CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Sebsebe Demissew

Nationality: Ethiopian
Date of Birth: 14 June 1953
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Current Position: Executive Director of Gullele Botanic Garden &
Professor of Plant Systematics and Biodiversity
College of Natural Sciences,

Addis Ababa University,

P.O. Box 3434, ,Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
Telephone: 251-911-247616 (mobile);
Fax: 251-111-236769;
e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

EDUCATION
B Sc. in General Biology, Biology Department, Science Faculty, Addis Ababa University,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1977.
M Sc. in Botany with emphasis in ecology and taxonomy from the Biology Department,
Science Faculty, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1980.
PhD in Systematic Botany from the Institute of Systematic Botany, Uppsala University,
Uppsala, Sweden, 1985.

EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Employer: Addis Ababa University (from 1977 to present);
Position Held:
 Professor of Botany, Since 1998 at the Faculty of Life Sciences
 Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor/ Lecturer/Assistant Lecturer of Biology Department, Science
Faculty (1978 to 1998).
 Dean of the Science Faculty (1996-2000)
 Keeper of the National Herbarium and Leader of the Ethiopian Flora Project (1996 -2010)

KEY AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND PARTCIPATION

 Biodiversity - Worked over three decades on the documentation of the plant resources of Ethiopia and
Eritrea (the Plant diversity both wild and cultivated) including the Indigenous Knowledge on the use of
plants by indigenous communities.
 Also participated on Biodiversity studies in other African countries: Usambara in Tanzania; Mefou and Mt.
Kupe in Cameroon; Weichaw in Ghana; Cape Region in South Africa and Kibale Forest in Uganda .

 Environment and natural Resources

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 Engaged in understanding the causes and effects of changes in the environment with main focus on the natural
resources.

 2012. Participated in consultancy work for environmental study on ESIA/RAP for

GERD_Dedesa_Holeata-Addis Ababa area as part of the Tropics Consultants for the
Ethiopian Electric Light & Power Authority, 2012.
 2011. Participated in consultancy work for environmental study on selection of routes for ETHIOPIA –
KENYA POWER INTERCONNECTION PROJECT as part of Tropics-Gama Consultants for the Ethiopian
Electric Light & Power Authority, 2011.
 2010. Participated in consultancy work for environmental pre-feasibility study of Beko-Abo hydropower
project – for the Ministry of Water Resources as part of the NORPLAN-NORCONSULT in association with
Tropics and Shebelle Engineering PLC in 2010.
 2009. Participated in consultancy work for Environmental aspects for the Woreda Integrated Development
Programs (WIDP) for Ethiopian Rural Road Authority in Seven Woredas in the Southern Region as part of
Addis Anteneh and Associates Consulting Firm between 2007-2009.
 2007. Participated in consultancy work on Biodiversity Survey of Wembera-Guba-Gelego Road as part of
NIRAS, in joint venture with Roughton International and Beza Consulting for the Ethiopian Road Authority in
2007.
 2007. Biological and Physical Assessment of the Tana-Beles Hydropower Project in Ethiopia in October
2007. This involved field visits to all dams (Ribb, Megech, Gilgel Abbay) and identifying impacts in potential
irrigation schemes around Lake Tana, the Tana-Beles Hydropower building site and along the Beles River
and reported to SMEC Plc.
 2005. Environmental Impact assessment on the Lakes Abaya and Chamo for the Ethiopian Protection
Authority through Eco-Consult in 2005 funded by IUCN (the International Union for the Conservation of
Nature).
 2005. Environmental Impact assessment on Cheffa Wetlands for the Ethiopian Protection Authority through
Eco-Consult in 2005 funded by IUCN (the International Union for the Conservation of Nature).

Evaluation of Institutions
 Review the South African National Biodiversity Institute in 2004 and to evaluate the implementation of the NBI
Corporate Strategic Plan 2000 – 2004, which involved visiting three botanic gardens in South Africa for the
South African Government.
 Review the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, scientific activities 1995-1999 and to evaluate the implementation of
the Corporate Strategic Plan 2000 – 2005, which involved visiting all the scientific units of the Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew, and Wakerhurst in 1999 for the British Government.

Teaching and Post-graduate Training

 Teaching botany and natural resources for postgraduate programs in Addis Ababa University
 Advised over 50 MSc and 1, PhD students in areas of Biodiversity; and currently 20 PhD students
(FORESTS, WOODLANDS< WETLANDS and ENVIRONMENT).

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Current Projects
1. Leading a thematic Research project on the Restoration of Upper Awash and Ghibé Watersheds, and
Western Escarpments of the Central Rift Valley: Mechanisms for Re-establishing Biodiversity,
Ecosystem Functions, and Livelihoods
2. Establishing an international identity for the frankincense and myrrh resins of northern Kenya and southern
Ethiopia and expanding the market sphere for sustainable trade in this important arid land resource.
3. Mapping actual vegetation of Ethiopia
4. Coordinated research on Ethiopian Root crops in Southern and western Ethiopia – Yams and Enset

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL WORKIG GROUPS, PANELS, ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIES

 Co-Chair of the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP) for the Intergovernmental Panel for
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

 Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Tianjin, China, from 18 September
2012.
 Member of the Council of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy for the period 2011-2017.
 Fellow & Board Member of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences, since April 2010 (Board member 2010-
2017).
 Received Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Nottingham, UK in July 2010.
 Special Professor of Biodiversity in the School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham since June
2010.
 Member of the Royal Danish Academic of Sciences and Letters since 10 April 2008.
 Honorary Research Fellow of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK since Dec. 2002.
 Member of the Regional Working Group on Wetlands within Nile Basin initiative 2007-2010
 Member of the Biological Society of Ethiopia since 1990 and served as President 1996-2000.

HONOURS
 Received Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Nottingham, UK in July 2010.
 Received in October 2016 the Kew International Medal for distinguished internationally-recognised work
that aligns with the mission of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – “to build an understanding of the world’s
plants and fungi, upon which all life depends.” The award was celebrated with a lecture in London on 22
March, 2017.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS (few) (Since 2010)

 Succulent Symposium held on 30 August 2014 at the Huntington Botanic Gardens, Los Angeles, USA.
 The Second Plenary Meeting of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
(IPBES-2) held in Antalya, Turkey, 9-14 Dec. 2013.
 International Expert and Stakeholder Workshop on the Conceptual Framework for International Panel on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) held from 25 – 26 August, 2013 and Multidisciplinary Expert
Panel (MEP) meetings from 27 – 31 August in Cape Town, South Africa
 Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, entitled “Ecology and Economy for a Sustainable Society”, held on
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 Distinguished Keiser Lectures in Life Sciences from 26-28 October, 2011 at Ohio Northern University
(enclosed). This is still posted on the web as Keiser Lecture 2011, Ohio Northern University
(http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_sciences/areas)
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The 18 International Botanical Congress, Nomenclature Section and meeting of the Council of the
International Association of Plant Taxonomy, Melbourne, Australia, 18-24 July 2011.
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The 4 Global Botanic Gardens Congress to discuss achievements in relation to the Global Strategy for
Plant Conservation (GSPC) and to consolidate ideas on the way, at the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland
in Dublin, Ireland, 14 to 18 June 2010.
 Science and development of government policy post-Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: lessons for the
future in Jodrell, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; UK, 21 to 22 June 2010.

