APIALES 2003

University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
6th & 7th January 2003

Symposium Organisers Prof. Ben-Erik van Wyk   email: bevw@na.rau.ac.za Dr Patricia Tilney   email: pmt@na.rau.ac.za Department of Botany, Rand Afrikaans University, P.O. Box 524,  Auckland Park 2006, South Africa Tel: +27 11 489 2419 Fax: +27 11 489 2411

Arctopus echinatus

Pre Conference Excursion
Mpumalanga region (Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th January)
Nelspruit, Lowveld Botanic Garden, Tzaneen, Haenertsburg, Waterberg 
 

Symposium Day 1, Monday 6th January   Morning     Registration      Session 1: Higher Order Relationships           (Chair: ?Greg Plunkett)      Session 2: Araliaceae and Basal Groups          (Chair: ?Pete Lowry)    Afternoon     Session 3: Apiaceae sensu stricto          (Chair: Stephen Downie)      Session 4: General - Genera and Species           (Chair: ?) Symposium Day 2, Tuesday 7th January   Morning     Session 5: Apiales of the World           (Chair: Mark Watson)    Afternoon     Session 6: Morphology and Anatomy           (Chair: ?Alexei Oskolski)

Hermas villosa

Post Conference Excursion
Cape Town area (Sunday 12th to Friday 17th January)
Cape Town, Waterfront, Robben Island, Stellenbosch, Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden

Day 01: Friday 03 January 2003
Pretoria - Nelspruit 
Depart from the Symposium venue (Conference Centre), Pretoria University, at 14:00.

Overnight stay at Kwanyoni Lodge (Phone: 013 733 3096) on the outskirts of Nelspruit in the Crocodile River Valley.

Scenic drive along the escarpment stopping at various places of interest on the way.

Overnight stay at Magoebaskloof Ruskamp (Phone: 015 305 4142) on the slopes of the Wolkberg Mountains.

TOTAL TOUR PRICE PAYABLE: R1230-00. (Exchange rate at present is about R10-70 to 1 US dollar). A 50% non-refundable deposit is required by 30 September and the balance by 30 November 2002. Payable to the organisers into the following Rand Afrikaans University account: ABSA 2840000136; Reference: 4415 Apiales. Please send a fax of your deposit slip to Ben-Erik and Pat. at the following number: +27 -11-489 2411. We will acknowledge receipt of this so please notify us if you fail to receive this.

The following (per person) are included in the tour price: 

Accommodation at Kwanyoni Lodge (R180-00 including breakfast) & Magoebaskloof Ruskamp (R400-00 including breakfast), and transport (approximately R650-00).

FOR OWN POCKET: all meals excluding breakfast. 

Entrance fees to Lowveld Botanic Gardens (currently R7-00) and other places of interest. 

The organisers undertake to act as hosts and guides (free of charge) but cannot accept responsibility for any injury or loss during the excursions. Each participant should arrange for his/her own medical and travel insurance. Some areas are malaria areas but the risk is extremely low so you may want to discuss this with your doctor. Ben-Erik and Pat will only be using a mosquito repellant e.g. Tabard.

Day 01: 12 January 2003 - Sunday
Johannesburg/ Cape Town SAA327 11:00 - 13:10
Your exciting journey begins at Johannesburg International Airport. Please meet fellow participants at the SAA domestic check-in counter at 10:00. On arrival at Cape Town board microbuses and drive to the Holiday Inn Garden Court, Newlands (Phone: 021 683-6562). After a brief stop, leave on a scenic drive to Betty’s Bay on the Cape south coast. Return in the evening.

Likely Apiales: Dasispermum suffruticosum, Peucedanum and Centella species.

Experience the bustling Victoria & Albert Waterfront with many unique arts and crafts stalls under one roof, visit the Aquarium or take a boat cruise e.g. to Robben Island/Take the cable car up Table Mountain (Apiales: Peucedanum galbanum) overlooking Cape Town and Table Bay (in good weather only).

Experience the bustling Victoria & Albert Waterfront with many unique arts and crafts stalls under one roof, visit the Aquarium or take a boat cruise e.g. to Robben Island/Take the cable car up Table Mountain (Apiales: Peucedanum galbanum) overlooking Cape Town and Table Bay (in good weather only).

[Likely Apiales: (Clanwilliam) Annesorhiza grandiflora, Centella fusca, Glia gummifera, Polemanniopsis marlothii; (Citrusdal) Anginon paniculatum; (Citrusdal Pass) Arctopus echinatus, Lichtensteinia?, Chamarea?]

15:00: Wine tasting at Nederburg Wine Estate.

Overnight: Holiday Inn Garden court, Newlands.

TOTAL TOUR PRICE PAYABLE R6300-00. (Exchange rate at present is about R10-70 to 1 US dollar). A 50% non-refundable deposit is required by 30 September and the balance by 30 November 2002. Payable to the organisers into the following Rand Afrikaans University account: ABSA 2840000136 Reference: 4415 Apiales. Please send a fax of your deposit slip to Ben-Erik and Pat. to the following number: +27 -11-489 2411. We will acknowledge receipt of this so please notify us if you fail to receive this.

The following (per person) are included in the tour price: 

Airfares (R2148-00), accommodation at the Holiday Inn Garden Court, Newlands (R2500-00) & Citrusdal (R200-00 including bedding rental), and transport (approximately R1450-00). Note that the accommodation in Citrusdal is shared. Please inform us whether you would like single or shared accommodation at the Holiday Inn Garden Court, Newlands.

FOR OWN POCKET*: all meals including breakfast (R55-00 at Holiday Inn) 

Entrance fees: Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens (R15-00), Table Mountain Cable Car (R85-00), Robben Island (R100-00), Aquarium (R50-00), Cape Point Nature Reserve (R25-00), Nederburg Wine Estate (R17-00).

* current prices quoted - allow 10% for inflation.

Please note that the itinerary is subject to change depending on weather conditions, etc. 

The organisers undertake to act as hosts and guides (free of charge) but cannot accept responsibility for any injury or loss during the excursions. Each participant should arrange for his/her own medical and travel insurance.