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Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
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Bridelia micrantha
Beautiful, fast growing shade tree, usually with scattered bright red leaves....
Breonadia salicina
A handsome, tall, evergreen tree, suitable for big gardens and parks, with a straight trunk and a dense, narrow crown, known to be an excellent wood for...
Brassica
Members of this genus are known as cruciferous vegetables, cabbages or mustard plants. Commonly used for food (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels...
Brackenridgea zanguebarica
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Brachystelma modestum
The name modestum appears well deserved by this diminutive species of Brachystelma since the flowers are so astonishingly attractive, while the plant...
Brachystelma foetidum
A small, herbaceous perennial from the grasslands, with a large, flattened, underground, potato-like tuber, and unusual purple-brown and greenish yellow...
Brachystelma barberae
Brachystelma barberae is without doubt the most spectacular species in the genus. It is probably the best known cultivated caudiciform asclepiad. If the...
Brachylaena transvaalensis
This medium to large tree with its dark green glossy leaves produces dense clusters of whitish flowers from July to September....
Brachylaena rotundata
This tree is ideal for small to medium-sized gardens. It produces yellow, thistle-like flowers in spring and has eye-catching, silver-grey leaves, that...
Brachylaena elliptica
This is an attractive small tree or large shrub with interesting aromatic, dark green foliage with greyish silver undersides....
Brachylaena discolor
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Brachycorythis conica subsp. transvaalensis
This beautiful and enigmatic orchid was first recorded in 1918; it was last seen in the Gauteng Province in 1956, until its rediscovery in 2007. This species...
Brachiaria serrata
Brachiaria serrata is a perennial grass with bright green leaves and red or purplish-red spikelets covered in silky hairs....
Brabejum stellatifolium
This tree is famous in South Africa for being used to make Van Riebeeck's Hedge, the first formal boundary marker between the new Cape colony and the...
Bowkeria verticillata
A decorative shrub that can be used to landscape your garden, with softy quilted leaves and pure white, scented flowers....
Bowkeria cymosa
A bushy shrub or small tree for sun or semi-shade, with dark green foliage and sprays of unusual, shell-like, white flowers in summer; a good backdrop...
Bowkeria citrina
The wonderful display of the bright yellow flowers, the fragrance of the leaves and the polished brown fruit of Bowkeria citrina, make this beautiful...
Bowiea volubilis
Bowiea volubilis subsp volubilis has an unusual succulent adaptation - climbing inflorescences that harvest photosynthetic light in the absence of aerial...
Boscia albitrunca
The shepherd's tree is the most common of the eight species in its genus and is usually found in the drier parts of southern Africa. It is often called...