COUNTRIES OF (FIELDWORK) EXPERIENCE

In Africa: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa and
Uganda;
In Asia: Sri Lanka
In Europe: Denmark, Norway and Sweden
In the USA: Florida and N. Carolina

LANGUAGES
English: reading, writing and speaking – excellent
Amharic: reading, writing and speaking – excellent (National language)
Gurage: reading, writing and speaking – excellent (Local language)
French: reading - fair; writing and speaking – poor
Swedish: reading – good; writing and speaking – fair

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Books
1. Agegnehu Waasse, Kifle Dagne & Sebsebe Demissew (2012). Some Ethiopian species of Chlorophytum
and Anthericum Karyotype Analysis. Lap lambert Academic Publishing. Pp. 1-79.
2. Friis, I., Sebsebe Demissew & van Bruegel, P. (2010). Atlas of the Potential vegetation of Ethiopia. Royal
Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. Biol. Skr. 58: 1-
307; 29 plates, 41 figures.
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3. Sebsebe Demissew & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea. 2 Edition. Shama
Books, Addis Ababa. 351 pages.
4. Nigist Asfaw & Sebsebe Demissew (2009). Aromatic Plants of Ethiopia. Shama Books, Addis Ababa. 258
pages.
5. Sebsebe Demissew, Phillip Cribb & Finn Rasmussen (2004). Field Guide to the Ethiopian Orchids. Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond Surrey, UK. 300 pages.
6. Sebsebe Demissew, Inger Nordal & Odd Stabbetorp (2003): Flowers of Ethiopia and Eritrea: aloes and other
lilies. Shama Books, Addis Ababa. 227 pages.

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 Scientific articles in Peer Reviewed Journals,

1. Ib Friis, Michael G. Gilbert, Alan J. Paton, Odile Weber, Paulo van Breugel & Sebsebe Demissew (2018):
The Gerire Hills, a SE Ethiopian outpost of the transitional semi-evergreen bushland: vegetation, endemism
and three new species, Croton elkerensis (Euphorbiaceae), Gnidia elkerensis (Thymelaeaceae), and
Plectranthus spananthus (Lamiaceae),Webbia https://doi.org/10.1080/00837792.2018.1505379

2. Sandra Díaz, Unai Pascual, Marie Stenseke, Berta Martín-López, Robert T. Watson, Zsolt Molnár,
Rosemary Hill, Kai M. A. Chan, Ivar A. Baste, Kate A. Brauman, Stephen Polasky, Andrew Church, Mark
Lonsdale, Anne Larigauderie, Paul W. Leadley, Alexander P. E. van Oudenhoven, Felice van der Plaat,
Matthias Schröter, Sandra Lavorel, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Elena Bukvareva, Kirsten Davies, Sebsebe
Demissew, Gunay Erpul, Pierre Failler, Carlos A. Guerra, Chad L. Hewitt, Hans Keune, Sarah Lindley,
Yoshihisa Shirayama (2018). BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS: Assessing nature’s contributions to
people: Recognizing culture, and diverse sources of knowledge, can improve assessments.
http://science.sciencemag.org/ on July 16, 2018

3. Mesfin Sahle, Osamu Saito, Christine Fuerts, Sebsebe Demissew & Kumelachew Yeshitela (2018). Future
land use management effects on ecosystem servicesunder different scenarios in the Wabe River catchment
of Gurage Mountain chain landscape, Ethiopia. Sustainability Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-
0585-y(0

4. Kflay Gebrehiwot, Temesgen Desalegn, Zerihun Woldu, Sebsebe Demissew and Ermias Teferi (2018). Soil
organic carbon stock in Abune Yosef afroalpine and sub-afroalpine vegetation, northern
Ethiopia (2018) Ecological Processes (2018) 7:6. DOI 10.1186/s13717-018-0117-9

5. Abiyot Berhanu, Zerihun Woldu & Sebsebe Demissew (2017). Elevation patterns of woody taxa richness
in the evergreen Afromontane vegetation of Ethiopia. J. For. Res. (2017) 28(4):787–793.

