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PHYTOTAXA
Volume 523, Issue 1, Pages 32-54Publisher
MAGNOLIA PRESS
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.523.1.2
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gender; herbaria; natural history; ethnic group
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This article mainly discusses the plant diversity and historical plant collection in Angola, as well as the connections between scientific endeavor, colonialism, and slavery, and also examines aspects related to gender and ethnicity.
Angola is a large south-tropical African country with a rich plant diversity of over 7000 species. The vast majority of the plants collected in the country for deposition in preserved collections was obtained while Angola was under Portuguese rule. An historical analysis is presented of plant collecting in the country from the earliest times until the end of the 20th century. We also reflect on connections between biodiversity science and slavery; only recently have these links been acknowledged and receiving attention. The social environment prevalent in Angola at the time of its historical botanical exploration is discussed to enable an improved understanding of connections between scientific endeavour, colonialism, and slavery in the country. Gender- and ethnic group-based aspects are analysed and discussed.
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