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

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Paranomus longicaulis Salisb. ex Knight

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Common names: woolly sceptre, exploding baked apple (Eng.); poppiesbos (Afr.)

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Stachys rugosa Aiton.

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Common names: grey tea stachys (Eng.); vaaltee, bojanntee, boesmantee, dassiekruie (Afr.); taraputsoe (SSo.)

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Stachys aethiopica L.

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Common names: African stachys, wild sage (Eng.); katbossie, katpisbossie (Afr.);bokhatha, bolae-ba-litaola, likhobe-tsa-balisana (SSo.)

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Asparagus aethiopicus L.

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Common names: wild asparagus (Eng.); haakdoring (Afr.)

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Athanasia crithmifolia (L.) L.

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Common names: samphire-leaf athanasia, thread-leaf klaas louw bush (Eng.); draadblaar-klaaslouwbos, klaaslouwbossie (Afr.)

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Raphionacme hirsuta (E.Mey.) R.A.Dyer

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Common names: false gentian, khadi-root (Eng.); khadiwortel, khadi (Afr.); kherenchane (SSo.); intsema (Xho.); umathangane, umathanjana (Zul.)

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Ficus craterostoma Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret

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Common names: forest fig, forest strangler-fig, blunt-leaved forest fig, bastard Natal fig (Eng.); bosvy, wurgvy, stomblaarbosvy, bostouboom, basternatalvy (Afr.); intozane, uluzi, umthombe (isiXhosa), umthombe, umbombe, isihlamfane (isiZulu); moumo (Northern Sotho), muumo, muvumo, tshikululu (Tshivenda); xirhomberhombe (Xitsonga)

SA Tree No: 52

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Pelargonium paniculatum Jacq.

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Oftia africana (L.) Bocq.

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Common names: lazy bush (Eng.); koekblommetjiesbos, sukkelbossie (Afr.)

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Cephalaria pungens Szabó

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