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Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Stephen is a professor at the University of the Western Cape. His research spans across several Angiosperm families, but focuses especially on Asphodelaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Thymelaeaceae. This includes studies of phylogenetics, taxonomy, nomenclature and conservation genetics. He regularly supervises postgraduate students and interns, and teaches undergraduate courses on plant diversity, taxonomy and biogeography. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Botany and also serves on the editorial boards of the Biodiversity Data Journal, Phytokeys and Phytotaxa.