PLANTS FOR LIFE
PROF ALVARO VILJOEN
South Africa is famed for its wild life and picturesque landscape beauty.
Far surpassing this is a myriad of plant species which is considered so unique and diverse that the Cape Floral Kingdom is recognized as one of the six floral Kingdoms in the world.
South Africa boasts 10% of the world's total flora on less than 2% of world's terrestrial surface.
This makes South Africa one the the most unique countries in which to do research on plants.
The website presents a compilation of past and present research in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants and various projects exploring the application of plant extracts in the flavour, fragrance and pharmaceutical industries.
The various projects unequivocally confirms the abundance of opportunities which exists for natural product research in South Africa.
South Africa boasts 10% of the world's total flora on less than 2% of world's terrestrial surface.
This makes South Africa one the the most unique countries in which to do research on plants.
The website presents a compilation of past and present research in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants and various projects exploring the application of plant extracts in the flavour, fragrance and pharmaceutical industries.
The various projects unequivocally confirms the abundance of opportunities which exists for natural product research in South Africa.
Biography of Prof Alvaro Viljoen
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Career of Alvaro Viljoen
Since July 2005 : Research Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria.
Multimedia Presentations
![Yound fern frond - Cocagne garden, Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, Helderberg, South Africa [© 2008 AlvaroViljoen.com]](http://images.gondwanastudio.com/xMedia/Images/Photos/AMV_100001-100500/AMV_100123.jpg "Yound fern frond - Cocagne garden, Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, Helderberg, South Africa [© 2008 AlvaroViljoen.com]")