Acanthaceae
Ruellia patula Jacq.
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Common names: white veld violet (Eng); witveldviooltjie (Afr.)
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Barleria soutpansbergensis I.Darbysh. & K.Balkwill
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Common names: Soutpansberg bush violet (Eng.); Soutpansberg-bosviooltjie (Afr.)
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Ruttya fruticosa Lindau
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Common names: jammy mouth, rabbit ears, bunny ears, hummingbird plant, orange bird, orange dragon, monkey face, African azalea (Eng.), jembekkie (Afr.)
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Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine
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Common names: marsh barbel (Eng.); kokilasha, gokulakanta, vayalchulli, neermulli (India); neeramulli (Sri Lanka); kulekhara (Bangladesh)
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Thunbergia atriplicifolia E.Mey. ex Nees
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Common names: Natal primrose (Eng.) isiphondo esincane (isiZulu)
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Phaulopsis imbricata (Forssk.) Sweet
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Common names: sticky acanth (Eng.); umhlonyane (isiZulu); papleaf (The Gambia), salt of the cow (Senegal)
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Ruellia cordata Thunb.
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Common names: veld violet (Eng.); grasveldviooltjie (Afr.)
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Crossandra greenstockii S.Moore
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Common names: bushveld crossandra (Eng.) rooiblom (Afr.)
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Petalidium oblongifolium C.B.Clarke
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Common names: blue petalidium, blue petal-bush (Eng.); bloubos, blou-tongklapper (Afr.)
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Barleria irritans Nees
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