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xRuttyruspolia 'Phyllis van Heerden'

× Ruttyruspolia `Phyllis van Heerden' shrub Photo © Stafford Smithies
Common names: ruttyruspolia (Eng.)
Family: Acanthaceae

... a hybrid between two species placed in separate genera in Acanthaceae: Ruttya ovata Harv. and Ruspolia ...

11 / 06 / 2012 | S Smithies | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Thunbergia natalensis

Thunbergia natalensis
Common names: dwarf thunbergia, Natal blue thunbergia, Natal blue-bell (English); dwergthunbergia (Afrikaans); unohlonishwayo (Zulu)
Family: Acanthaceae

08 / 01 / 2001 | Alice Aubrey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Thunbergia atriplicifolia

Thunbergia atriplicifolia
Common names: Natal primrose (Eng.) isiphondo esincane (isiZulu)
Family: Acanthaceae

15 / 01 / 2024 | Mashudu Tshitereke | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Thunbergia alata

Thunbergia alata
Common names: black-eyed susan (Eng.); swartoognooi (Afr.) ; isiPhondo (Zulu)
Family: Acanthaceae

15 / 01 / 2007 | S Smithies | Pretoria NBG
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Sclerochiton harveyanus

Sclerochiton harveyanus foliage and flowers
Common names: blue lips (Eng.); blou-lippe (Afr.); mazabuka (Swati); isiThibothi (Xhosa)
Family: Acanthaceae

... Today a total of 19 species is recognized. Like other Acanthaceae genera, Sclerochiton can be identified by ...

30 / 08 / 2010 | Sarah Curtis | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Salpinctium natalense

Salpinctium natalense (Geoff Nichols)
Common names: none
Family: Acanthaceae

... on the margins of Acacia scrub. Like most species in the Acanthaceae, Salpinctium natalense is pollinated by insects. ... from cuttings and seeds. Like all other species from the Acanthaceae family, the seeds are dehiscent and burst open as ... for Salpinctium natalense , although many plants of the Acanthaceae family are used in traditional medicine. It is ...

18 / 01 / 2016 | Sisanda Alakhe Velembo-Mhlauli | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Ruttya fruticosa

Ruttya fruticosa
Common names: jammy mouth, rabbit ears, bunny ears, hummingbird plant, orange bird, orange dragon, monkey face, African azalea (Eng.), jembekkie (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

... looks like molten lava. Ruttya fruticosa belongs to the Acanthaceae, a large family that contains about 250 genera ... is not known. Although many plants that belong in the Acanthaceae family are used as traditional medicine to treat ...

15 / 07 / 2024 | Winfred Velephi Ngwenya | Lowveld NBG
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Ruellia patula

Ruellia patula
Common names: white veld violet (Eng); witveldviooltjie (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

... which refers to the growth habitat. Ruellia belongs in the Acanthaceae, a family that consists of about 250 genera and ...

28 / 10 / 2024 | Thembuluwo Maduwa | Thohoyandou NBG
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Ruellia cordata

Ruellia cordata
Common names: veld violet (Eng.); grasveldviooltjie (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

11 / 10 / 2021 | Noko Molokomme | Pretoria NBG
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Phaulopsis imbricata

Phaulopsis imbricata
Common names: sticky acanth (Eng.); umhlonyane (isiZulu); papleaf (The Gambia), salt of the cow (Senegal)
Family: Acanthaceae

... name name applies to Phaulopsis dorsiflora . The family Acanthaceae consists of terrestrial or aquatic herbs, shrubs ...

09 / 10 / 2023 | Bongekile Ndlovu | Pretoria NBG
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Petalidium oblongifolium

Petalidium oblongifolium
Common names: blue petalidium, blue petal-bush (Eng.); bloubos, blou-tongklapper (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

13 / 04 / 2020 | Samuel Lekhetho | Free State NBG
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Petalidium coccineum

Petalidium coccineum in conseravtory at Kirstenbosch
Common names: Kaoko petalidium (Eng.); rooi-tongklapper, Kaoko rooibekkiebos (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

... from small, scrambling herbs to large, robust shrubs. Acanthaceae is a large horticulturally important family, ... Other noteworthy horticulturally important genera of the Acanthaceae in South Africa include Anisotes, Barleria, ...

05 / 01 / 2004 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Petalidium bracteatum

Petalidium bracteatum in conservatory at Kirstenbosch
Common names: Ruacana petalidium (Eng.); Ruacana rooibekkiebos (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

... savanna regions. They belong to the large acanthus family (Acanthaceae), many species of which occur in South Africa. ...

08 / 03 / 2004 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Metarungia longistrobus

In flower
Common names: sunbird bush (Eng.); sonbekkiebos (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

25 / 02 / 2013 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Metarungia galpinii

Flower spike and leaves © Tony Dold
Common names: southern orange-lips
Family: Acanthaceae

17 / 03 / 2014 | Vathiswa Zikishe | CREW
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Mackaya bella

Mackaya bella
Common names: mackaya, forest bell-bush, river bells, beautiful mackaya (Eng.); bosklokkiesbos, blouklokkiesbos (Afr.); umavuthwa, uzwathi, uphulule, icaphozi (Zul.
Family: Acanthaceae

... bell shaped flowers. The genus Mackaya belongs in the Acanthaceae, and was named in 1859 by the botanist William ...

01 / 10 / 2001 | Thompson T Mutshinyalo | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Justicia petiolaris

Justicia petiolaris
Common names: blue justicia, kissing-leaves (Eng.); kiesieblaar (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

... 44 genera and ± 350 species occur in southern Africa. Acanthaceae genera are identified by opposite leaves and ...

15 / 12 / 2003 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Justicia odora

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

... name odora means fragrant. It belongs to the family Acanthaceae. In the genus you get perennials, suffrutices ...

22 / 12 / 2008 | Willem Froneman | Lowveld NBG
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Justicia flava

Justicea flava flowers
Common names: yellow justicea (Eng.); geelgarnaalbos (Afr.); impela (Zulu)
Family: Acanthaceae

... name, flava, means yellow. It belongs to the family Acanthaceae, of about 246 genera which includes herbs, shrubs ...

06 / 10 / 2008 | Willem Froneman | Lowveld NBG
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Justicia campylostemon

Flowers
Common names: honey justicia (Eng.); isipheka (Zulu)
Family: Acanthaceae

... bent or curved, and stemon, meaning stamens. The family Acanthaceae comprises about 250 genera and 2500 species, of ...

26 / 05 / 2008 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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