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Tapinanthus oleifolius

Plant
Common names: lighting matches, mistletoe (Eng.); voëlent, vuurhoutjie (Afr.); boletswa (Northern Sotho); nzunzu ( Venda )
Family: Loranthaceae

... The style of the ovary moves to one side and ensures maximum exposure to the next pollinator to facilitate ...

26/09/2005 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Orothamnus zeyheri

Plant
Common names: marsh rose, mountain rose (Eng.); vleiroos, bergroos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... short-lived with an average of lifespan of ten years and a maximum of twenty years, and are killed by fire. In ...

02/05/2016 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe dewinteri

Plant
Common names: Sesfontein Aloe (Eng.); Sesfonteinaalwyn (Afr.).
Family: Asphodelaceae

... ascending-spreading and ultimately recurved, allowing maximum exposure to the open shade on the south-facing ...

06/09/2021 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Bulbine frutescens

Plant
Common names: stalked bulbine, snake flower, cat's tail, burn jelly plant (Eng.); balsem kopieva, geelkatstert (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... of the day. Although it will grow indoors, it requires maximum light. Propagation is from seed, cuttings or either ...

22/03/2004 | | Free State NBG

Encephalartos paucidentatus

Plant
Common names: Barberton cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... the faster growing cycads. Once the stem has attained its maximum diameter, the stem height, under ideal conditions, ...

03/07/2006 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Nemesia arenifera

Plant
Common names: None recorded.
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... occurs in areas that have relatively low minimum and high maximum temperatures. It is commercially currently not ...

17/08/2015 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Vaccinium exul

Plant
Common names: African blueberry, African cranberry (Eng.); Afrika-bloubessie, bosbessiebos (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... annual temperature is ±14°C and mean winter minimum and maximum temperature is low, ±3-18°C. In the wild, plants ...

28/12/2015 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Oplismenus hirtellus

Plant
Common names: basket grass
Family: Poaceae

... in the subtropical regions of the world, and related to Panicum grass). O. hirtellus is similar in appearance to O. ...

31/01/2005 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Strelitzia juncea

Plant
Common names: rush-leaf crane flower, rush-leaf strelitzia (Eng.); rietkraanvoëlblom, riet-strelitzia (Afr.)
Family: Strelitziaceae

... the successful cultivation of this species, full sun for maximum flowering and applications every winter (May/June) of ...

27/09/2004 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Plectranthus ambiguus

Plant
Common names: pincushion spurflower ( Eng. ); speldekussing spoorsalie (Afr.); iboza elincane (Zulu)
Family: Lamiaceae

... will keep the plants neat, maintain vigour and give you maximum flowers. Cut back to just above a node. This species ...

30/04/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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