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Cut Flower Exports of Africa is a tool to aid in the identification of genera of cut flowers produced in Africa and exported to major world markets. This tool includes an interactive identification key, flower images, and fact sheets. The interactive identification key runs as a Lucid3 Java applet. See the Lucid3 system requirements for information about operating systems, browsers, and software needed to run the Lucid3 Java applet.

Cut Flower Exports of Africa was developed and published by the Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) as part of its cooperative agreement with North Carolina State University, and in collaboration with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). CPHST is the scientific support organization for the Plant Protection and Quarantine division of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and is under the direction of Dr. Gordon Gordh. CPHST National Science Program Leader Daniel Fieselmann oversaw key* development.

The author of Cut Flower Exports of Africa is Julia Scher, who is based at the Seed Lab in CDFA's Plant Pest Diagnostics Center.

Photographic images were produced by the author except those that are credited. The photographers, organizations and/or businesses who gave permission to use their images are credited in image captions and in the Acknowledgements.

Original drawings are by Julia Scher. Other drawings, used with permission, are credited in image captions (two drawings) or directly on the drawings themselves. Note that many of the drawings included in this key are by Ian Telford of ABRS.

See Copyright, Citation, and Disclaimers for information about use of key content.

*  The word "key" is often used in this tool to mean the entire tool (not just the interactive key), when it does not follow the word "interactive."

For information concerning Cut Flower Exports of Africa and to offer any feedback or comments, please contact Julia Scher:

julia.l.scher@aphis.usda.gov
(916) 262-3181

Site last updated - September 5, 2007   Interactive key: Lucid v. 3.4