Plants of the Week

Acokanthera oblongifolia

Common names: dune poison-bush (Eng.), duinegifboom, gewone gifboom (Afr.) inhlungunyembe, ubuhlungu-benyoka, umhlangashiso (isiZulu), intlungunyembe, inxinebe (isi

Family: Apocynaceae

Beautiful white and sweetly scented flowers followed by large, red to purple fruits which turn purple-red to black when mature, but an extremely poisonous...

31 / 07 / 2017 | Mpendulo Gabayi | Kirstenbosch NBG

Acmadenia trigona

Common names: Langeberg porcelain flower (Eng.); Langeberg-boegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

Acmadenia trigona, from the winter rainfall region, forms an upright shrub with spreading branches. It grows 0.3-0.7 m high. It is a single stem at the...

18 / 08 / 2008 | Norma Lucas | Kirstenbosch NBG

Acmadenia obtusata

Common names: dune porcelain flower ( Eng. ); duineboegoe, steekboegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

Acamadenia obtusata forms a variable shrub, displaying floriferous pink flowers with aromatic foliage. Characteristic of the citrus family are oil...

06 / 06 / 2005 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Acmadenia mundiana

Common names: De Hoop porcelain flower (Eng.), De Hoop-boegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

This attractive shrub with grey-green foliage carries bright pink star-shaped flowers almost all year round but mainly in winter and spring....

30 / 09 / 2002 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Acmadenia macropetala

Common names: large-petal acmadenia

Family: Rutaceae

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27 / 08 / 2007 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Acmadenia kiwanensis

Common names: Kiwane porcelain flower

Family: Rutaceae

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26 / 08 / 2019 | Sibahle Gumede | Kwelera NBG

Acmadenia heterophylla

Common names: variable-leaf acmadenia

Family: Rutaceae

This is a delicate looking shrub with starry pink flowers and a sweet lemony scent when touched. It belongs to the citrus family (Rutaceae) with most of...

14 / 08 / 2000 | Liesl Van der Walt | Kirstenbosch NBG