Jackson, W.P.U. 1990. Origins and meanings of names of South African plant genera. University of Cape Town.
Chaenostoma hispidum (Thunb.) Benth
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Common names: bristly skunkbush (Eng.); stinkbossie (Afr.)
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Cussonia sphaerocephala Strey
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Common names: forest cabbage-tree, Natal forest cabbage tree (Eng.); boskiepersol (Afr.); umsenge-wehlathi (isiXhosa & isiZulu); umsenge (siSwati)
SA Tree No: 564.2
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Protea aristata E.Phillips
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Common names: Ladismith sugarbush (Eng.); klein-den-suikerbos (Afr.)
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Coleus esculentus (N.E.Br.) G.Taylor (= Plectranthus esculentus N.E.Br.)
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Common names: wild potato, veld potato, African potato, Livingstone potato (Eng.); veldaartappel, wilde-aartappel (Afr.); itapile (Xhosa); tsenza (Shona); mutada (Venda); ujango, ujilo, umbondwe, umhlaza (Zulu), umbondiwe (Ndebele)
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Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex. Tul.
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Common names: Tasselberry (Eng.), Voëlsitboom, Tosselbessie (Afr.); isiBangamlotha, Isiqutwane, Umhlabahlungulu, Umhlalanyoni (isiZulu); modulane (Northern Sotho), Kgôbê-tsabadisana, Moingwe, Segagama (Setswana), Mufhala-khwali (Tshivenda), Umtyongi (isiXhosa)
SA Tree No: 318
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Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach
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Common names: Cape honeysuckle, tecomaria (Eng.); Kaapse kanferfoelie, trompetters (Afr.); malangula (Swazi); umsilingi, icakatha (Xhosa); lungana, incwincwi, uchacha, udodo, ugcangca, imunyane (Zulu); molaka (Sotho)
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Coleus livingstonei A.J.Paton (= Pycnostachys urticifolia Hook.)
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Common names: hedgehog sage, large hedgehog flower, prickly sage, blue boys, nettle-leaf pycnostachys, dark blue pycnostachys (Eng.); ystervarksalie, groot ystervarksalie (Afr.); unkungwini, amadata (isiZulu); gogodza (tshiVenda)
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Coleus grandidentatus (Gürke) A.J.Paton (= Plectranthus grandidentatus Gürke)
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Common names: big-teeth coleus, scented-leaf coleus (Eng.); groottandsalie (Afr.)
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Phaenocoma prolifera (L.) D.Don
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Common names: pink everlasting, pink strawflower, Cape everlasting (Eng.); rooisewejaartjie, strooiblommetjie (Afr.)
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Melianthus major L.
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Common names: honey flower, melianthus, giant honey flower, touch-me-not (Eng.); kruidjie-roer-my-nie, heuningblom, klappers, krikkiebos (Afr.); ubuhlungubemamba, ubutyayi (Xhosa), ibonya (Zulu)
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