Ruspolia hypocrateriformis at Shai Hills Resource Reserve, Ghana

Shai Hills Resource Reserve, Ghana

Ruspolia hypocrateriformis #Acanthaceae on gneissic rock outcrops at the Shai Hills Resource Reserve, Ghana, an important site for biodiversity so close to Accra. Visited during the 23rd #AETFAT Congress @aetfat2025.bsky.social

Ermias Lulekal (Addis Ababa University University) and Iain Darbyshire (Kew) at the 23rd AETFAT Congress, Accra

Iain Darbyshire (Kew), James Kalema and Samuel Ojelel (Makerere University) at the 23rd AETFAT Congress, Accra

Nomentsoa Randriamamonjy (Kew Madagascar) studying Ruspolia at the Shai Hills, Ghana, on one of the mid-AETFAT Congress tours

Senior delegates at the opening ceremony of the 23rd AETFAT Congress, Accra

Just back from a wonderful week at the 23rd #AETFAT Congress in Accra, meeting so many passionate botanists working on the African flora and its conservation. Huge thanks to Prof Ameka and the @aetfat2025.bsky.social team for such a great event. Next up it’s Côte d’Ivoire 2028!

Team #GlobalTreeSeedBank representing at #AETFAT 2025 in Ghana! Well done team, a successful symposium on seed conservation across Africa hosted, and wishing you an interesting few final days!

⚠️📢 African botanists and conservationists 📢 ⚠️- the 23rd #AETFAT African Plants Congress takes place on 3-8 August 2025 in Accra, Ghana. Abstract submission is extended until 1st May. This is an unmissable event if you’re interested in the African flora!! aetfat.ug.edu.gh
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