseudo-rosulate species from Madagascar: reinstatement of K. adolphi-engleri at the rank of varietas under K. gastonis-bonnieriPublisher sitePhytotaxa, Plant Diversity and Evolution
20 Nov 2024Open access
The nomenclature associated with the name Kalanchoe arborescens (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae), the type of which is the type of K. subg. CalophygiaPublisher sitePhytotaxa, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
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