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Strophanthus amboensis
PlantCommon names: elephant vine, knob-stemmed poisonrope (Eng.); knopstamgiftou (Afr.); omhundure (Otjiherero); mangala-ndumbu (Lunyaneka, Muila & Muquilenge); muzua-nganga, mulembelembe (Kimbundu).
Family: Apocynaceae
03/09/2018 | | National Herbarium Pretoria
Euphorbia triangularis
PlantCommon names: river euphorbia, chandelier-tree, tree euphorbia (Eng.); riviernaboom (Afr.); umhlonthlo (isiXhosa); umhlonhlowane, isiphapha (IsiZulu)
Family: Euphorbiaceae
10/09/2018 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
Maytenus procumbens
PlantCommon names: dune koko tree (Eng.); duinekokoboom (Afr.); umphono-phono (isiXhosa) umphophonono; (isiZulu)
Family: Celastraceae
10/09/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
Common names: Kalahari bauhinia, Kalahari camel’s foot, coffee neat's foot (Eng.); kalaharibauhinia, kalaharibeesklou, koffiebeesklou (Afr.); motsantsa, mogotswe (Setswana); mushakule (Tshivenda), imondo (isiNdebele)
Family: Fabaceae
17/09/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
Common names: scorpion thistle (Eng.); skerpioendissel (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae
17/09/2018 | | Lowveld NBG
Common names: purple turtle selago
Family: Scrophulariaceae
24/09/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
Rhynchosia albissima
PlantCommon names: silver snoutbean
Family: Fabaceae
24/09/2018 | | National Herbarium Pretoria
Recommended indigenous trees for the different regions of South Africa
Information Library item
Author: Alice Notten | Date: 2018
Source: Kirstenbosch NBG1 | Copyright: SANBI
Source: Kirstenbosch NBG1 | Copyright: SANBI
Common names: fleshy-stalk pelargonium (Eng.); vetplantmalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae
01/10/2018 | | Karoo Desert NBG
Euryops linifolius
PlantCommon names: narrow-leaved resin bush (Eng.); smalblaarharpuisbos (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae
01/10/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG