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Protea aurea subsp. aurea

Plant
Common names: shuttlecock sugarbush, common shuttlecock sugarbush, long-bud sugarbush, candles (Eng.), geelsuikerbos, geelsuikerkan, langsuikerkan, langknopsuikerbos, kerse (Afr)
Family: Proteaceae

... midsummer to early winter (January to June). Through its nectar-rich flowers, this subspecies plays a vital role in ... Its large, colourful flower heads produce abundant nectar, which serves as a key resource for pollinators. ...

20/01/2025 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Hyacinthaceae

Plant
Common names: hyacinth family
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... orange, trumpet-like flowers that secrete large amounts of nectar. The group of species previously placed in Dipcadi  ... are adapted to pollination by moths, and secrete a rather strong fragrance at night. The brightly coloured species of ...

11/10/2004 | | Compton Herbarium

Aloe genus

Plant
Common names: aloe (English); aalwyn (Afrikaans); aalwee (Afrikaans; Dutch); hlaba, lekhala (Southern Sotho); icena (Ndebele); imboma (Zulu).
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Brightly coloured, tubular flowers that are filled with nectar are a welcome source of food during the winter. Aloe ... by pollinating birds and insects, but also by pollen and nectar thieves (these can be insects, birds or mammals) that ...

22/11/2010 | | Biosystematics

Berzelia albiflora

Plant
Common names: coffee-scented berzelia, coffee bush, white-flowered brunia (Eng.); knopbossie, fonteinbossie, stompies (Afr.)
Family: Bruniaceae

... (February-April). Berzelia albiflora flowers provide both nectar and pollen. Pollen is not produced in the same ... you look closely at the flowers you can see that a drop of nectar forms at the base of each flower. These look like ... and make sure that excess water drains away. Do not use strong chemical fertilisers or manure. It is probably tender ...

26/04/2004 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Erica thomae

Plant
Common names: flypaper heath (Eng.); vliegpapierheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... sunbirds, that pollinate the flowers while feeding on the nectar inside, the different flower colours in some way ... on the sticky flowers, preventing them from feeding on the nectar and pollen in the flower. Erica thomae is adapted to ...

30/12/2024 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Lapeirousia jacquinii

Plant
Common names: harlequin cabong, purple cabong, Jacquin's lapeirousia, purple corn-lily, wild violet (Eng.); kabong, paletblaar, rukkeperdjie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... such as those of the genus Prosoeca when they forage for nectar. Iridaceae Lapeirousia jacquinii is one of the more ...

04/04/2022 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Leonotis leonurus

Plant
Common names: wild dagga, lion's ear, leonotis (Eng.); wildedagga, duiwelstabak (Afr); imvovo, utywala-bengcungcu, umfincafincane, umunyamunya (isiXhosa); umfincafincane, umcwili, imunyane, utshwala-bezinyoni (isiZulu)
Family: Lamiaceae

... with multiple ball-shaped inflorescences which bear the nectar-rich bright orange flowers which protrude from the ... in cross section.  The stems are brittle and can break in strong winds. The narrowly lanceolate 50-100 mm green leaves ... These leaves are highly aromatic when crushed and have a strong herby scent. The flower heads are in axillary ...

04/05/2015 | | National Herbarium Pretoria, Walter Sisulu NBG

Pachycarpus acidostelma

Plant
Common names: Highflats pachycarpus
Family: Apocynaceae

... to Shuttleworth (2018) the short corona lobes exude nectar that trickles down the sides of the gynostegium and is ...

27/12/2021 | | CREW

Halleria lucida

Plant
Common names: tree fuchsia, white olive (Eng.), notsung, witolienhout, witolyfhout (Afr.), umbinza (isiXhosa), indomela, umbinza (isiZulu), lebetsa (Sesotho), murevhe (Tshivenda)
Family: Stilbaceae

... are tubular, orange to brick-red, or yellow, very rich in nectar and are produced in clusters in the axils of leaves ... Halleria lucida L. Halleria lucida The Zulu nation has a strong belief in traditional medicine and they use Halleria ... is light coloured tinged with yellow, hard, heavy and strong, well suited to carpentry, but is not much used ...

28/01/2002 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Gasteria vlokii

Plant
Common names: Swartberg ox-tongue (Eng.); Swartberg-beestong (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... time: January to February. The tubular flowers are nectar-rich and Gasteria vlokii is pollinated by sunbirds ... for the production of viable seed. In habitat the nectar-rich tubular flowers are pollinated by sunbirds. One ...

08/03/2010 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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