6. Sebsebe Demissew, Henk Beentje, Martin Cheek & Ib Friis. (2017) Sub-Saharan Botanical Collections:
Taxonomic research and impediments. Scientia Danica (Biol.) 6: 97-115.
7. I. Friis, O. Weber, P. van Breugel & Sebsebe Demissew (2016). An endangered Ethiopian endemic,
Crotalaria trifoliolata (Leguminosae: Papilionoidaeae), and its little-known habitat. Symbolae Bot. Upsal. 38:
19–39. Uppsala. ISBN 978-91-554-9608-1.
8. I. Friis, M.G. Gilbert, O. Weber & Sebsebe Demissew (2016). Two distinctive new species of Commicarpus
(Nyctaginaceae) from gypsum outcrops in eastern Ethiopia. Kew Bull. 71, Article 34: 1-19. DOI:
10.1007/S12225-016-9648-3.
9. Breugel, P. von, Friis, I. & Sebsebe Demissew (2016). The transitional semi-evergreen bushland in
Ethiopia: characterization and mapping of its distribution using predictive modelling. Applied Vegetation
Science 19(2): 355–367. DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12220.
10. P. van Breugel, I. Friis, Sebsebe Demissew, Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø & Roeland Kindt (2016). Current
and Future Fire Regimes and Their Influence on Natural Vegetation in Ethiopia. Ecosystems 19: 369–386.
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 DOI: 10.1007/s10021-015-9938-x.
11. Abiyot Berhanu, Sebsebe Demissew, Zerihun Woldu, Motuma Didita (2016). Woody species composition
and structure of Kuandisha afromontane forest fragment in northwestern Ethiopia. Journal of Forestry
Research (ISSN 1007-662). DOI 10.1007/s11676-016-0329-8.
12. Abiyot Berhanu, Zerihun Woldu & Sebsebe Demissew (2016). Elevation patterns of woody taxa richness
in the evergreen Afromontane vegetation of Ethiopia. Journal of Forestry Research (ISSN 1007-662X). DOI
10.1007/s11676-016-0350-
13. Ermias, Aynekulu, R. Aerts, M. Denich, Aklilu Nigussie, I. Friis. Sebsebe Demissew & H.J. Boehmer (2016). Plant
diversity and regeneration in a disturbed isolated dry Afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia. Folia Geobotanica (online
edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12224-016-9247-y (ISSN 1874-9348).
14. Raf Aerts, Koen Van Overtveld, Eva November, Alemayehu Wassie, Abrham Abiyu, Sebsebe Demissew, Desalegn D.
Daye, Kidane Giday, Mitiku Haile, Sarah TewoldeBerhan, Demel Teketay, Zewge Teklehaimanot, Pierre Binggeli, Jozef
Deckers, Ib Friis, Georg Gratzer, Martin Hermy, Moïra Heyn, Olivier Honnay, Maxim Paris, Frank J. Sterck, Bart Muys,
Frans Bongers, John R. Healey (2016). Conservation of the Ethiopian church forests: threats, opportunities and
implications for their management. Science of the Total Environment (2016) 551-552: 404–414.
15. Siraj Mamo, Zhang, K., Sebsebe Demissew, & Zerihun Woldu (2016). Floristic composition and plant community types
in Maze National Park, southwest Ethiopia. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 15(1): 245-262.
http://www.aloki.hu ● ISSN 1589 1623 (Print) ● ISSN 1785 0037 (Online) DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1501_245262 - 2017,
16. P. van Breugel, I. Friis, Sebsebe Demissew, J.-P. B. Lillesø & R. Kindt (2016). Current and future fire
regimes and their influence on natural vegetation in Ethiopia. Ecosystems 19(2): 369-386.
17. Acga Cheng, Sean Mayes, Gemedo Dalle, Sebsebe Demissew and Festo Massawe (2015). Diversifying
crops for food and nutrition security – a case of teffs for their management. Science of the Total
Environment 551-552: 404-414.
18. Ermias, Aynekulu, R. Aerts, M. Denich, Aklilu Nigussie, I. Friis. Sebsebe Demissew & H.J. Boehmer
(2016). Plant diversity and regeneration in a disturbed isolated dry Afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia.
Folia Geobotanica (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12224-016-9247-y (ISSN 1874-9348). 13
pages.
19. Sandra Díaz, Sebsebe Demissew, Carlos Joly, W. Mark Lonsdale, Anne Larigauderie (2015). A Rosetta
Stone for Nature’s Benefits to People. PLoS Biol 13(1): e1002040. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002040.
20. Nigist Asfaw & Sebsebe Demissew (2015). Essential Oil Composition of four Artemisia species from
Ethiopia. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 29(1), 123-128. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v29i1.11
21. P. Goldblatt, J.C.Manning, S. & Sebsebe Demissew (2015). Two new species of Zygotritonia Mildbr.
(Iridaceae: Crocoideae) from eastern tropical Africa with notes on the morphology of the genus. South
African Journal of Botany 96: 37–41.
22. Sandra Dı´az, Sebsebe Demissew, Julia Carabias, Carlos Joly, Mark Lonsdale, Neville Ash, Anne
Larigauderie, Jay Ram Adhikari, …., (2015). The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and
people. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2015, 14:1–16. www.sciencedirect.com
23. Olwen M Grace, Sven Buerki, Matthew RE Symonds, Félix Forest, Abraham E van Wyk, Gideon F Smith,
Ronell R Klopper, Charlotte S Bjorå, Sophie Neale, Sebsebe Demissew, Monique SJ Simmonds and Nina
Rønsted (2015). Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the
global popularity of Aloe vera. BMC Evolutionary Biology (2015) 15:29. DOI 10.1186/s12862-015-0291-7

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24. Sebsebe Demissew (2014). Overview of the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea: the long road to a completion.
Ethiop. J. Biol. Sci. Vol. 13 (Supp.): 1-27.
25. Ensermu Kelbessa & Sebsebe Demissew (2014). Diversity of vascular plant taxa of the Flora of Ethiopia
and Eritrea. Ethiop. J. Biol. Sci. 13 (Supp.): 37-45.
26. Talemos Seta and Sebsebe Demissew (2014). Diversity and Standing Carbon Stocks of Native
Agroforestry Trees in Wenago District, Ethiopia. Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied
Sciences (JETEAS) 5(7): 125-132.
27. A. Muthama Muasya, Jan-Adriaan Viljoen, Meshack N. Dludlu and Sebsebe Demissew (2014).
Phylogenetic position of Cyperus clandestinus (Cypereae, Cyperaceae) clarified by morphological and
molecular evidence. Nordic Journal of Botany 32(1) 106-114. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01700.x,
28. Sebsebe Demissew & Frris, I. (2013). Commiphora oddurensis Chiov. and C. suffruticosa Teshome
(Burseraceae): taxonomy, distribution, ecology and conservation status. Webbia 68 (2): 133-145. DOI:
10.1080/00837792.2013.849956.
29. Javier A. Luna, Sebsebe Demissew, Iain Darbyshire & Mark A. Carine (2013). The significance of one
versus two styles: the return of Seddera section Socotroseddera to Convolvulus. Phytotaxa 156 (1): 47–53
(2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.156.1.3
30. Eshetu Fentaw, Kifle Dagne, Nina Rønsted, Sebsebe Demissew & Olwen M. Grace (2013). Karyotypes in
Ethiopian Aloe species (Xanthorrhoeaceae:Asphodeloideae). Kew Bull. 68: 1 - 9 (2013). DOI
10.1007/S12225-013-9475-8.
31. Matheos Agize, Sebsebe Demissew & Zemede Asfaw (2013). Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants in Loma
and Gena Bosa Districts (Woredas) of Dawro Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Topclass Journal of Herbal Medicine
Vol. 2(9) pp. 194-212, 26 Sept., 2013. Available online at http://www.topclassglobaljournals.org
32. Matheos Agize, Sebsebe Demissew & Zemede Asfaw (2013). Indigenous Knowledge On Management Of
Home Gardens And Plants In Loma And Gena Bosa Districts (Weredas) Of Dawro Zone, Southern Ethiopia:
Plant Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Utilization And Environmental Protection. International Journal
of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR)…….
33. Wendawek Abebe Mengesha, Sebsebe Demissew, M. F. Fay, R. J. Smith, I. Nordal & P. Wilkin (2013).
Genetic diversity and population structure of Guinea yams and their wild relatives in South and South West
Ethiopia as revealed by microsatellite markers. Genet Resour Crop Evol 60 (2): 529-541. DOI
10.1007/s10722-012-9856-0
34. Wendawek Abebe Mengesha, Sebsebe Demissew, M. F. Fay, R. J. Smith, I. Nordal & P. Wilkin (2013).
Genetic diversity and species delimitation in the cultivated and wild Guinea yams (Dioscorea spp.) from
Southwest Ethiopia as determined by AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism) markers Genet
Resour Crop Evol. 60 (4): 1365–1375 DOI 10.1007/s10722-012-9925.
35. Roeland Kindt, Jens-Peter B. Lillesø, Paulo van Breugel,Michael Bingham, Sebsebe Demissew, Cornell
Dudley, Ib Friis, Francis Gachathi, James Kalema, Frank Mbago, Heriel N. Moshi, John W.Mulumba, Mary
Namaganda, Henry J. Ndangalasi, Christopher K. Ruffo, V_edasteMinani, Ramni H. Jamnadass & Lars
Graudal (2013). Correspondence in forest species composition between the Vegetation Map of Africa and
higher resolution maps for seven African countries.Applied Vegetation Science Doi: 10.1111/avsc.12055 ©
2013 International Association for Vegetation Science.

