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Dalbergia armata

Plant
Common names: thorny-rope, flat-bean, Hluhluwe climber (Eng.); doringtou (Afr.); umhluhluwe, uthathawe (isiZulu); omqokolo, ubobo, umzungulu (isiXhosa); sehlokootswa (Northern Sotho)
Family: Fabaceae

04/06/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aromatic and Fragrant plants list

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Author: Alice Notten   |   Date: 2017
Source: Kirstenbosch NBG1   |   Copyright: SANBI

... southern African plants with aromatic foliage or fragrant flowers. Alice Notten list aromatic plants fragrant plants south african plants SANBI Aromatic and Fragrant plants list ...

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Justicia odora

Plant
Common names: bushveld justicia (Eng.), bosveldjusticia (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

... a Scottish horticulturist. The species name odora means fragrant. It belongs to the family Acanthaceae. In the genus ... Justicia odora (Forssk.) Vahl Justicia odora The roots are fragrant and in some parts of the world they use the roots ... or the roots are rolled into perfumed 'beads' which remain fragrant for a long time. Justicia odora ...

22/12/2008 | | Lowveld NBG

Crassula fascicularis

Plant
Common names: fragrant crassula, sweet-scented crassula (Eng.); ruiksissie, klipblom, karnaatjieblom, keiserskroon (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

fragrant crassula, sweet-scented crassula (Eng.); ruiksissie, ... and is pollinated by Geometrid moths. The flowers are fragrant from about midday and the fragrance grows stronger ... it gets bright light. The spring flowers are most strongly fragrant in the evening, so plant one where you are likely to ...

19/10/2015 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea odorata

Plant
Common names: Swartland sugarbush
Family: Proteaceae

... or inanimate forms. Odorata is a Latin word meaning ‘fragrant’ or ‘perfumed’, referring to the fragrant flower heads. Protea odorata is also known as one of ... on shale-derived soils. It is an interesting subject for a fragrant garden. Protea odorata ...

13/02/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Elephantorrhiza burkei

Plant
Common names: elephant-root, sumach bean (Eng.); basboontjie, basbos (Afr.) lesitsane (Northern Sotho); mositsane, mosidi, mosidi-godimo, mosidi-mogolo (Tswana), tshisesevhafa (Venda)
Family: Fabaceae

... pairs of 4–8, each with 12–23 pairs of leaflets. The fragrant, creamy white to yellow flower spikes are borne in ...

18/09/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Asparagus asparagoides

Plant
Common names: Cape smilax, African asparagus smilax, baby smilax, bridal creeper, bridal veil creeper (Eng.); breȅblaarklimop, krulkransie, gnarboola, narbass (Afr.); isicakathi (isiXhosa); ibutha, inkunzimbili (isiZulu); khopananyane, likhopa, sethota-sa-matuela (Sesotho)
Family: Asparagaceae

... Small, 6–10 mm long, greenish white, hanging, fragrant flowers are borne singly in the axils. The fruit is ...

04/09/2016 | | Free State NBG

Lycium ferocissimum

Plant
Common names: Cape box thorn, honey thorn, snake-berry, African box thorn (Eng.); slangbessie, karriedoring, bokdoring (Afr.); ubovu (Xho.)
Family: Solanaceae

... borne in groups of 5–12 at the nodes of the stem. The fragrant flowers are either solitary or in pairs, emerging ...

27/11/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Buddleja dysophylla

Plant
Common names: white climbing sagewood (Eng.), witranksaliehout (Afr.); umhlabangubo (isiXhosa)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... hairs. The seeds pale brown, flattened, circular. The fragrant flowers of Buddleja dysophylla attract flying ...

04/03/2024 | | Free State NBG

Jasminum angulare

Plant
Common names: wild jasmine (Eng.); wildejasmyn (Afr.); umalalala (Zulu)
Family: Oleaceae

... axils of lower veins. The flowers are pure white, strongly fragrant and produced in flat-topped, few-flowered ... scent of the flowers can be enjoyed, and they are also fragrant in the evenings. It does well in containers. The ... to central Asia and has been cultivated for its intensely fragrant flowers since ancient times. Another indigenous ...

23/01/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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