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Villarsia goldblattiana
Common names: yellow bogbean
Family: Menyanthaceae
Villarsia is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. Villarsia is largely restricted to Australia, but some species are found...
27 / 07 / 2015 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Virgilia
Common names: blossom tree, amaqua tree (Eng.); keurboom, amakwasboom (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae
Gardeners need not hesitate on the choice of tree if the keurboom is on the list; it is a beautiful tree, suitable for both the domestic garden and big...
18 / 08 / 2003 | Giles Mbambezeli | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Viscum crassulae
Common names: Spekboom mistletoe, Spekboom-voelent
Family: Santalaceae
Viscum crassulae is a rounded, succulent shrublet growing as a parasite on branches of Portulacaria afra (spekboom). It is easily grown by placing its...
01 / 12 / 2013 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Vitex rehmannii
Common names: pipe-stem fingerleaf, pipe-stem tree (Eng.), pypsteelvingerblaar, pypsteelboom (Afr.), munyongatshifumbu (Tshivenda), umluthu (isiZulu), mokgale (Sepe
Family: Lamiaceae
Vitex rehmanni is categorized as a shrub and a tree and is endemic to southern Africa. It has yellow-green to olive-green, aromatic leaves and white...
15 / 02 / 2021 | Thandy Makgolane | National Herbarium Pretoria
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