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Gardenia thunbergia
Common names: white gardenia, forest gardenia, wild gardenia (Eng.), witkatjiepiering, buffelsbal, kannetjieboom (Afr.), umKhangazi (Xhosa), umValasangweni, umKhwak
Family: Rubiaceae
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17 / 02 / 2003 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Gardenia cornuta
Common names: Tonga gardenia, Natal gardenia, horned gardenia (Eng.); wilde-appel, Tongakatjiepiering, Natalkatjiepiering (Afr.); umhlahle, unomphumela, umvalasangw
Family: Rubiaceae
The spectacular, large white and yellow flowers with their sweet scent, attracts passersby from a distance to this small, much-branched tree. The smooth,...
13 / 06 / 2005 | Mkhipheni Ngwenya | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Garcinia livingstonei
Common names: African mangosteen (Eng.); Afrika-geelmelkhout (Afr.); umPhimbi, uGobandlovu (isiZulu); mmimbi (xiTsonga); mokongono, mokononga (siPedi)
Family: Clusiaceae
From time to time one reads of individualists doing strange things and calling it 'living art'. Here is a tree which produces very tasty fruit,...
02 / 04 / 2007 | Hugh Glen | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium
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Garcinia gerrardii
Common names: forest garcinia, forest mangosteen (Eng.); bosgeelmelkhout (Afr.); umbande, umbindi (Xhosa); isibinda, isikhwelamfene, umbinda (Zulu); sikhwelamkhala
Family: Clusiaceae
Related to the mangosteen from India, the forest garcinia is not a well-known garden ornamental, but it could be. It has fragrant flowers in early summer,...
27 / 02 / 2012 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Galtonia regalis
Common names: Royal Berg Lily
Family: Hyacinthaceae
Galtonia regalis is now called Ornithogalum regale...
05 / 12 / 2022 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Galtonia candicans
Common names: berg lily, summer hyacinth, Cape hyacinth (Eng.); berglelie, Kaapse hiasint (Afr.); isidwa esimhlope (Zulu)
Family: Hyacinthaceae
Galtonia candicans is now called Ornithogalum candicans....
14 / 04 / 2011 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Galpinia transvaalica
Common names: wild pride of India (Eng.); knoppieblaar (Afr.); UmDlampangele ( Zulu)
Family: Lythraceae
This tree is part of a small family of herbs, small trees and shrubs found in subtropical and tropical regions. Its attractive flowerheads and coloured...
22 / 11 / 2004 | Linette Ferreira | Pretoria NBG
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