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Bulbinella latifolia subsp. doleritica
Common names: rooikatstert
Family: Asphodelaceae
Bulbinella latifolia subsp. doleritica is a rare species from the Bokkeveld plateau and occurs in the vicinity of the internationally famous...
09 / 08 / 2010 | Ismail Ebrahim | CREW
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Burchellia bubalina
Common names: wild pomegranate (Eng.); wildegranaat (Afr.); iThobankomo (X), isiGolwane (Z); maHlosana (Sw)
Family: Rubiaceae
The wild pomegranate is an attractive ornamental shrub/tree that is also used to attract nectar-feeding birds. The combination of its bright red flowers...
14 / 02 / 2005 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Burkea africana
Common names: wild seringa (Eng.); wildesering (Afr.); mpulu (Tsonga), monato (Tswana); monatô (Northern Sotho); mufhulu (Venda)
Family: Fabaceae
An attractive, medium-sized, flat-topped tree, difficult to grow and not yet produced on a commercial scale....
25 / 01 / 2010 | T.T. Masupa | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Buxus macowanii
Common names: African box, Cape box, small-leaved box (Eng.), buig-my-nie, Afrikaansebuksboom, Kaapsebuksboom, kleinblaarbuksboom (Afr.), igalagala (isiXhosa), umga
Family: Buxaceae
A small, very slow-growing tree with a clean slender stem and a dense crown of shiny green leaves; it is a good pot plant, can be clipped and trained into...
06 / 05 / 2002 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Buxus natalensis
Common names: large-leaved box, Natal box, box-wattle (Eng.); grootblaarbuksboom, Natalsebuksboom (Afr.); umgalagala, isixesa, umngquzu (isiXhosa); igudlangulubi, u
Family: Buxaceae
This much-branched shrub to small tree is characterized by its glossy, leathery, dark green leaves that make it most outstanding amongst the rest of the...
27 / 06 / 2016 | Zama Sibisi | Walter Sisulu NBG
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