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C ATA LOG 20 21
Plants with african roots
Content Zambian carnivore programme
6 Ornithogalum dubium
Large carnivore species across Africa have
10 Ornithogalum thyrsoides become increasingly vulnerable. With growing
human populations, the space and resources
these notoriously wide-ranging animals need are
14 Scilla peruviana depleted, often to the point where carnivores can
no longer persist. In Zambia, a country that houses
critical populations of endangered carnovires, the
16 Ensete maurelii Zambian Carnivore Programme (ZCP) researches
and mitigates current and prospective threats to all
18 Albuca spiralis major large carnivore species.
Vreugdenhil Bulbs & Plants gets their products for
20 Scadoxus African Breeze from Africa and therefore wants to
give something back to that continent. That’s why
Vreugdenhil Bulbs & Plants donates to the ZCP, so
22 Pennisetum that the research, education and support of the large
carnivore species can be continued.
24 Eucomis
By supporting Last September (2020)
african breeze you
we handed over our
26 Decorum second donation of
also support the
€ 10.139,16 at the
WWF headquarters.
zambian carnivore
We hope to be able
to donate such a
programme
fantastic amount this
season!
www.zambiacarnivores.org
The Zambian Carnivore Programme is, amongst
others, financially supported and made possible by:
WWF and National Geographic.
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Where the zcp works the large carnivores
Lion Cheetah
Zambia is one of the few Another threatened species, the
The Zambian Carnivore Programme works
remaining countries with world’s fastest land mammal
across three distinct ecosystems in Zambia,
large populations of the resides in the Greater Kafue and
each encompassing a wide range of biological,
most social of the big Liuwa Plain study areas, though
environmental and human variation.
cats. The Luangwa valley once was also found in the
houses one of Africa’s Luangwa and could eventually
In the absence of fences, the Ta n z a n i a last 10 lion strongholds be returned. Cheetah can range
carnivore populations in the with the large expanse of over thousands of kilometers in
South Luangwa, Kafue, and Greater Kafue housing Zambia, making them and wild
Liuwa Plain National Parks the country’s second dogs the largest ranging species.
Democratic
traverse freely between the fully Republic largest population, and
protected parks and the semi- of the Congo
Liuwa Plain holding a
secured, surrounding Game small and recovering Spotted Hyaena
Management Areas (GMAs), one, led by Lady Liuwa. As Africa’s most widespread,
which in turn comprise massive successful and socially complex
protected area complexes large carnivore hyaena are of
of up to 70,000 km2. Each Angola
South key importance and found in
study site differs substantially Luangwa every ecosystem we work in.
in carnivore and herbivore National Maligned as a dirty scavenger,
abundance, diversity, and Park Malawi hyaena are actually prolific
distribution as well as in hunters and wonderful mothers,
ecological uniqueness, climate, Kafue
Liuwa National living in a clan system where
and human impacts. In concert Zambia rank and maternity rule.
Plain Park
this multi-site approach allows National
us to best obtain the necessary Park
Mozambique
information on Zambia’s
conservation threats and take African Wild Dogs Leopard
steps to address them. One of Africa’s most endan- in the Greater Kafue and Lu- The most solitary of the big cats,
gered carnivores the wild dog angwa valley ecosystems. The leopard are found throughout
Zimbabwe has been eliminated from most most social of the dog family, Zambia, with the Luangwa valley
countries it once occurred wild dogs are a unique genus being the reknown ‘Valley of the
Namibia
in and Zambia is one of six and live in tightly knit social Leopard.’ Seldom seen in most
Botswana countries with viable popula- groups as packs, communal- ecosystems throughout the continent,
tions of this species, with the ly rearing their young and leopards are regularly observed in
largest populations centered defending territories. the Greater Kafue and Luangwa.
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Ornithogalum
Dubium
Available: week 02 - 24
The dubiu
m only
grows in
nature
in the Ca
pe Provin
in South ce
Africa (Ta
Mountain b le
on the
South Ca
pe).
TL612100
10,5
Africa
651006 TL612101
10,5 10,5
Luna
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Ornithogalum
Dubium
TA614114OR
14
Kenya
612044
12
TA614115OR
14
Nairobi
The bu
plant O lbous
rn
dubium ithogalum
is also
star of called
Bethleh
em.
TA613701
14
Luna
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Ornithogalum
Thyrsoides
TL613725
13
Luna
TA614114WT
14
Kenya
612459
12
The Latin
eans
dubium m
thers of
“unlike o
s”
the genu
TA614115WT
14
Nairobi
10 11
Ornithogalum
Thyrsoides
Available: week 14 - 28
The South
African
alum
Ornithog
alled
s is also c
thyrsoide
chee or
chinkerin
ower.
wonder-fl
614798
14
12 13
Scilla
Peruviana
Available: week 05 - 15
me
The na from
na (=
peruvia result of a
is the Varl
Peru) n d ing by
der s ta ed a
misun receiv
e u s. He ha
Lin n a ain wit
f r om Sp
co p y Pe .
r u ”
alled “
ship c
712040 TL714200
12 14
Kenya
TN713100 TL714201
13 14
Luna Nairobi
14 15
Ensete
maurelii
Available: week 10 - 25
This plan
t,
originatin
g from
East Afric
a (Ethiop
is a herb ia),
aceous p
that is als lant
o used a
food in A s
frica.
sete
The En
lii is
maure a
banan
m il y of the la rly
fa rticu
t w ith pa d
pla n red na
e a u ti ful colo ves.
b
rge lea
ver y la
te
Ense ow
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can
u relii high
m a
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r
up to ter 5 yea all
a f
and e m
s
g i v e som s.
wil na
514001 bana
14
14
16 17
Albuca Spiralis
Frizzle Sizzle
Available: week 14 - 28
612111 no sleeve TL614119
12 14
612112 with sleeve Kenya
Albuca sp
iralis is
a bulbou
s plant a
finds its ro nd
ots in the
in the no desert
rthwest o TN612113 TL614120
Africa, fr f South 13 14
om the S Luna Nairobi
African K outh
aroo and
desert of the
Namibia
.
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19Scadoxus
Available: week 07 - 12
Its spec
tacular
blood-
inflore red
scence
rise to s give
its com
name mon
of bloo
d lily.
is
oxus
Scad b ulb
de r
a ten pical
to tro
native d south
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east a a.
Afric
20 21Pennisetum
Available: week 16 - 28
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Pennis (sub)
in a te s from ly
orig , main
l r egions
trop ic a nd eth
tr a te d arou but
conc e n
s in in Africa,
a
river b ex spre
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from th the a w
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thro tralia.
to Aus
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22 23Eucomis
omis is
The Euc
from the
a genus y and
us famil
asparag parts of
fr o m the wet
come s uthern
m o u n ta ins in so
the
Africa.
A certain
tribe of
Bantu pe
ople calle
Xhosa use d
d the bulb
as a rem s
edy for
rheumati
sm.
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24 25ALL OUR ITEMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE
IN HEAVY DECORUM QUALITY!
Ornithogalum dubium Ornithogalum thyrsoides Scilla peruviana Ensete maurelii
Albuca spiralis Pennisetum Eucomis
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Decorum label, this also contributes to
our donation to the ZCP!
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