The sixth World Flora Online Council meeting held in South Africa

BACKGROUND : Biannual Council meetings are held with the aim of developing a World Flora Online (WFO) in response to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (2011–2020). OBJECTIVES : To report on the sixth WFO Council meeting held in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2016. METHOD : A WFO Council meeting (preceded by Taxonomic and Technical Working Group meetings) was hosted by the South African National Biodiversity Institute in Pretoria. RESULTS : Significant progress with the development of the WFO portal was made. CONCLUSION : The WFO portal will be launched at the International Botanical Congress in China in 2017.The authors would like to thank the South African National Biodiversity Institute for providing administrative support and financial support to host the sixth WFO Council and Working Group meetings.http://www.abcjournal.orgam2017Plant Production and Soil Scienc