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Kniphofia coddiana

Kniphofia coddiana
Common names: Codd’s poker (Eng.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... University, Germany. Kniphofia belongs to the family Asphodelaceae, which comprises 17 genera (10 of which occur ...

11 / 08 / 2025 | Ndumiso Hlongwane | Pretoria NBG
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Kniphofia drepanophylla

Kniphofia drepanophylla
Common names: sickle poker (Eng.); sekelblaar-vuurpyl (Afr.); umathunga (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... University, Germany. Kniphofia belongs to the family Asphodelaceae, which comprises 17 genera (10 of which occur ...

30 / 06 / 2025 | Ndumiso Hlongwane | Pretoria NBG
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Kniphofia pauciflora

Kniphofia pauciflora
Common names: dainty poker, few-flowered poker (Eng.); umathunga (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... University, Germany. Kniphofia belongs to the family Asphodelaceae, which comprises 17 genera (10 of which occur ...

02 / 06 / 2025 | Ndumiso Hlongwane | Pretoria NBG
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Aloe saundersiae

Aloe saundersiae in flower in habitat
Common names: Nkandla grass aloe, Saunders’ grass aloe, dwarf grass aloe (Eng.); Nkandla-grasaalwyn (Afr.).
Family: Asphodelaceae

02 / 06 / 2025 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe komatiensis

Aloe komatiensis inflorescence and flowers covered with a powdery bloom
Common names: Komati aloe, Malelane aloe (Eng.); Komatipoort-aalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

26 / 05 / 2025 | Ziphezinhle Madonsela | Lowveld NBG
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Aloe liliputana

Aloe liliputana in habitat
Common names: Luphutana aloe (Eng.), Luphutana-aalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

26 / 05 / 2025 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Astroloba congesta

Astroloba congesta
Common names: eastern astroloba (Eng.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... this species. The plant is classified within the subfamily Asphodelaceae, Alooideae, which is a group of plants that ... botanical and pharmaceutical communities, the Aloe family, Asphodelaceae, is well known for its medicinal properties. In ...

07 / 04 / 2025 | Vathiswa Zikishe | CREW
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Aloe bowiea

Aloe bowiea in the Karoo NBG nursery
Common names: Coega dwarf aloe, Bowie’s aloe (Eng.); kleinaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

03 / 03 / 2025 | Mahlatse Michelle Malemone | Karoo Desert NBG
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Aloe ecklonis

Aloe ecklonis
Common names: Ecklon’s aloe, grass aloe (Eng.), Ecklonse-aalwyn, vlei-aalwyn, grasaalwyn (Afr.), hloho-tsa-makaka, lekxalana, maroba lihale (Sesotho), isiphukuthw
Family: Asphodelaceae

... has more than 500 species of shrubby succulents in the Asphodelaceae family. It is native to Africa, the Arabian ...

25 / 11 / 2024 | Lesego Maunatlala | Pretoria NBG
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Aloestrela suzannae

Aloestrela suzannae in the Pretoria NBG
Common names: Malagasy tree aloe, Suzanna’s aloe (Eng.); vaho, vahona, vahondrano (Malagasy)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... a is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asphodelaceae . This genus is named in honour of Professor Dr ... just one species, Aloestrela suzannae. Members of the Asphodelaceae encompass a range of flowering plants, ...

04 / 11 / 2024 | Philisiwe Nonhlanhla Biyela | Pretoria NBG
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Aloe suprafoliata

Aloe suprafoliata, leaves stacked on top of each other like pages of an open book.
Common names: book aloe, book-leaved aloe (Eng.), boekaalwyn (Afr.), icena, umhlabandlazi (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

30 / 09 / 2024 | Keitumetse Lenong | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Kniphofia thodei

Kniphofia thodei
Common names: Thode’s poker (Eng.); leloele (Sesotho)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... in the Estcourt District. Kniphofia belongs to the family Asphodelaceae which comprises 10 indigenous South Africa ...

17 / 06 / 2024 | Rofhiwa Ingrid Mudau | Pretoria NBG
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Aloe globuligemma

Aloe globuligemma
Common names: knob aloe, button aloe (Eng.), knoppiesaalwyn (Afr.), lekopane (Sepedi (seKone dialect))
Family: Asphodelaceae

03 / 06 / 2024 | Nondumiso Qwabe | National Zoological Gardens
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Aloe hahnii

Aloe hahnii in flower in habitat
Common names: Soutpansberg aloe, Soutpansberg soap aloe (Eng.); Soutpansberg-bontaalwyn (Afr.); tshikhopha-tshituku (Ven.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... to be Aloe swynnertonii. The genus Aloe belongs in the Asphodelaceae, the name of this plant family is derived from ...

27 / 05 / 2024 | Thembuluwo Maduwa | Thohoyandou NBG
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Aloe chabaudii

Aloe chabaudii
Common names: Chabaud’s aloe, grey aloe, Dwala aloe (Eng.); grysaalwyn (Afr.); inhlaba (siSwati, isiZulu); inkalane (isiZulu); mangani (Tswana;) tshikhopha (Venda
Family: Asphodelaceae

18 / 03 / 2024 | Itumeleng Machete | Pretoria NBG
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Kniphofia porphyrantha

Kniphofia porphyrantha
Common names: dwarf red-hot poker, highveld red-hot poker (Eng.), hoëveld vuurpyl (Afr.), icacane, umathunga (isiZulu), leloele (Sesotho)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... for this name is unclear. Kniphofia is a member of the Asphodelaceae family, which has over 750 species and 17 ...

12 / 02 / 2024 | Lesego Maunatlala | Pretoria NBG
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Gasteria retusa

Gasteria retusa
Common names: Hex River ox-tongue (Eng.), Heksrivier beestong (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

20 / 11 / 2023 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Kniphofia northiae

Kniphofia northiae
Common names: broad-leaved poker, Marianne North’s poker, giant red-hot poker, octopus torch (Eng.); icacane, umathunga (isiZulu.); leloele (Sesotho)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... more blossoms to grow. Kniphofia is a member of the Asphodelaceae family, which includes 17 genera and over 750 ...

16 / 10 / 2023 | Vathiswa Zikishe | CREW
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Astroloba genus

Astroloba spirella in a nurse plant east of Ladismith
Common names: astrolobas, starlobes (Eng.); astrolobas, kleinaalwyne, koedoekos, steekaalwyntjies (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... , so making it one of the larger genera recognised in the Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae. In fact, in terms of the ...

18 / 09 / 2023 | Ronell R. Klopper | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Astroloba subg. Astroloba sect. Astroloba

Family: Asphodelaceae

18 / 09 / 2023 | | National Herbarium Pretoria
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