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Alberta magna

Alberta magna
Common names: Natal flame bush (Eng), Breekhout (Afr) uMabophe, isiQalaba (Xhosa), iGibampondo, umCumane (Zulu)
Family: Rubiaceae

... warm parts of South Africa. Many species in the family Rubiaceae are cultivated for their showy and sometimes ... but also because it is a protected tree in the family Rubiaceae. Alberta magna E. Meyer 701 Alberta magna It is a ...

12 / 07 / 2002 | Giles Mbambezeli | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Anthospermum spathulatum subsp. spathulatum

Anthospermum 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
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Breonadia salicina

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
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Burchellia bubalina

Burchellia bubalina
Common names: wild pomegranate (Eng.); wildegranaat (Afr.); iThobankomo (X), isiGolwane (Z); maHlosana (Sw)
Family: Rubiaceae

... genus (only one species). It belongs to the coffee family, Rubiaceae, with over 500 genera and approximately 7 000 ...

14 / 02 / 2005 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Canthium armatum

Ripe fruits of Canthium armatum. Photo Geoff Nichols
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
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Canthium ciliatum

Canthium ciliatum flowers & leaves © G. Nichols
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
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Canthium inerme

Leaves and fruits
Common names: turkey-berry; common turkey-berry; criss-cross turkey-berry; Cape date (Eng.); gewone bokdrol; doringels (Afr.); umvuthwamini (Xhosa, Zulu); umnyushul
Family: Rubiaceae

... is the renowned and much-admired gardenia family, the Rubiaceae. The Rubiaceae holds the distinction of being the largest family ... on the whole (Allaby 1998). Most members of the Rubiaceae, which include herbs, shrubs, trees and climbers, ...

12 / 07 / 2004 | Jan-Hakon Burring | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Canthium spinosum

Canthium spinosum (Geoff Nichols)
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
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Cephalanthus natalensis

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
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Coddia rudis

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
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Gardenia cornuta

Flowers and fruit
Common names: Tonga gardenia, Natal gardenia, horned gardenia (Eng.); wilde-appel, Tongakatjiepiering, Natalkatjiepiering (Afr.); umhlahle, unomphumela, umvalasangw
Family: Rubiaceae

13 / 06 / 2005 | Mkhipheni Ngwenya | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Gardenia thunbergia

Gardenia thunbergia
Common names: white gardenia, forest gardenia, wild gardenia (Eng.), witkatjiepiering, buffelsbal, kannetjieboom (Afr.), umKhangazi (Xhosa), umValasangweni, umKhwak
Family: Rubiaceae

... Gardens, Kew in London, in 1773. The gardenia family (Rubiaceae) is a large, cosmopolitan family containing 630 ...

17 / 02 / 2003 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Gardenia volkensii

Gardenia volkensii flowers
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
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Hyperacanthus amoenus

Hyperacanthus amoenus.Photo Geoff Nichols
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
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Kraussia floribunda

Kraussia floribunda foliage and flowers
Common names: rhino-coffee; renosterkoffie, wildekornoelie (Afr); isiKhukhankobe, isiKhubashane, uTholomba (Zulu)
Family: Rubiaceae

08 / 11 / 2010 | Sarah Curtis | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Mitriostigma axillare

Mitriostigma axillare illustration
Common names: dwarf-loquat (Eng.); dwerglukwart (Afr.) South African National Tree List no. 689.2
Family: Rubiaceae

... Cinchonoideae of the large, mostly tropical family Rubiaceae (coffee family). Possibly the best known member of ...

03 / 05 / 2010 | Hugh Glen | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium
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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
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Pavetta

Common names: bride's bush, Christmas bush ( Eng. ); bruidsboom, bruidsbos, kers(mis)bos (Afr.)
Family: Rubiaceae

... stipules, a characteristic feature of the family Rubiaceae. Many fragrant flowers are borne in terminal, ...

24 / 12 / 2007 | Paul Herman | Pretoria NBG
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Pavetta cooperi

Pavetta cooperi in bloom
Common names: Christmas bush, pompon bride's bush (Eng.); pomponbruidsbos, kers(mis)bos (Afr.); luphehlwane (Siswati); is-Anywana (Zulu).
Family: Rubiaceae

11 / 01 / 2010 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pavetta gardeniifolia

Flowers of Pavetta gardeniifolia
Common names: Christmas bride's bush, Christmas bush, kersbruidsbos (Afr.)
Family: Rubiaceae

25 / 11 / 2002 | Pitta Joffe | Pretoria NBG
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