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Huernia procumbens

Plant
Common names: Limpopo snake plant (Eng.); Limpopo aasblom (Afr.)
Family: Apocynaceae

... (Eng.); Limpopo aasblom (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Huernia procumbens is a succulent plant with brownish green stems, ... branches. Fig. 2. The mat-forming branches of Huernia procumbens growing in the Welwitschia House, Kirstenbosch ... to autumn. Fig. 3. Close-up of the flower of Huernia procumbens growing in the Welwitschia House in Kirstenbosch ...

01/05/2023 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Maytenus procumbens

Plant
Common names: dune koko tree (Eng.); duinekokoboom (Afr.); umphono-phono (isiXhosa) umphophonono; (isiZulu)
Family: Celastraceae

... umphophonono; (isiZulu) Kirstenbosch NBG Maytenus procumbens is a scrambling, dense shrub or small tree that ... root growth, as well as to encourage flowering. Maytenus procumbens is ideal for coastal gardens as it naturally ... of both the northern and southern hemispheres. M. procumbens is one of 13 species of Maytenus that occur in ...

10/09/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Harpagophytum procumbens

Plant
Common names: devil's claw, harpago, grapple plant, wool- and woodspider (Eng.); duivelsklou, bobbejaandubbeltjie, kloudoring, veldspinnakop (Afr.); teufelskralle, trampelklette (German); sengaparile, kanako, lekgagamare, ghamaghoe (Setswana); //x'aatataba, tloutaxaba (San), otjihangatene (Herero)
Family: Pedaliaceae

... of 12 - 16 horny arms bearing hooked spines. In subsp. procumbens the arms are longer than the fruit is wide, ... kg dry tuber. William Burchell gave this plant the name procumbens , meaning prostrate or lying down, in 1822. He ... and Madagascar. In the former there are two species, H. procumbens and H. zeyheri Decne. Ihlenfeldt & Hartman (1970) ...

01/04/2006 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Harpagophytum procumbens

Information Library item
Author: Scott G., Springfield E.P.   |   Date: 2004
Source: 1   |   Copyright: South African National Biodiversity Institute, South African Medical Research Council, University of the Western Cape

... and for pains in the limbs. Scott G. Springfield E.P. Harpogophytum procumbens Harpagophytum Radix medicinal plants South African ... Council University of the Western Cape Harpagophytum procumbens ...

Harpogophytum procumbens, Harpagophytum Radix, medicinal plants

Aptosimum procumbens

Plant
Common names: carpet flower, Karoo violet (Eng.); kankerbos (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... plant even after the seeds have been released. Aptosimum procumbens (Lehm.) Steud. Aptosimum procumbens It is quite surprising that Karoo violets with ... resulting in starvation and ultimately death. Aptosimum procumbens ...

01/01/2003 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Conservation news - Devil's claw

Information Library item
Author: Powell Elsabè   |   Date: 2001
Source: Veld & Flora 87(4)1571   |   Copyright: Botanical Society

... measures to ensure the sustainable use of Harpagophytum procumbens, one of South Africa's most valuable medicinal plants. Powell Elsabè medicinal Harpagophytum procumbens Botanical Society Conservation news - Devil's claw ...

medicinal, Harpagophytum procumbens

Campanulaceae

Plant
Common names: bell flower, bluebell family (Eng.); klokkiesfamilie (Afr.)
Family: Campanulaceae

27/09/2004 | | Compton Herbarium

Pavetta zeyheri subsp. zeyheri

Plant
Common names: grey-leaved bride’s bush, small-leaved bride’s bush, narrow-leaved bride’s bush (Eng.); fynblaarbruidbos (Afr.); igcegceleya, igceya (isiXhosa); murunda (Tshivenda); maitla-a-diluk, tshithabani (Shangaan); matiadule, tshitabanna (Setswana)
Family: Rubiaceae

15/03/2021 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Limeum aethiopicum

Plant
Common names: pest lizard’s-foot (Eng.); koggelmandervoet, koggelmandervoetkaroo, aarbossie, boesmandagga (Afr.)
Family: Limeaceae

... spotted aloe with its yellow and red flowers, Aptosimum procumbens with its carpet of leaves and lilac, ...

29/08/2022 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Huernia pendula

Plant
Common names: bootlace huernia (Eng.); skoenveter-aasblom (Afr.); imitya (Xhosa)
Family: Apocynaceae

... Africa include Huernia leachii (Mozambique, Malawi) and H. procumbens (Limpopo Province, South Africa), all having ...

13/12/2010 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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