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36. Solomon Benor, Sebsebe Demissew , Karl Hammer and Frank R. Blattner (2012). Genetic diversity and
relationships in Corchorus olitorius (Malvaceae s.l.) inferred from molecular and morphological data. Genet.
Resour. Crop. Evol. 59:1125-1146. DOI 10.1007/s10722-011-9748-8.
37. Ib Friis, Melanie Wilmot-dear, John R. Edmondson, Melaku wondafrash & Sebsebe Demissew (2012). The
genus Plumbago (Plumbaginaceae) in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Webbia 67(2): 157-177.
38. Samuel Getachew, Sebsebe Demissew and Tadesse Woldemariam (2012). Allelopathic effects of the
invasive Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. on selected native plant species in Middle Awash, Southern Afar Rift of
Ethiopia. Management of Biological Invasions (2012) Volume 3 (2): 105–114.
39. Talemos Seta, Sebsebe Demissew & Zemede Asfaw (2012). Home gardens of Wolayta, Southern
Ethiopia: An ethnobotanical profile. Academia Journal of Medicinal Plants 1(1): 14-30.
40. Solomon Benor, Sebsebe Demissew , Karl Hammer and Frank R. Blattner (2012). Genetic diversity and
relationships in Corchorus olitorius (Malvaceae s.l.) inferred from molecular and morphological data. Genet.
Resour. Crop. Evol. 59:1125-1146. DOI 10.1007/s10722-011-9748-8.
41. Tinsae Bahru, Zemede Asfaw & Sebsebe Demissew (2012). Indigenous Knowledge on Plant Species of
Material Culture (Construction, Traditional Arts & Handicrafts) used by the Afar &Oromo Nations in &
Around the Awash National Park, Ethiopia. Global Journal of Human Social Science. Geography &
Environmental GeoSciences. Volume 12 Issue 11 Version 1.0 Year 2012.
Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X.
42. Lillesø, J. B., van Breugel, P., Kindt, R., Bingham, M., Demissew, S., Dudley, C., Friis, I., Gachathi, F.,
Kalema, J., Mbago, F., Minani, V., Moshi, H., Mulumba, J., Namaganda, M., Ndangalasi, H., Ruffo, C.,
Jamnadass, R. & Graudal, L. O. V. (2011). 61 ed. Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 155
p. (Working Papers; 61). Potential Natural Vegetation of Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda,
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). Volume 1: The Atlas.
43. Kindt, R., van Breugel, P., Lillesø, J. B., Bingham, M., Demissew, S., Dudley, C., Friis, I., Gachathi, F.,
Kalema, J., Mbago, F., Minani, V., Moshi, H., Mulumba, J., Namaganda, M., Ndangalasi, H., Ruffo, C.,
Jamnadass, R. & Graudal, L. O. V. (2011) 62 ed. Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 232
p. (Working Papers; 62). Potential Natural Vegetation of Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda,
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). VOLUME 2: Description and Tree Species Composition for Forest
Potential Natural Vegetation types.
44. Kindt, R., van Breugel, P., Lillesø, J. B., Bingham, M., Demissew, S., Dudley, C., Friis, I., Gachathi, F.,
Kalema, J., Mbago, F., Minani, V., Moshi, H., Mulumba, J., Namaganda, M., Ndangalasi, H., Ruffo, C.,
Jamnadass, R. & Graudal, L. O. V. (2011) 63 ed. Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 176
p. (Working Paper; 63). Potential Natural Vegetation of Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda,
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). VOLUME 3: Description and Tree Species Composition for Woodland and
Wooded Grassland Potential Natural Vegetation Types.
45. Kindt, R., van Breugel, P., Lillesø, J. B., Bingham, M., Demissew, S., Dudley, C., Friis, I., Gachathi, F.,
Kalema, J., Mbago, F., Minani, V., Moshi, H., Mulumba, J., Namaganda, M., Ndangalasi, H., Ruffo, C.,
Jamnadass, R. & Graudal, L. O. V. (2011) 64 ed. Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 110
p. (Working Papers; 64). Potential Natural Vegetation of Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda,
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). VOLUME 4: Description and Tree Species Composition for Bushland and
Thicket Potential Natural Vegetation Types.

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46. Kindt, R., Lillesø, J. B., van Breugel, P., Bingham, M., Demissew, S., Dudley, C., Friis, I., Gachathi, F.,
Kalema, J., Mbago, F., Minani, V., Moshi, H., Mulumba, J., Namaganda, M., Ndangalasi, H., Ruffo, C.,
Jamnadass, R. & Graudal, L. O. V. (2011) 65 ed. Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 131
p. (Working Papers; 65). Potential Natural Vegetation of Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda,
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). VOLUME 5: Description and Tree Species Composition for Other Potential
Natural Vegetation Types (Vegetation Types other than Forests, Woodlands, Wooded Grasslands,
Bushlands and Thickets).
47. van Breugel, P., Kindt, R., Lillesø, J. B., Bingham, M., Demissew, S., Dudley, C., Friis, I., Gachathi, F.,
Kalema, J., Mbago, F., Minani, V., Moshi, H., Mulumba, J., Namaganda, M., Ndangalasi, H., Ruffo, C.,
Védaste, M., Jamnadass, R. & Graudal, L. O. V. (2011) 68 ed. Forest & Landscape, University of
Copenhagen. 139 p. (Working Papers; 68). Potential Natural Vegetation of Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya,
Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). VOLUME 6: An Overview of The Methods and Material
Used to Develop The Map.
48. van Breugel, P., Kindt, R., Lillesø, J. B., Bingham, M., Demissew, S., Dudley, C., Friis, I., Gachathi, F.,
Kalema, J., Mbago, F., Minani, V., Moshi, H., Mulumba, J., Namaganda, M., Ndangalasi, H., Ruffo, C.,
Jamnadass, R. & Graudal, L. O. V. (2011) 69 ed. Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 63
p. (Working Papers; 69). Potential Natural Vegetation of Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda,
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). VOLUME 7: Projected Distributions of Potential Natural Vegetation Types
and Two Important Agroforestry Species (Prunus Africana and Warburgia Ugandensis) for Six Possible
Future Climates.
49. Sebsebe Demissew, Friis, I. Tesfaye Awas, Nordal, I., Wilkin, P., Weber, O. and Bachman, S. (2011). Four
new species of Aloe (Aloaceae) from Ethiopia, with notes on the ethics of describing new taxa from foreign
countries. Kew Bull. 66 (1): 111–121.
50. Hasan Yusuf, Anna C. Treydte, Sebsebe Demissew and Zerihun Woldu (2011). Assessment of woody
species encroachment in the grasslands of Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia, African Journal of Ecology, OI:
10.1111/j.1365-2028.2011.01280.
51. Tinsae Bahru, Zemede Asfaw and Sebsebe Demissew (2011). Variation of indigenous botanical
knowledge versus social characteristics between the Afar and Oromo nations in and around the semi-arid
Awash national park, Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Appl. Sci. Technol. 2(1): 75 - 90 (2011)., 2
52. Tamene Yohannes, Tesfaye Awas and Sebsebe Demissew (2011) Survey and documentation of the
potential and actual invasive alien plant species and other biological threats to biodiversity in Awash
National Park, Ethiopia. Manag. Biol. Invasions 2: 3-14. Invasions, 2011, 2
53. Sebsebe Demissew (2011). How has Government policy post-Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
impacted on science? The Ethiopian perspective. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 166:310–325.
With 1 figure
54. Tesfaye Awas, Zemede Asfaw, Inger Nordal and Sebsebe Demissew (2010). Ethnobotany of Berta and
Gumuz people in western Ethiopia. Biodiversity 11 (3&4): 45-53.
55. Solomon Benor, Blattner, F.R., Sebsebe Demissew & Hammer, K. (2010). Collection and ethnobotanical
investigation of Corchorus species in Ethiopia: potential leafy vegetables for dry regions. Genet Resour
Crop Evol 57: 293-306.
56. Sebsebe Demissew & Friis, I. (2009). The vegetation of Ethiopia. In: I. Hedberg, I. Friis and E. Person

