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Rothmannia genus

Common names: wild gardenias, false gardenias (Eng.); wildekatjiepiering, valskatjiepiering (Afr.)

Family: Rubiaceae

21 / 04 / 2025 | Mulweli Maswoliedza | Compton Herbarium

Anthospermum spathulatum subsp. spathulatum

Common names: spoon flowerseed, spathulate anthospermum, jackal's tail (Eng.), jakkalsstert, skaapbos (Afr.)

Family: Rubiaceae

... Anthospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. This genus is comprised of 39 accepted species of ... and dry, dehiscent (sometimes indehiscent) fruits. The Rubiaceae family has a worldwide distribution, with a ... About 13 000 species from 660 genera make up the family Rubiaceae, which is divided into 42 tribes. Consequently, the ...

08 / 01 / 2024 | Thabang Makola | Karoo Desert NBG

Canthium armatum

Common names: armed turkey-berry, false turkey-berry (Eng.); valsbokdrol, basterbokdrol (Afr.); umphembedu, umvuthwamini, isikhwakwane-inkomazi (isiZulu); mufhaladz

Family: Rubiaceae

06 / 03 / 2023 | Mulweli Maswoliedza | Compton Herbarium

Psychotria suber

Common names: corkbark bird-berry (Eng.); kurkbas-voelbessie (Afr.)

Family: Rubiaceae

... green fruits. Psychotria suber belongs to the family Rubiaceae, a large family with about 13 620 species ranging ... most trees species in South Africa belongs to the family Rubiaceae (Van Wyk 2013). The family is at once distinguished ... Red dye is also obtained from Rubia tinctorum . The name Rubiaceae, is derived from the genus Rubia , which is derived ...

21 / 11 / 2022 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pavetta zeyheri subsp. zeyheri

Common names: grey-leaved bride’s bush, small-leaved bride’s bush, narrow-leaved bride’s bush (Eng.); fynblaarbruidbos (Afr.); igcegceleya, igceya (isiXhosa);

Family: Rubiaceae

... is a genus of flowering shrubs and trees in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 350 species of trees, evergreen ... and described many new species. When Launert revised the Rubiaceae in 1966, he sank, P. lasiopepulus, one of ...

15 / 03 / 2021 | Sisanda Alakhe Velembo-Mhlauli | Kirstenbosch NBG

Canthium spinosum

Common names: thorny turkey-berry, coastal turkey-berry, coastal canthium, thorny rock-alder (Eng.); doringklipels, doringbokdrol (Afr.); ubuchopho benja, isiphamba

Family: Rubiaceae

16 / 07 / 2018 | Cathbert Makgakga | National Herbarium Pretoria

Cephalanthus natalensis

Common names: strawberry bush, tree-strawberry, quinine berry (Eng.); witaarbeibos, witpruim (Afr.); mothotwe, motlholobu (Northern Sotho); murondo, mutsanda (Tshiv

Family: Rubiaceae

... in southern Africa; it falls under the gardenia family (Rubiaceae). A scrambling shrub or small tree with attractive ...

07 / 08 / 2017 | Lufuno Nenungwi | Free State NBG

Breonadia salicina

Common names: matumi, African teak, wild-oleander, Transvaal teak (Eng.); mingerhout, watermatoemie, waterboekenhout, basterkiaat (Afr.); mohlomê (Northern Sotho);

Family: Rubiaceae

... for the willow. Breonadia belongs in the gardenia family (Rubiaceae), the fourth largest flowering plant family in the ...

05 / 06 / 2017 | Mpendulo Gabayi | Kirstenbosch NBG

Vangueria esculenta

Common names: Chirinda wild-medlar, forest wild-medlar, (Eng.); Chirinda-wildemispel, bosmispel, blinkblaarmispel (Afr.); mobilo (Lobedu)

Family: Rubiaceae

... 10 species native to southern Africa. It belongs in the Rubiaceae (gardenia family); this family has more than ...

18 / 07 / 2016 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Oxyanthus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis

Oxyanthus pyriformis flowers and foliage (Geoff Nichols)

Common names: hatpins loquat, Natal loquat (Eng.); hoedespeldlukwart, Natallukwart (Afr.); isibinda esingakhali-amasi (isiZulu); umgungununu (siSwati)

Family: Rubiaceae

11 / 01 / 2016 | Alec Naidoo | Pretoria NBG

Hyperacanthus amoenus

Common names: Thorny gardenia (Eng.); Doringkatjiepiering (Afr.); Murombe (Tshivenda); Bembethu (Sesotho); isibhembedu, umbambangwe, umthembezwana (isiZulu); isende

Family: Rubiaceae

... fail to germinate. Hyperacanthus amoenus belongs to the Rubiaceae family. The genus is relatively small in South ...

25 / 11 / 2013 | Thompson T Mutshinyalo | Walter Sisulu NBG

Coddia rudis

Common names: small bone apple (Eng.); kleinbeenappel (Afr.); umDondwane (Zulu); siKhwakhwane (Siswati); tshinapanapana (Venda)

Family: Rubiaceae

31 / 12 / 2011 | K w Sepheka | National Herbarium Pretoria

Canthium ciliatum

Common names: hairy turkey berry (Eng.); harige bokdrol (Afr.); mulume-khoda (Venda); umnyushulumbe, umdakane, ubuchopho (Xhosa, Zulu), mvutfwamini (Swati).

Family: Rubiaceae

... information to this species, since some species in the Rubiaceae (coffee family) respond differently in similar ... Canthium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises shrubs and small trees. The leaves ...

24 / 01 / 2011 | Beate Hölscher | National Herbarium Pretoria

Kraussia floribunda

Common names: rhino-coffee; renosterkoffie, wildekornoelie (Afr); isiKhukhankobe, isiKhubashane, uTholomba (Zulu)

Family: Rubiaceae

08 / 11 / 2010 | Sarah Curtis | Kirstenbosch NBG

Gardenia volkensii

Common names: bushveld gardenia, Transvaal gardenia (Eng.); Transvaalkatjiepiering, bosveldkatjiepiering, kannetjieboom, stompdoring (Afr.); morala (Northern-Sotho,

Family: Rubiaceae

23 / 08 / 2010 | Hester Steyn | National Herbarium Pretoria