ABSTRACT
Ethnobotanical themes have characterized the efforts of my re search group for nearly three decades. The first portion of this chapter reviews the genesis that led to my professional interest in ethnobotany, includes an overview of my initial research conducted nearly three decades ago in the eastern Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, and presents unpublished fieldwork data related to the theme of the present volume. The second portion of this chapter summarizes the research of our team since 1976. The concluding section of this chap ter identifies promising research themes.
