The Association pour l’Etude Taxonomique de la Flore d’Afrique Tropicale (AETFAT) is a scientific association for the study of the flora of Tropical Africa.[1] Other names for the organization are the Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa and Verband für die Taxonomische Untersuchung der Flora des Tropischen Afrikas. The association was planned by Edgar Milne-Redhead (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), Arthur Wallis Exell (British Museum), and Jean Joseph Gustave Léonard (Meise Botanic Garden) in 1949[2] and established at the Université libre de Bruxelles in 1951. A meeting, called a Congress, is held every three years, the latest one occurring in June and July 2022 in Livingstone, Zambia.[3]
| Formation | 1951 |
|---|---|
Area served | Tropical Africa |
| Website | [1] |
AETFAT has sponsored a vegetation map of Africa.[4]
References edit
- ^ "AETFAT: About". Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Brenan, J. P. M. (1971). "Edgar Milne-Redhead". Kew Bulletin. 26 (1): 1–3. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "AETFAT: Venue and Dates". Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ White, F. (1993). "The AETFAT Chorological Classification of Africa: History, Methods and Applications". Bulletin du Jardin botanique National de Belgique. 62 (1/4): 225–281. doi:10.2307/3668279. Retrieved 31 July 2022.