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Vachellia hebeclada subsp. hebeclada
Common names: candle thorn (Eng.); trassiebos (Afr.); mohae (S. Sotho)
Family: Fabaceae
This beautiful shrub to small tree is the most common naturally occurring vachellia in the Free State National Botanical Garden. It may reach up to 7 m...
19 / 04 / 2010 | Stemmer Ngalo | Free State NBG
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Vachellia erioloba
Common names: camel thorn (Eng.); kameeldoring (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae
The beautiful, slow-growing camel thorn grows well in poor soils and in harsh environmental conditions. It is an ideal shrub/tree for a small or large...
26 / 12 / 2005 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Vaccinium exul
Common names: African blueberry, African cranberry (Eng.); Afrika-bloubessie, bosbessiebos (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae
In southern Africa the heath family (Ericaceae) is represented by only two indigenous genera: Erica which is extremely speciose, containing ± 770...
28 / 12 / 2015 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria
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