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 (eds.). The Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 8: 27-32. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden.
57. Sebsebe Demissew & R. Mill. (2009). Revision of the genus Seddera (Convolvulaceae). Kew Bull. 64 (2):
197 – 233.
58. Deroin, T. & Sebsebe Demissew (2009). The genus Seddera Hochst. (Convolvulaceae) in Madagascar.
Adansonia sér. 3, 31 (1): 207 – 214.
59. Schmitt, C.B., Denich, M., Sebsebe Demissew, Friis, I. & Boehmer , H.J. (2009). Floristic diversity in
fragmented Afromontane rainforests: Altitudinal variation and conservation importance. Applied Vegetation
Science ]]: 1–14, 2009.
60. Tesfaye Awas, Inger Nordal and Sebsebe Demissew (2009). Plant communities of the woodland
vegetation of Benishangul Gumuz national regional state, western Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Natural
Resources. 2009. 11 (2): 169–193.
61. Feyera Senbeta, Tadesse Woldemariam, Manfred Denich, and Sebsebe Demissew (2009). The need for
conservation of Afromotane rainforests with the occurrence of wild Coffea arabica populations in Ethiopia.
In: Gökçekuş, H., 2009 (Editor), Proceedings of the International Conference on Environment:
Survival and Sustainability. Nicosia (Lefkoşa), Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Educational
Foundation of Near East University. 10 volumes, LXXVI, 5498, XIV pages. Pp. 475-486. [ISBN: Volume 2:
978-975-8359-54-7].
62. Paul Wilkin, A. Muthama Muasya, Hannah Banks, Carol A. Furness, Kai Vollesen, Odile Weber and
Sebsebe Demissew (2009). A New Species of Yam from Kenya, Dioscorea kituiensis: Pollen Morphology,
Conservation Status, and Speciation. Systematic Botany (2009), 34(4): pp. 652–659.
63. Tesfaye H Bekalo, Sebsebe D Woodmatas & Zemede A Woldemariam (2009). An ethnobotanical study of
medicinal plants used by local people in the lowlands of Konta Special Woreda, southern nations,
nationalities and peoples regional state, Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2009, 5:26
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-26.
64. Getachew Tadesse, Tamirat Bekele & Sebsebe Demissew (2008). Dryland woody vegetation along an
altitudinal gradient on the eastern escarpment of Welo, Ethiopia. SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci. 31(1): 43-54.
65. Hermann, C., Cribb, Sebsebe Demissew (2007). The Orchid Flora of Benishangul-Gumuz (Western
Ethiopia): An Ecological and Phenological Study. SELBYANA 28(2): 123-136.
66. Feyera Senbetta, Manfred Denich, Hans Juergn Boehmer, Tadesse Woldemariam, Demel Teketay &
Sebsebe Demissew (2007).Wild Coffea arabica L. in the Afromontane Rainforests of Ethiopia: distribution,
Ecology and Conservation. SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci. 30(1): 13-24.
67. Feyera Senbetta, Tadesse Woldemariam, Sebsebe Demissew & Manfred Denich, (2007). Floristic
Diversity and Composition of Sheko Forest. Ehiopian Journ. Of Biological Sciences 6(1): 11-42.
68. Hermann, C., Cribb, Sebsebe Demissew (2007). The Orchid Flora of Benishangul-Gumuz (Western
Ethiopia): An Ecological and Phenological Study. SELBYANA 28(2):
69. Sebsebe Demissew (2006). Convolvulaceae: Hildebrandtia, Cladostigma, Seddera). In: Thulin, M. (ed.). Flora
of Somalia, Vol. 3: 223-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
70. Feyera Senbetta, Cribb, P. and Sebsebe Demissew (2006). Vanilla imperalis, a new record of Orchidaceae
from Ethiopia. Kew Bull. 61: 439-441.
71. Abate Ayalew, Tamirat Bekele & Sebsebe Demissew (2006). The Undifferentiated Afromontane forest of
Denkoro in the central Highland of Ethiopia: a floristic and structural Analysis. SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci. 29 (1):

