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Maytenus undata
A bushy shrub or small tree with a rounded crown, glossy leaves, unarmed branches, sweet-smelling flowers in summer and yellow to reddish-brown fruits...
Ginkgo biloba
A long-lived, tall, slender, sparsely branched deciduous tree up to 20–35 m tall with an angular crown and distinctive fan-shaped leaves that turn...
Ficus macrophylla
A large evergreen tree with a massive, heavily buttressed trunk, large, dark green, leathery leaves and small figs. A tree may reach up to 60 m tall with...
Faurea macnaughtonii
A tall, evergreen, forest tree to 25 m, with a dense, rounded crown. Bark smooth and pale becoming dark and rough. Leaves lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate,...
Cryptocarya myrtifolia
Evergreen tree, 10–20 m tall, leaves green above, bluish below, very small cream flowers in clusters in early summer followed by reddish fruits....
Combretum caffrum
See Combretum afrum...
Combretum afrum
Small to medium-sized tree, 5–10 m tall, with shiny green, drooping, willow-like foliage, greenish yellow flowers in spherical heads in spring, and...
Cinnamomum camphora
This species is now called Camphora officinarum ...
Camphora officinarum
The camphor tree is a large, evergree tree with a dense canopy of glossy, light green leaves, sprays of small white to pale yellow flowers in spring and...
Tritonia nelsonii
A breathtaking flowering plant which boasts vibrant orange-red flowers that bloom in late summer, adding delicate beauty and lovely colour to gardens and...
Adromischus cristatus var. zeyheri
Adromischus cristatus var. zeyheri is a dwarf, cliff-hugging succulent from the southeastern parts of South Africa. The plants are dwarf, rosette-forming,...
Aloe saundersiae
Aloe saundersiae is among the smallest aloes of the world, with ascending spreading, linear leaves from a central rosette and small pinkish white flowers...
Kniphofia pauciflora
This few-flowered, small poker with slender, lax flowerheads of gently flaring tubular yellow flowers, is one of the rarest species of Kniphofia. It is...
Aloe liliputana
Aloe liliputana is the world’s smallest aloe, barely 130 mm tall when in flower, with thin, wiry leaves spreading from a central rosette, and small...
Aloe komatiensis
Aloe komatiensis is a summer-flowering, stemless succulent with leaves arranged in a tight spiral, creating a striking rosette of vibrant green leaves,...
Portulaca grandiflora
Portulaca grandiflora, an evergreen succulent native to South America, is widely known as an ornamental plant and has naturalised in parts of South Africa....
Albuca cremnophila
Albuca cremnophila is a solitary to cluster-forming, bulbous cliff-hanger with long, narrow pendent leaves that grow to more than 1 m long and white...
Gazania linearis
Gazania linearis, commonly known as the treasure flower, is a vibrant perennial that brings a splash of colour to gardens with its striking bright yellow...
Albuca thermarum
Albuca thermarum is a solitary to cluster-forming bulbous plant with dark green pendent leaves and yellowish-green flowers in extended, spirally arranged...
Ficus tettensis
The small-leaved rock fig is a rock-splitting tree with an upward growth habit and a rounded crown, hairy leaves, a beautiful yellowish mottled bark and...