Jackson, W.P.U. 1990. Origins and meanings of names of South African plant genera. University of Cape Town.

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Amphithalea tomentosa (Thunb.) Granby

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Common names: hairy amphithalea

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Babiana montana G.J.Lewis

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Common names: Agulhas baboon flower (Eng.); bobbejaantjie, bobbejaanuintjie (Afr.)

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Sesamum saxicola (E.A.Bruce) Byng & Christenh. (= Ceratotheca saxicola E.A.Bruce)

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Common names: rock foxglove (Eng.); rotsvingerhoedblom (Afr.)

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Sesamum trilobum (Bernh.) Byng & Christenh. (= Ceratotheca triloba (Bernh.) Hook.f.) 

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Common names: wild foxglove, African foxglove, false foxglove (Eng.); vingerhoedblom, wildevingerhoedjie (Afr.); ludvonca, udonqa (SiSwati); udonqa, undoncalwabathwa, udonqabathwa, udongalwezithutha (isiZulu); inkunzane enkulu (isiNdebele)

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Ornithogalum viridiflorum (I.Verd.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (= Galtonia viridiflora I.Verd.)

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Common names: green berg lily

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Ornithogalum princeps (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (= Galtonia princeps (Baker) Decne.)

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Common names: berg lily, summer hyacinth (Eng.); berglelie (Afr.)

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Melianthus elongatus Wijnads (Synonym: Melianthus minor L.)

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Common names: strandveld honeyflower, dwarf honeyflower, small melianthus, turkey bush (Eng.); kruidjie-roer-my-nie, truitjie (Afr.)

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Marasmodes dummeri Bolus ex Hutch.

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Common names: whip autumn-aster

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Felicia tenella (L.) Nees subsp. tenella

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Common names: bristly felicia (Eng.); astertjie (Afr.)

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Eucomis zambesiaca Baker

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Common names: Zambezi pineapple flower, tropical pineapple lily (Eng.); witpynappellelie (Afr.)

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