The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is a parastatal organisation and consists of three Research Centres and 9 National Botanical Gardens. Marinda Koekemoer and Hester Steyn can be contacted at: National Herbarium SANBI  Private Bag X101 Pretoria 0001 South Africa Tel: +27 (0) 12 843 5000 Fax: +27 (0) 12 804 3211 [email protected] [email protected] www.sanbi.org LUCID is a computer software package for developing easy-to-use matrix-based, multi-access keys. It allows for the addition of images and multimedia components to ensure a user-friendly experience. The LUCID development team can be contacted at: Centre for Biological Information Technology The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland 4061 Australia [email protected] www.lucidcentral.org