Rothmannia fischeri (K.Schum.) Bullock subsp. fischeri
Common name: woodland false-gardenia, scented bells (Eng.)
SA Tree No: 694
Shrub or small tree, 2–8 m high. Leaves opposite, occasionally in whorls of three, lanceolate to elliptical or broadly elliptical or narrowly obovate, 35–90 × 20–50 mm, leathery, dark shiny green, hairy pockets (domatia) present on the undersurface, apex and base tapering, margins entire, wavy; petiole up to 10 mm long. Flowers creamy with pink or purple markings in the throat, corolla tube funnel-shaped, 100 × 80 mm.
The upper expanded part of the calyx often splitting, with lobes 1–9(–18) mm long. The corolla tube is gradually funnel-shaped or has a narrow cylindrical lower half and is funnel-shaped above, 43–80 × 13–30 mm, wide at the opening; lobes 18–25 mm long.
Flowering time: spring to late summer (October–February).
Occurs in central Zimbabwe, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo provinces in semi-deciduous woodland, thickets and mixed evergreen forest patches, often on rocky hillsides or koppies, or near streams.

Rothmannia globosa (Hochst.) Keay
Common names: September bells, bell gardenia (Eng.); klokkiesvalskatjiepiering (Afr.); umgubhe (isiXhosa); umphazane (isiZulu); thudwane (Tsivenda); sikoba (SiSwati)
SA Tree No: 695
Evergreen or briefly deciduous tree, 4–7(–12) m high. Leaves opposite, elliptic to lanceolate, 40–140 × 20–50 mm, dark green above, paler beneath, midrib and side veins yellowish to paler green tinged reddish, raised beneath, hairy pockets (domatia) present on the undersurface, margin entire, broadly tapering tip, base tapering; petiole up 10 mm long. The upper expanded part of the calyx never splitting, always bearing filiform to linear lobes; the bases somewhat widened but always clearly separated by sinuses. Flowers bell-shaped, 25 × 35 mm, creamywhite, yellowish in throat with pink speckles within. They appear singly or in clusters along short side branches, appearing in profusion, usually before the leaves.
Flowering time: winter to spring (July–November), often flowers after rain in July, and again in September.