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Aristea capitata (L.) Ker Gawler
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Common names: blue sceptre (Eng.); blousuurkanol (Afr.)
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Agapanthus inapertus P.Beauv. subsp. pendulus (L.Bolus) F.M.Leight. 'Graskop'
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Common names: Graskop agapanthus
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Agapanthus inapertus P.Beauv. subsp. intermedius F.M.Leight. (= Agapanthus dyeri F.M.Leight.)
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Common names: Dyer's agapanthus
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Zantedeschia Spreng.
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Common names: arum lilies, calla lilies, pig lily (Eng.); varkblom (Afr.)
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albomaculata (Hook.) Baill.
Common names: Arrow-leaved arum, spotted-leaved arum (Eng.); kleinvarkoor, witvlekvarkoor (Afr.); mohalalitoe (South Sotho); intebe (Xhosa, Zulu), ilabatheka-elimhlophe (Zulu), ilabatheka-omhlophe (Zulu). These are deciduous, medium to tall plants up to 0.7 m high, growing in small clumps. They have oblong or triangular arrow-shaped leaves, often speckled with white spots. Spathes are cylindrical, white, cream or pale yellow and frequently dark purple at the base within.
subsp. albomaculata
Leaves oblong, spathe tapering to apex, berries many, medium-sized, up to 18 mm in diameter. It flowers October to April. The subspecies occurs in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Free State, Swaziland, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. It also extends into Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Angola and Tanzania. It is found along rocky hillsides, forest margins and stream banks.
subsp. macrocarpa (Engl.) Letty
Leaves triangular, spathe shortened at apex, berries few, large, mostly close to 20 mm in diameter. It flowers from November to April with a peak in December. The subspecies occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Free State, Swaziland, Mpumalanga and Gauteng. It grows in grassy vleis and marshy ground beside streams.

Zantedeschia elliotiana (Watson) Engl.
These are deciduous, medium to tall plants up to 0.6 m high, growing singly or forming small clumps. Their leaves are large, broadly ovate, deep green and speckled with white spots. The spathe is a cup-shaped funnel, bright golden-yellow and dark purple at the base within. It flowers November to January.
The species is known only from cultivated specimens and has not been found in the wild. It is probably a hybrid of garden origin. Suspected parents include Z. pentlandii or Z. jucunda and Z. albomaculata subsp. albomaculata.
Zantedeschia odorata P.L.Perry
These are deciduous, medium to tall plants up to 0.75 m high. Their leaves are broadly ovate and not speckled. Spathes are cylindrical and white. They flower in late July and August.
Z. odorata is restricted to an area known as Klip Koppies at Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape. The outcrops are formed by large dolerite boulders which break down to form a red clay soil which retains water well in the rainy season. The plants grow in crevices between the boulders, where at least the lower part of the plant is in cool shade. The roots are in seasonally very wet soil or sometimes in standing water.

Zantedeschia rehmannii Engl.
These are small to medium plants 0.2–0.6 m high. Their leaves are lance-shaped, dark green and very rarely speckled with white spots. The spathes are cylindrical, colour ranging from white through shades of pink to dark maroon (almost black). They flower September to February, with a peak in November to January.
Z. rehmannii occurs from Harrismith in the Free State and northern KwaZulu-Natal, through Swaziland to Mpumalanga. This species grows among rocks on grassy hillsides at medium and quite high altitudes, in semi-shade at forest margins and in sandy furrows.

Zantedeschia jucunda Letty
Common name: magapule (Pedi)
These are deciduous, medium to tall plants, up to 0,8 m high, growing solitary or in small clumps. Their leaves are triangular-hastate, deep green and speckled with white spots. The spathe is a cup-shaped funnel, deep or cream-yellow and dark purple at the base within. They flower from November to January.
Z. jucunda is confined to the summit of the Leolo Mountains in the Sekhukuneland Centre of Floristic Endemism. This species grows on grassy slopes, among rocks in full sun.

Zantedeschia pentlandii (Watson) Wittm.
Common name: Mapoch lily
These are deciduous, medium to tall plants, up to 0.6 m tall. Leaves broadly ovate, glaucous green and very rarely speckled with white spots. The spathe is a cup-shaped funnel, lemon-chrome yellow and dark purple at the base within. They flower from November to December.
The species is restricted to the Mapoch region of Mpumalanga, comprising the northern part of the Belfast District and adjoining parts of the Lydenburg District. Plants often grow in dense colonies wedged between rocks. Tubers are relatively superficial and plants can be dug out easily.

Zantedeschia valida (Letty) Y.Singh
These are deciduous, robust plants, up to 0.75 m tall. Leaves broadly ovate, plain, not speckled or very speckled with white spots. The spathe is a cup-shaped funnel dark purple at the base within. They flower from October to March with the peak in November.
The species is restricted to the region bordered by the Biggarsberg, Giants Castle and Collin's Pass in KwaZulu-Natal. Plants grow among rocks on the mountains in clefts and on foothills, as well as on the banks of streams and in vleis.
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Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
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Common names: White or common arum lily (English); wit varkoor (Afrikaans); intebe (Xhosa) ihlukwe (Zulu)
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Wurmbea marginata (Desr.) B.Nord.
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Common names: Spider lily (Eng.), Swartkoppie (Afr.)
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Watsonia vanderspuyiae L.Bolus
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Common names: bergsuurkanol (Afr.)
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Watsonia mtamvunae Goldblatt
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Common names: Umtamvuna watsonia
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Watsonia marginata (L. f.) Ker-Gawl.
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Common names: broad-leaf watsonia (Eng.), breëblaar-kanolpypie, rooikanolpypie, kanolpypie (Afr.)
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Watsonia latifolia N.E.Br. ex Oberm
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Common names: broad-leaved watsonia (Eng.); sidvwa (siSwati)
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