African Plant Hunter - Invidious

African Plant Hunter

If you've ever wondered about the marula oil hype, why baobab is the "Tree of Life", or what the best natural remedy for skin cancer is, you've come to the right place. My name is Gus, the African Plant Hunter, and it's my mission to share the secrets of Africa's trees an plants with the rest of the world.

I was born in a little mission hospital in Kenya. As an 18 year old (back in '85 - you do the math!), I drove a beaten up old Land Rover from London, across the Sahara, through the Congo rainforest, to the East African coast. After that, I was lucky enough to study anthropology at Cambridge University and social ecology at Yale, and that set me off on a career working with African plants.

As for this channel, I started it as a way of sharing my love for Africa and its biodiversity. In my travels, I get to learn and see many amazing things, and it seems wrong to keep it all to myself! So, if you're intrigued by some of Africa's planty secrets, hop on the bus. It'll be a wild ride!

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4:22

Hidden Gems of Zimbabwe E08: The Bumbusi Ruins

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The Cultural Importance of Cows in Africa

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Notable Trees of the African Bush E24: Lulu/Shea Tree - Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. nilotica

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Notable Trees of the African Bush E23: Donkolon/African Peach/Nauclea latifolia (Boma, South Sudan)

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Behind the Scenes: Mountain Biking in Nyanga, Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe

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Shared 5 months ago

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Notable Trees of the African Bush E22: Muthobi/Smelly Shepherd's Tree - Boscia foetida

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Shared 7 months ago

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Notable Trees of the African Bush E21: Tshinonzhe/Sesame Bush - Sesamothamnus lugardii

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Shared 7 months ago

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Behind The Scenes: Ethnobotany in the Okavango Delta

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Shared 8 months ago

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8:43

Into the Wild Africa: Iona National Park, Angola

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Shared 9 months ago

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Our Grand Tour of Zimbabwe E06 (Finale)

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Our Grand Tour of Zimbabwe E05

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Our Grand Tour of Zimbabwe E04

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Shared 1 year ago

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Our Grand Tour of Zimbabwe E03

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Our Grand Tour of Zimbabwe E02

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Our Grand Tour of Zimbabwe E01

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Shared 1 year ago

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Behind the Scenes: Developing a Novel Botanical Ingredient from Namibia

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Shared 1 year ago

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Notable Trees of the African Bush E20: Mouse-Eared Combretum/Combretum hereroense

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Shared 1 year ago

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Behind the Scenes: Training Baobab Producers in Senegal

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Shared 1 year ago

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Madagascar Self Drive Adventure 2024 E04: Bemaraha to Morombe

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Madagascar Self Drive Adventure 2024 E03: Bemaraha National Park

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Shared 1 year ago

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Madagascar Self Drive Adventure 2024 E02: Antsirabe to Bemaraha

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Shared 1 year ago

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Madagascar Self Drive Adventure 2024 E01: Antananarivo to Antsirabe

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Shared 1 year ago

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Madagascar Self Drive Adventure 2024. Prologue: Antananarivo

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Shared 1 year ago

907 views

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My Idea of Heaven - the Allée des Baobabs, Madagascar

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Snippets from the bush: What happens when a Baobab falls over?

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Shared 1 year ago

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Biking to Angola: Highlights Week 3: AngolanBorder to Cuemba

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Shared 1 year ago

634 views

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Insiders Guide to Christopher, the Old Legs Tour Support Truck

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Shared 1 year ago

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Biking to Angola: Highlights Week 2: Victoria Falls to Angola

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Shared 1 year ago

543 views

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Biking to Angola: Highlights Week 1, Harare to Victoria Falls

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Shared 1 year ago

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ikigai of Baobab

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Shared 1 year ago

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Notable Trees of the African Bush E19: Ghost tree/Moringa ovalifolia

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Shared 1 year ago

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Notable Plants of the African Bush E18: !Khores/Bushman Poison/Adenium boehmianum

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Shared 1 year ago

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Notable Plants of the African Bush E17: Nara Melon/Acanthosicyos horridus

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Shared 2 years ago

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Notable Trees of the African Bush E16: The Butter Tree/Cyphostemma currorii

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Shared 2 years ago

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Notable Trees of the African Bush E15: The Quiver Tree/Aloidendron dichotoma

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Behind the Scenes: A Community Jojoba Project in Namibia

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Celebrating Zimbabwean BioTrade SMEs E08: Tangwena Distillery

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Shared 2 years ago

778 views

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Celebrating Zimbabwean BioTrade SMEs E07: Mambokadzi/Changamire

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Shared 2 years ago

808 views

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Celebrating Zimbabwean BioTrade SMEs E06: Hutano Foods

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Shared 2 years ago

571 views

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Hidden Gems of Zimbabwe E07: The Three Peaks of Juliasdale Hike

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Celebrating Zimbabwean BioTrade SMEs E05: KAZA Natural Oils

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680 views

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Behind the Scenes: A Community Tree Nursery and Seedbank

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Shared 2 years ago

806 views

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Celebrating Zimbabwean BioTrade SMEs E04: Petalilli

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563 views

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Behind The Scenes: Moringa Leaf Processing, Senegal

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Celebrating Zimbabwean BioTrade SMEs E03: Thandie's Village

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Shared 2 years ago

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Celebrating Zimbabwean BioTrade SMEs E02: Eny's Treats

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Shared 2 years ago

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Celebrating Zimbabwean BioTrade SMEs E01: Utsanzi

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Overview of the Baobab Sector in Africa

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Shared 2 years ago

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Snippets from the (Icelandic) Bush: Alchemilla alpina - Alpine Lady's Mantle

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Shared 2 years ago

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Hidden Gems of Zimbabwe E06: Diana's Vow

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Full Lecture: Why Indigenous Plants are the Future for Zimbabwe's Agricultural System

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Hidden Gems of Zimbabwe E05: The Big Tree of Chirinda Forest

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Hidden Gems of Zimbabwe 04: The Dinosaur Footprints of Chewore

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Hidden Gems of Zimbabwe E03: Chibvumani Ruins

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SciComm Botany Videos from the African Plant Hunter

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Shared 3 years ago

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Behind The Scenes: The Ruwenzori Mountains of Western Uganda

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Behind the Scenes: Preview of my "New" Land Rover

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Shared 3 years ago

679 views

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Behind The Scenes: Medicinal Plant Lessons from a Traditional Healer

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Shared 3 years ago

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Five Life Lessons from the African Plant Hunter

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Medicinal Plants of Southern Africa E07: Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia/Duiker Berry/Mutsonzowa

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