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72. Feyera Senbetta, Schmitt, C., Denich, M., Sebsebe Demissew, Vlek, P.L., Preisinger, H., Tadesse
Woldemaraim & Demel Teketay. (2005).The diversity and distribution of lianas in the Afromontane rain
forests of Ethiopia. Diversity and Distributions 11: 443-452.
73. Sebsebe Demissew, Nordal, I., Herrmann, C., Friis, B., Tesfaye Awas & Stabbetorp, O. 2005. Diversity
and endemism of the western Ethiopian escarpment – a preliminary comparison with other areas of the
Horn of Africa. Biol. Skr. 5: 315-330.
74. Tilahun Tekelehaimanot, Endashaw Bekele, Sebsebe Demissew & Nordal, I. 2005. Isoenzyme analysis of five
endemic and one widespread Kniphofia species (Asphodelaceae) of Ethiopia. SINET: Eth. J. Sc. 27 (2): 143-
152.
75. Luckow, M., Hughes, C., Schrire, B., Winter, P., Fagg, C., Fortunato, R., Hurter, J, Rico, L., Breteler, F.J.,
Bruneau, A., Caccavari, M., Craven, L., Crisp, M., Delgado S.A., Demissew, S., Doyle, J.J., Grether,
R., Harris, S., Herendeen, P.S., Hernández, H.M., Hirsch, A.M., Jobson, R., Klitgaard, B.B., Labat, J-N.,
Lock, M., MacKinder, B., Pfeil, B., Simpson, B.B., Smith, G.F., Sousa, M., Timberlake, J., van der Maesen,
J.G., Van Wyk, A.E., Vorster, P., Willis, C.K., Wieringa, J.J. & Wojciechowski, M.F. 2005. Acacia : the case
against moving the type to Australia. Taxon 54: 513–519.
76. Teshome Sormessa, Demel Teketay & Sebsebe Demissew. 2004. Ecological study of the vegetation in Gamo
Gofa zone, southern Ethiopia. Tropical Ecology (45(2): 209-221.
77. Sebsebe Demissew & Nordal, I. (2004). Pancratium centrale (= Mizonia centralis a rare Central African
species discovered in Ethiopia. Kew Bull. 59: 117-121.
78. Teshome Sormessa & Sebsebe Demissew. 2004. Some uses of Plants by the Benna, Tsemay and Zeise
people, Southern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Natural resources 4(1): 107-122.
79. Cribb, P.J., Herrmann, C. & Sebsebe Demissew (2002). New Records of Orchids in Ethiopia. Lindleyana
17 (4): 178-188.
80. Minassie Gashaw, Michelsen, A., Friis, I., Jensen, M., Sebsebe Demissew & Zerihun Woldu (2002). Post-
fire regeneration strategies and tree bark resistance to heating in frequently burning tropical savanna
woodlands and grasslands in Ethiopia. Nord. J. Bot. 22: 19-33.
81. Nordal, I. & Sebsebe Demissew (2002). Crinum bambusetum, a new species of Amaryllidaceae from North
East Africa. Kew Bull. 57: 465-469.
82. Tesfaye Awas, Tamirat Bekele & Sebsebe Demissew (2001). An Ecological Study of the Vegetation of
Gambella Region, Southwestern Ethiopia. SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci. 24(2): 213-228.
83. Sebsebe Demissew (2001). A synopsis of the genus Merremia (Convolvulaceae) in the Flora of Ethiopia Kew
Bull. 56(4): 931-943.
84. .Ib Friis, Sue Edwards, Ensermu Kelbessa & Sebsebe Demissew (2001). Diversity and endemism in the
flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea – what do the published Flora volumes tell us? Biol. Skr. 54: 399-438.
85. Ib Friis & Sebsebe Demissew (2001). Vegetation maps of Ethiopia and Eritrea. A review of existing maps
and the need for a new map for the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Biol. Skr. 54: 399-438.
86. Inger Nordal, Sebsebe Demissew and Odd Stabbetorp (2001). Endemism in groups of Ethiopian
geophytes ('Liliiflorae'). Biol. Skr. 54: 247-258.
87. Sebsebe Demissew, Inger Nordal and Odd Stabbetorp (2001). Endemism and patterns of distribution of
the genus Aloe (Aloaceae) in the flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. ). Biol. Skr. 54: 233-246.

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88. Sebsebe Demissew & M. G. Gilbert (2000). A new species of Aloe (Aloaceae) from SW Ethiopia. Kew Bull.
55(3): 683 - 686.
89. Sebsebe Demissew & M. Dioli (2000). A new f Aloe (Aloaceae) species from Ogaden (Southeastern
Ethiopia). Kew Bull. 55(3): 679 - 682.
90. Kirkup, D. & Sebsebe Demissew (1999). A new species of Grewia (Tiliaceae) from the Somalia-Masia
regional centre of endemism. Kew Bull. 54(1): 231-233.
91. Sebsebe Demissew (1999). A synopsis of the genus Convolvulus (Convolvulaceae) in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Kew Bull. 54(1): 63 - 79.
92. Austin, D.F., Sebsebe Demissew & Jill Young (1998). Studies of Florida Convolvulaceae-VI. Dichondra.
Florida Scientist 61 (3/4): 195-202.
93. Sebsebe Demissew (1998). A Study of the Vegetation and Floristic Composition of Southern Wallo, Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethiopian Studies (JES) 31(1): 159-192.
94. Sebsebe Demissew (1998). A new species of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) from SE Ethiopia. Kew Bull. 53(2):
487-489.
95. Sebsebe Demissew (1998). Corrections on the date of publication and the authority of the genus Seddera
(Convolvulaceae). Kew Bull. 53(2): 398.
96. Tesfaye Awas, Sebsebe Demissew, & Tamirat Bekele (1997). Ethnobotanical Study of non-cultivated food
plants in Gambella Region, southwestern Ethiopia. In Fukui, K. , Kurimoto, E. & Shigeta , M. (eds.). Ethiopia in
Broader Perspective: papers of the XIIIth International conference of Ethiopian Studies 3: 759-774.
97. Sebsebe Demissew & Brummit, R.K. (1997). Lectotypification of the name Calystegia hederacea Wall.
(Convolvulaceae), with a note on the occurrence of the species in Ethiopia. Kew Bull. 52 (4): 1005-1006.
98. Tesfaye Awas, Sebsebe Demissew & Tamrat Bekele (1997). New Plant Records for Ethiopia. Sinet: Ethiop.
J. Sci. 20 (1): 133-138.
99. Gilbert, M.G. & Sebsebe Demissew (1997). Notes on the genus Aloe in Ethiopia with description of new taxa.
Kew Bull. 52 (1): 139-152.
100. Austin, D.F. & Sebsebe Demissew. (1997). Unique Fruits and generic status of Stictocardia
(Convolvulaceae). Kew Bull. 52 (1): 161-169.
101. Vollesen, K. & Sebsebe Demissew (1996). Tiliaceae. In: Edwards, S. Mesfin Tadesse & Hedberg, I.
(Eds.). Flora of Ethiopia, Vol. 3: 331-347. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
102. Carter, S., Gilbert M.G. & Sebsebe Demisew (1996). The Identity of th Massawa Aloe. Kew Bull. 51
(4): 775-776.
103. Sebsebe Demissew (1996). The genus Hildebrandtia (Convolvulaceae) from mainland Africa and
Arabia. Kew Bull. 51 (3): 525-541.Sebsebe Demissew (1996). The genus Cladostigma (Convolvulaceae).
Kew Bull. 51 (2): 405-411.
104. Sebsebe Demissew (1996). The genus Aloe (Aloaceae) in NE Africa. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiopia 10
(1): 74-88.
105. Orchard, A.E., Andersen, W.R., Gilbert, M.G., Sebsebe D., Stearn, W.T. & Voss, E.G. (1996).
Harmonized bionomenclature - a recipe for disharmony. Taxon 45: 287-290.
106. Sebsebe Demissew & Austin D. (1996). Generic Delimitation and relationships in the tribe
Hildebrandtieae (Convolvulaceae). In: L.J.G. van der Maesen et al (Eds.). The Biodiversity of African Plants,
409-420. Kluwer Academic Publishers, the Netherlands.

