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Strumaria phonolithica Dinter
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Moraea polystachya (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
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Common names: bloutulp, kraai-uintjie (Afr.)
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Eucomis humilis Baker
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Common names: dwarf pineapple flower (Eng.); beskeie berglelie (Afr.)
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Cyrtanthus Ait.
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Common names: fire lily (Eng.); brandlelie, vuurlelie (Afr.)
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Colchicum L. = Androcymbium Willd.
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Common names: cup and a saucer, men-in-a-boat (Eng.); bobbejaanskoen (Afr.)
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C. coloratum subsp. burchellii (Baker) J.C. Manning & Vinnersten
Plants without stem, leaves ovate-lanceolate, 45–125 x 23–70 mm, often with small hairs but usually smooth, about 2–4 flowers enclosed in white, rounded bracts, sometimes bracts are greenish at apex but mainly white, tepal blades concave at the base, shorter than the tepal claw, stamens twice as long as tepal blades. Flowering time: June–August . Plants are found in stony flats in the western Karoo and Bokkevelds Mountains at 600–1 000 m altitudes.

C. capense (L.) J.C. Manning & Vinnersten subsp. capense
The plants are found growing amongst short grass and have no stem, Leaves usually 3 or 4, spreading or prostrate, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, often with wavy, hairy margin, leathery, 40–150 mm long, bracts broadly ovate, green above but marked with white below or mostly white not striped, 50–80 mm high and wider than the leaves, flowers 2–5, tepal blade concave at base more or less as long as the tepal claws, tepal claws 8–10 mm long, filaments 5–7 mm long, styles as long as or slightly longer than ovary. Flowering time: May–August. (March–April in the northern hemisphere). Plants grow on clay or loam flats in the southwestern Cape.

C. capense subsp. ciliolatum (Schltr. & K.Krause) J.C. Manning & Vinnersten
Stemless geophyte up to 0.1 m tall, leaves ovate-lanceolate, 55–145 x 14–47 mm, lying on the ground, the margin of the leaves are ciliolate, bracts pale green to white covering white flowers, tepal blade concave at the base and shorter than the tepal claw, stamens longer than the tepals. Flowering time: June–August. Plants are found in the Northern Cape and Western Cape in Namqualand on Atlantic coast.

C. hantamense (Engl.) J.C. Manning & Vinnersten
Stemless geophyte, leaves lanceolate, 90–230 x 10–60 mm, margin ciliate, 2–5 flowers enclosed in large white bracts which are sometimes striped in green. Tepal blades concave at the base, almost twice as long as the tepal claw, stamens almost as long as the tepals. Flowering time: June–August. Plants grow on clay or loam flats on the Hantam Plateau around Nieuwoudtville southwards to Clanwilliam in the southwest.

C. coloratum J.C. Manning & Vinnersten subsp. coloratum
Plants without stem. Two flat leaves, 48–180 x 20–80 mm, never curled, and generally smooth sometimes with small hairs, bracts ovate to round, purplish red, with green bases and 1–5 pinkish flowers. Tepal blades concave at the base, shorter than the tepal claw, stamen twice as long as tepal blades. Flowering time: July–August. The plant is found in the western Karoo and Bokkeveld Plateau.

C. melanthioides (Willd.) J.C. Manning & Vinnersten
Plants with or without a visible stem, 100–200 mm high. Leaves suberect, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, channeled, 100–300 mm long, bracts ovate-lanceolate, creamy white to pinkish with green veins. Flowers 3–7, stalked, tepal blade concave at base, more or less as long as the tepal claws, stamen slightly as long as the tepal blade. This species is subdivided into three subspecies of which two are dealt with here:
C. melanthioides (Willd.) J.C. Manning & Vinnersten subsp. melanthioides
Tepal may reach 12–18 mm in length. Flowering time: May–August in Mpumalanga and Swaziland , February–April in northern Namibia at 645–2 500 m altitudes.
C. melanthioides subsp. transvaalense (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C. Manning & Vinnersten
Tepal may reach 10–12 mm in length. Flowering time: January–March in Mpumalanga and Swaziland at 1 100–2 000 m altitudes.

C. roseum (Engl.) J.C. Manning & Vinnersten
Perennial geophytes up to 0.03 m tall. Leaves several, linear-lanceolate up to 135 x 5 mm. Flowers 2–20 in a cluster, pink or pink-streaked and protruding above the crown in a rosette habit. Tepal blades flat, stamens shorter than tepals. Flowering time: May–June. Plants grow on seasonally waterlogged depressions in clay soil and are found in southwestern Northern Cape, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, and Zimbabwe.

C. striatum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) J.C. Manning & Vinnersten
Stem extended above the ground, the plants are 150–350 mm tall, leaves 100–185 x 3–14 mm, bracts with longitudinal grooves, white and strongly striped with green, surrounding 3–9 flowers, tepal blades concave at the base, twice as long as the tepal claw, stamen almost as long as the tepal blade. Flowering time: July to August. Plants grow in high rainfall grassland on rock crevices, distributed world-wide, from South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Lesotho, Mpumalanga and Limpopo) to Ethiopia.
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Clivia mirabilis Rourke
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Common names: miracle clivia
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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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