Joffe, P.1993. The gardener’s guide to South African plants. Tafelberg Publishers, Cape Town.

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Crocosmia aurea (Pappe ex Hook.) Planch.

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Common names: falling stars, valentine flower, montbretia (Eng.); valentynsblom (Afr.); umlunge, udwendweni (Zulu)

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Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

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Common names: mother-in-law’s tongue, piles root, bowstring hemp (Eng.); skoonma-se-tong, aambeiwortel, haasoor (Afr.); kai, ghaiwortel (Khoi); isikholokotho (Xhosa, Zulu); isikwendle, isitokotoko (Zulu)

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Arctotheca calendula (L.) Levyns

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Common names: Cape marigold, Cape weed, Cape dandelion (Eng.); botterblom, gousblom, soetgousblom, tonteldoekblom, Kaapse madeliefie (Afr.); isiqwashumbe (isiXhosa)

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Senecio elegans L.

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Common names: wild cineraria, veld cineraria, greater purple ragwort, purple senecio (Eng.); strandblommetjie (Afr.); izuba (isiXhosa)

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Freylinia undulata (L.f.) Benth.

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Common names: Overberg bell-bush, mauve honey-bell (Eng.); Overbergse klokkiesbos (Afr.)

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Freylinia tropica S. Moore

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Common names: Waterberg bell-bush, blue honey-bell, blue freylinia (Eng.), inyanga hedge plant (Shona)

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Kumara plicatilis (L.) G.D.Rowley  (= Aloe plicatilis L.)

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Common names: fan aloe, Franschhoek aloe (Eng.); waaieraalwyn, Franschoekaalwyn, bergaalwyn, tongaalwyn (Afr.)

SA Tree No: 29.6

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