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Stapelia leendertziae N.E.Br.
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Common names: bell stapelia, Leendertz’s carrion flower, carrion chalice, carrion flower, rugose cup starfish, maroon cup starfish, star flower, black bells (Eng.); aaskelk, aasklok, rooiaasblom, tulp assblom (Afr.)
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Erica lateralis Willd.
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Common names: button heath (Eng.); knopiesheide (Afr.)
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Diascia mollis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
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Common names: trailing Transkei twinspur (Eng.); horingkies (Afr.)
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Sesamum senecioides (Klotzsch) Byng & Christenh. (= Dicerocaryum senecioides (Klotzsch) Abels
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Common names: devil’s thorn, boot protectors, stud plant (Eng.); elandsdoring (Afr.); museto (Tshivenda)
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Helichrysum sutherlandii Harv.
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Common names: Sutherland’s everlasting (Eng.); molepelle, ntlo-ea mokhobane, senkotoana (Sesotho)
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Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br.
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Common names: giant stapelia, giant carrion flower, carrion flower (Eng.); reuseaasblom, aasblom, duikershoring, haasoor (Afr.); ililo elikhulu, isihlehle, uzililo (isiZulu); bohatsu (Sesotho); tililo (SiSwati); bandaulu (TshiVenda)
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Plumbago zeylanica L.
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Common names: wild white leadwort, Ceylon plumbago (Eng.); swartwaterbossie (Afr.)
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Achyranthemum sordescens (DC.) N.G.Bergh ( = Syncarpha sordescens (DC.) B.Nord)
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Common names: dune chaff-flower
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Cineraria geifolia (L.) L.
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Common names: geum-leaved cineraria
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Orthanthera jasminiflora (Decne.) Schinz
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Common names: jasmine creeper, star jasmine (Eng.); sandmelktou, sandmelk, moerwortel, moerworteltjie (Afr.); rapologwane (Setswana); kamongamba (Hmbukushu); mosamo womosana (Subiya); oruzenga (Ovambenderu); manXatura (Shiyeyi); ekoka, omakoda, eschilulua, engodyo (Kwanyama Ovambo)
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