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Haworthia mirabilis var. consanguinea

Plant
Common names: Riviersonderend haworthia (Eng.), Riviersonderend-dwergaalwyntjie (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Haworth (1767–1833), British, succulent student, as Aloe mirabilis in 1804. In 1812 he transferred it to the ...

31/01/2022 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Conicosia pugioniformis subsp. pugioniformis

Plant
Common names: giant clockplant, pigroot, pig salad, narrow-leaved ice plant (Eng.); groot vetkousie, varkslaai, gansies, varkwortel, snotwortel (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... Z. flexuosum , Melianthus elongatus , Malephora crocea , Aloe maculata and A arenicola , Senecio elegans and S. ...

02/09/2019 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Codon royenii

Plant
Common names: honey bush (Eng.); heuningbos, suikerkelk (Afr.)
Family: Boraginaceae

... lugubris , which nests in dry, pithy stems, usually of Aloe inflorescences, is widespread in Africa and is therefore ...

20/02/2006 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Euphorbia sekukuniensis

Plant
Common names: Sekhukhune candelabra-tree, Sekhukhune euphorbia (Eng.); sekhukhunenaboom (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... , and small succulent plants such as species of  Aloe , Crassula , Cotyledon , Tylecodon ,   Cyphostemma , ...

27/11/2017 | | Pretoria NBG

Delosperma lydenbergense

Plant
Common names: Lydenburg vygie (Eng.); klipvygie, rotsvygie (Afr.)
Family: Mesembryanthemaceae

... subsp. inapertus , A. inapertus subsp. intermedius , Aloe dyeri, A. gracilifolia, Crassula vaginata and Khadia ...

23/11/2009 | | Pretoria NBG

Euphorbia tirucalli

Plant
Common names: pencil plant, rubber-hedge euphorbia (Eng.); kraalmelkbos (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... of large, medium and small succulent plants such as Aloe, Crassula, Cotyledon, Tylecodon and Cyphostemma, while ...

24/12/2007 | | Harold Porter NBG

Crassula arborescens

Plant
Common names: tree crassula (Eng.); beestebal (Afr.); Umchobozovithi (Swazi)
Family: Crassulaceae

... crundallii, K. thyrsiflora , Cyphostemma juttae , Aloe arborescens , A. ferox , A. microstigma , A. perfoliata ...

22/10/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Bulbine cremnophila

Plant
Common names: Baviaanskloof cliff bulbine (Eng.); Baviaanskloof kranskopieva (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... but succumb rapidly to fungal rot when kept too moist. The aloe ring fungus ( Uromyces sp.) can be troublesome but is ...

10/01/2011 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dregeochloa pumila

Plant
Common names: Tom Thumb grass, Kleinduimpiegras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae

... some of which are endemic to the region. They include Aloe krapohliana var. dumoulinii, Crassula brevifolia, C. ...

02/02/2009 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Arctotis aspera

Plant
Common names: rough arctotis (Eng.); taaigousblom (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... E. viscaria subsp longifolia , Aloiampelos commixta and Aloe succotrina . This species can be further enhanced in the ...

11/06/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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