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107. Sebsebe Demissew (1996). A Central American Weedy Salvia in Ethiopia. Lamiales Newsletter 4: 3-
4.
108. Sebsebe Demissew & Austin D. (1995). The genus Nephrophyllum (Convolvulaceae). Kew Bull.
50(1): 103-108.
109. Sebsebe Demissew & Nigist Asfaw (1994). Some useful indigenus Labiates from Ethiopia. Lamiales
Newsletter 3: 5.
110. Ermias Dagne, Abiy Yenesew, Senayit Asmelash, Sebsebe Demissew & S. Mavi (1994). The
distribution of anthraquinones, pre-anthraquinones and Isoeleuthrol in the roots of Aloe species.
Phytochemistry 35(2): 401-406.
111. Harvey, Y. & Sebsebe Demissew (1994). Stachys nemorviga: a neglected Stachys L. (Labiatae) from
Africa. Kew Bull. 49(2): 353-358.
112. Sebsebe Demissew (1993). The genus Thymus (Labiatae) in Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 121: 57-60.
113. Sebsebe Demissew (1993). A description of some essential oil bearing plants in Ethiopia and their
indigenous uses. J. Essent. Oil. Res. 5: 465-479.
114. Sebsebe Demissew (1993). A new Convolvulus (Convolvulaceae) from Somalia. Kew Bull. 48(2):
381-383.
115. Sebsebe Demissew (1993). A confusion in Lippia (Verbenaceae) in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. 48(2):
375-379.
116. Sebsebe Demissew (1993). The genus Stachys (Labiatae) in Ethiopia and Somalia. Kew Bull. 48(2):
327-341.
117. Malcomber, S. T. & Sebsebe Demissew (1993). "The status of Protasparagus and Myrsiphyllum in the
ASPARAGACEAE". Kew Bull. 48(1): 63-78.
118. Sebsebe Demissew (1993). New species of Stachys (Labiatae) from tropical Africa. Kew Bull. 48(1):
115-118.
119. Gilbert, M.G. & Sebsebe Demissew (1992). "Notes on the genus Aloe in Ethiopia: misinterpreted taxa". Kew
Bull. 47(4): 647-653.
120. Sebsebe Demissew & Brandham, P. (1992). "A new species of Aloe from the Ethiopian Rift Valley". Kew
Bull. 47(3): 509-512.
121. Sebsebe Demissew & Harley, M.M. (1992). "Trichome, seed surface and pollen characters in Stachys
(Lamioideae: Labiatae)" in R. M. Harley and T. Reynolds (eds). Advances in Labiate Science, pp: 149-165.
122. Sebsebe Demissew (1991). "A new species of Corchorus (Tiliaceae) from Somalia". Kew Bull. 46(2):
355-357.
123. Sebsebe Demissew & Mathew, B. (1990). "A new species of Grewia (Tiliaceae) from northeast Tropical
Africa". Kew Bull. 45(2): 323-326.
124. Sebsebe Demissew (1990). "The identity of Chascanum arabicum (Verbenaceae) and description of two new
taxa of the genus". Kew Bull. 45(1): 137-140.
125. Robson, N.K.B. & Sebsebe Demissew (1989). Celastraceae. In: Edwards, S. & Hedberg, I. (Eds.). Flora of
Ethiopia, Vol. 3: 331-347. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa, Asmara & Uppsala.
126. Harley, R. M. & Sebsebe Demissew (1989). "Two new Endostemon (Labiatae) in Somalia and Ethiopia". Kew
Bull. 44(4): 703-707.
127. Sebsebe Demissew ( 1989). "A new species of Maytenus (Celastraceae) in Ethiopia". Bulletin of British

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 Museum Natural History (Botany). 19: 1-3.
128. Sebsebe Demissew and Puff, C. (1989). "Observations on Lippia carviodora, a dioecious Verbenaceae".
Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 64: 221-230.
129. Sebsebe Demissew (1989). "Proposal to conserve the name Grewia mollis Juss. with a new type". Taxon
38(3): 523-525.
130. Sebsebe Demissew (1989). "Two new species of Chascanum (Verbenaceae) from NE Africa". Nord. J. Bot.
8(6): 627-630.
131. Sebsebe Demissew & Mesfin Tadesse (1988). "Contributions of Systematic Botany to the different disciplines
- the Ethiopian Experience" in I. Hedberg (ed.). Systematic Botany: A Key Science for Research and
Documentation. Symbolae Bot. Upsal. 28(3): 268-274.
132. Sebsebe Demissew (1988). "The Floristic Composition of the Menagesha Forest and the need to conserve
such highland forests in Ethiopia". Mountain Res. and Develop. 8: 243-247.
133. Sebsebe Demissew and Verdcourt, B. (1988). "Svensonia Moldenke congeneric with Chascanum E. Mey.
(Verbenaceae)". Kew Bull. 43(3): 519-521.
134. Sebsebe Demissew (1988). "A new species of Grewia (Tiliaceae) from the horn of Africa". Kew Bull. 43(3):
531-533.
135. Robson, N.K.B and Sebsebe Demissew (1987). "New and little known species of Maytenus (Celastraceae) in
East Africa". Kew Bull. 42(2): 423-427.
136. Sebsebe Demissew (1986). "Additional morphological characters in the genus Grewia (Tiliaceae) as
represented in Ethiopia". SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci., 9 (suppl.): 215-226.
137. Sebsebe Demissew (1986). "The identity of Scolopia platyphylla" Chiov. Kew Bull. 41(4): 944.
138. Sebsebe Demissew (1985). "Revision of the genus Maytenus (Celastraceae) in NE Africa and Tropical
Arabia". Symb.Bot. Uppsal. 25(2): 1-101.
139. Sebsebe Demissew (1985). "Botanical aspects of Khat (Catha edulis Forssk.) in Ermias Dagne (ed.)".
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Khat 5-12, Addis Abeba. pp 1-89.
140. Sebsebe Demissew (1984). Maytenus eritreana sp. nov. and M. addat (Loes.) comb. nov. (Celastraceae)
from Northern Ethiopia. Nord. J. Bot. 4: 463-466.

FLORA ACCOUNTS

141. Sebsebe Demissew (2008). Asparagaceae. In. J.R. Timberlake & E.S. Martins (Eds.), Flora Zambesiaca
13(1): 1-30.
142. Sebsebe Demissew (2006). Asparagaceae. In: Beentje, H and Ghazanfar, S. (eds.). Flora of Tropical East
Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Pp. 1—22.
143. Sebsebe Demissew (2009). Eqisetaceae. In: I. Hedberg, I. Friis and E. Person (eds.). The Flora of Ethiopia
and Eritrea, Vol. 1: 20 – 21. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden.
144. Sebsebe Demissew (2009). Osmundaceae. In: I. Hedberg, I. Friis and E. Person (eds.). The Flora of
Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 1: 29 – 30. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden.
145. Sebsebe Demissew (2009). Gleiheniaceae. In: I. Hedberg, I. Friis and E. Person (eds.). The Flora of
Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 1: 31 – 32. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden.
146. Sebsebe Demissew (2009). Pteridaceae. In: I. Hedberg, I. Friis and E. Person (eds.). The Flora of Ethiopia

