Smith, C.A. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa No. 35. Government Printer, Pretoria.

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Hermannia muricata Eckl. & Zeyh.

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Common names: muricate doll’s rose (Eng.); poprosie, klokkiesbos (Afr.)

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Clematis villosa DC. subsp. stanleyi (Hook.) Kuntze

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Common names: feather duster, shock-headed peter (Eng.); pluimbossie, veerbossie (Afr.); bogopa (?) (Sotho); nyenu, ndengu (Wemba: Zambia).

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Erica ampullacea Curtis

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Common names: flask heath, bottle heath, heath sissie (Eng.); sissieheide, flessieheide, bottelheide (Afr.)

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Geissorhiza ovata (Burm.f.) Asch. & Graebn.

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Common names: pink satin flower (Eng.); pienk satynblom (Afr.)

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Pseudogaltonia clavata (Mast.) E.Phillips

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Common names: desert coconut, desert hyacinth, osonanga lily, Namibian slangkop, Cape hyacinth, (Eng.); gifbol, groenlelie, slangkop, Namibia-slangkop (Afr.)

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Cyathula natalensis Sond.

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Common names: Natal cyathula, KZN hookweed (Eng.); Natalserondeklits (Afr.); munamumuhulwane (Tshivenda); xinama, rinama (Xitsonga)

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Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.

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Common names: blue disa (Eng.), bloumoederkappie (Afr.)

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Portulacaria longipedunculata (Merxm. & Podlech) Bruyns & Klak (= Ceraria longipedunculata Merxm. & Podlech)

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Common names: Kaoko porkbush (Eng.), langblaarwolftoon (Afr.)

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Dimorphotheca chrysanthemifolia (Vent.) DC.

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Common names: cape mountain marigold, chrysanth rain daisy (Eng.); geelbergmargriet, gousblom (Afr.)

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Portulacaria carrissoana (Exell & Mendonça) Bruyns & Klak (= Ceraria carrissoana Exell & Mendonça)

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Common names: Angolan porkbush (Eng.), Angola-wolftoon (Afr.)

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