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Atalaya alata
PlantCommon names: Lebombo krantz ash (Eng.); Lebombo kransesseboom (Afr.); umzondo, umnondo (Zulu)
Family: Sapindaceae
08/11/2025 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
Athanasia dentata
PlantCommon names: toothed-leaf athanasia (Eng.); geelblombos (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae
08/11/2025 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
Athrixia phylicoides
PlantCommon names: Bushman's tea (Eng.); Boesmanstee (Afr.); Icholocholo, itshelo, umthsanelo (isiZulu)
Family: Asteraceae
08/11/2025 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
Aulax umbellata
PlantCommon names: Broad-leaf Featherbush (Eng.), Veerkanariebos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae
08/11/2025 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
Avicennia marina
PlantCommon names: white mangrove (Eng.); witseebasboom (Afr.); mangal, towozi, txomahati (Xironga); isikhungathi (isiXhosa, isiZulu) - these from Van Wyk et al. (2011); Gomes e Sousa (1967) gives nhamesso (Xironga) and mussu (Quimuane) for Mozambique. The Kiswahili name Uchu (coastal Kenyan) and Mtswi (Giriyama) are recorded on herbarium specimens, as are many other vernacular names within its vast range.
Family: Avicenniaceae
08/11/2025 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
Babiana hirsuta
PlantCommon names: red babiana (Eng.); rooibobbejaantjie, rooihanekam, strandlelie, sandlelie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae
08/11/2025 | | Karoo Desert NBG
Babiana praemorsa
PlantCommon names: stompstertbobbejaantjie, perskussing (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae
08/11/2025 | | Hantam NBG
Babiana villosa
PlantCommon names: red babiana (Eng.); rooibobbejaantjie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae
08/11/2025 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
Babiana pygmaea
PlantCommon names: yellow babiana (Eng.); geelbobbejaantjie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae
08/11/2025 | | Kirstenbosch NBG