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 and Eritrea, Vol. 1: 72 – 76. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden.
147. Sebsebe Demissew (2009). Adiantaceae. In: I. Hedberg, I. Friis and E. Person (eds.). The Flora of
Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 1: 77 – 81. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden.
148. Sebsebe Demissew (2009). Blechnaceae. In: I. Hedberg, I. Friis and E. Person (eds.). The Flora of
Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 1: 178 – 180. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden.
149. Sebsebe Demissew (2009). Arauariaceae. In: I. Hedberg, I. Friis and E. Person (eds.). The Flora of
Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 1: 191 – 192. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden.
150. Sebsebe Demissew & I. Friis (2009). Podocarpaceae. In: I. Hedberg, I. Friis and E. Person (eds.). The
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 1: 187 – 190. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Uppsala, Sweden.
151. Sebsebe Demissew (2000). Celastraceae. In: Thulin, M. (ed.). Flora of Somalia, Vol. 2: 109-120.. Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew.
152. Sebsebe Demissew (2000). Tiliaceae. In: Thulin, M. (ed.). Flora of Somalia, Vol. 2: 5-21. Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew.
153. Sebsebe Demissew & Gilbert, M. (1997). Aloaceae. In: Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Hedberg, I.
(Eds.). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 6: 117-135. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
154. Sebsebe Demissew & Nordal, I. (1997). Asphodelaceae. In: Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Hedberg, I.
(Eds.). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 6: 106-116. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
155. Lye, K. & Sebsebe Demissew (1997). Smilacaceae. In: Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Hedberg, I.
(Eds.). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 6: 65-66. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
156. Miege, J. & Sebsebe Demissew (1997). Dioscoreaceae. In: Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Hedberg, I.
(Eds.). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 6: 55-62. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
157. Sebsebe Demissew (1997). Strelitziaceae. In: Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Hedberg, I. (Eds.). Flora
of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 6: 322-323. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
158. Sebsebe Demissew (1997). Colchicaceae. In: Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Hedberg, I. (Eds.). Flora
of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 6: 184-189. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
159. Sebsebe Demissew (1997). Eriospermaceae. In: Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Hedberg, I. (Eds.).
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 6: 136-137. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
160. Sebsebe Demissew (1997). Ruscaceae. In: Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Hedberg, I. (Eds.). Flora of
Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 6: 74-75. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
161. Sebsebe Demissew (1997). Asparagaceae. In: Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Hedberg, I. (Eds.). Flora
of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Vol. 6: 67-73. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa & Uppsala.
162. Sebsebe Demissew (1995). Asparagaceae. In: Thulin, M. (ed.). Flora of Somalia, Vol. 4: 24-27.. Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew.
163. Sebsebe Demissew (2000). Tiliaceae. In: Thulin, M. (ed.). Flora of Somalia, Vol. 2: 5-21. Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

164. Sebsebe Demissew (2011). The Ethiopian Flora Project – the Addis Ababa Perspective. In: I. Hedberg &
E. Persson (eds), the Ethiopian Flora Project 1980-2009. Symb. Bot. Upsal. 35 (2): 27-43.
165. Friis, I. Phillips, S.M., Gilbert, M.G., Challen, G., Schrire, B., Sebsebe Demissew & Bidgood, S. (2011).
New Additions to the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea in the Families Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae

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 (Leguminosae), Lamiaceae, Campanulaceae, Eriocaulaceae and Poaceae. In: Inga Hedberg & E. Person
(eds), the Ethiopian Flora Project 1980-2009. Symb. Bot. Upsal. 35 (2): 107-128.
166. Sebsebe Demissew, Brochmann, C., Ensermu Kelbessa, Friis, I., Nordal, I. Sileshi Nemomissa, Tadesse
Woldemariam, Tamrat Bekele, Zemede Asfaw & Zerihun Woldu (2011). The Ethiopian Flora Project: A
springboard to other projects. In: I. Hedberg & E. Persson (eds), The Ethiopian Flora Project 1980-2009.
Symb. Bot. Upsal. 35 (2): 198-215.
167. Klopper, R. R., Smith, G. F. & Sebsebe Demissew (2010). The Aloes of the World project. In: X. van der
Burgt, J. van der Maesen & J.-M. Onana (eds), Systematics and Conservation of African Plants, pp. 781–
785. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
168. Gedion Asfaw & Sebsebe Demissew (2009). The nexus between environment security and water scarcity
in the IGAD region. A paper presented at the IGAD-FESS Workshop Environmental Security in the IGAD
Region: An Approach for Building Sustainable Development and Peace, May 5-7, 2009, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. 16 pages.
169. Sebsebe Demissew (2006). The Ethiopian Flora Project. In: S.A. Ghazanfar & H. Bentjee (eds.),
Taxonomy and ecology of African plants, their conservation and sustainable use, pp. 21-25. Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew.
170. Hedberg, I, Ensermu Kelbessa, Edwards, S., Sebsebe Demissew & Persson, E. (eds.). Volume 5 of the
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Gentianaceae to Cyclocheilaceae National Herbarium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
Upssala, Sweden, pp.
171. Sebsebe Demissew, Friis, I., Nordal, I. & Bürger, A-M. (2006). Disjunctions in the African Flora as seen
from the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea In: S.A. Ghazanfar & H. Bentjee (eds.), Taxonomy and ecology of
African plants, their conservation and sustainable use, pp. 247-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
172. Vivero, J.L., Ensermu Kelbessa & Sebsebe Demissew (2006). Progress on the Red List of Plants of
Ethiopia and Eritrea: conservation and biogeography of endemic flowering taxa. In: S.A. Ghazanfar & H.
Bentjee (eds.), Taxonomy and ecology of African plants, their conservation and sustainable use, pp. 761-
768. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
173. Vivero, J.L., Ensermu Kelbessa & Sebsebe Demissew (2004). The Red List of Endemic Trees & Shrubs of
Ethiopia and Eritrea Vivero, J.L., Ensermu Kelbessa & Sebsebe Demissew (2006). The Red List of
Endemic Trees & Shrubs of Ethiopia and Eritrea. IUCN/SSC Global Tree Specialist Group
174. Hildebrandt, E., Sebsebe Demissew & Wilkin P. (2002). Local and Regional Landrace Disappearance in
Species of Dioscorea L. Yams in Southwest Ethiopia. In: J.R. Stepp, F.S. Wyndham and R.K. Zarger
(eds.). Ethnobiology and Biocultural Diversity: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of
Ethnobiology. University of Georgia Press. pp 678-695.
175. Mesfin Tadesse and Sebsebe Demissew (1992). Medicinal Plants: Inventory, Identification, and Classification.
In: Sue Edwards & Zemede Asfaw (eds.). Plant used in African Traditional Medicine as practiced in Ethiopia
and Uganda. NAPRECA Monograph Series No. 5: 1-19.
176. Ensermu Kelbessa, Sebsebe Demissew, Zerihun Woldu and Sue Edwards (1992). Some Threatened
Endemic Plants of Ethiopia. In: Sue Edwards & Zemede Asfaw (eds.) The Status of Some Plant Resources in
parts of Tropical Africa. NAPRECA Monograph Series No. 2: 35-55.
177. Sebsebe Demissew (1989). Preliminary Taxonomic Investigations of the genus Aloe (Asphodelaceae) in
Ethiopia. Proceedings of the third NAPRECA Symposium on Natural Products and their Application

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Mimeographed Thesis
178. Sebsebe Demissew (1980). "A study on the structure of a montane forest - The Menagesha State Forest". M.
Sc. Thesis, Addis Abeba University, Addis Abeba. (mimeographed).

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