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Melianthus major
Planthoney flower, melianthus, giant honey flower, touch-me-not (Eng.); ... Kirstenbosch NBG A fast-growing, vigorous perennial, Melianthus major grows about 2.5 m tall, suckering and spreading to ...
Melianthus elongatus
Plantstrandveld honeyflower, dwarf honeyflower, small melianthus, turkey bush (Eng.); kruidjie-roer-my-nie, truitjie (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Melianthus elongatus is an evergreen shrub that grows up to ... by cuttings. However, it should be possible since M. major is easily propagated by cuttings. The branches produced ...
Melianthus villosus
Plant... kruidjie-roer-my-nie (Afr.); ibhonya (Zulu) Free State NBG Melianthus villosus is a multi-stemmed shrub that grows up to ... and occasional nectarivores (such as white-eyes). Melianthus villosus has a persistent rootstock, which allows ... more manageable in the garden than its larger relative, M. major . The genus name Melianthus comes from the Greek words ...
Melianthus comosus
Plant... (Eng); kruidjie-roer-my -nie (Afr.) Free State NBG Melianthus comosus is an attractive multi-stemmed shrub; all ... Cape white eyes, bees and butterflies. Melianthaceae Melianthus comosus is easily propagated from seed, which is ... of Melianthus , all found in South Africa. Melianthus major is also a very attractive plant, cultivated in gardens ...
Lobostemon fruticosus
Plant... insignus ; and the shrubs Salvia africana-lutea , Melianthus major ( kruidjie-roer-my-nie ) or Selago canescens . Plant ... flowers of Lobostemon fruticosus in butter with leaves of Melianthus major , M. comosus and the bulbs of Cyanella lutea ...
Melianthus major
Information Library itemSource: 1 | Copyright: South African National Biodiversity Institute, South African Medical Research Council, University of the Western Cape
... of the gums or sore throat. Scott G. Springfield E.P. Melianthus major medicinal plants South African National Biodiversity ... Medical Research Council University of the Western Cape Melianthus major ...
Fynbos Biome
Vegetation... extremely localized species is severe. Aliens are thus the major threat to Fynbos vegetation and its plant diversity, ... On the lowlands and on the less steep slopes the major threat is agriculture - new technologies, fertilisers ... importance and interactions are poorly understood. The two major vegetation groupings in Fynbos are quite distinct and ...
Savanna Biome
Vegetation... may occur from 0 to 120 days per year; and almost every major geological and soil type occurs within the biome. A major factor delimiting the biome is the lack of sufficient ... or game. In the southernmost savanna types, goats are the major stock. In some types crops and subtropical fruit are ...
Succulent Karoo Biome
Vegetation... soils on rock. The Olifants and Doring Rivers are the major drainage systems in the west, with the Gouritz River in ... cultivated using the Fynbos water catchments. Tourism is a major industry: both the coastal scenery and the spring mass ... alien plants, with only Rooikrans Acacia cyclops a major problem in the southern coastal regions. Strip-mining ...
Sceletium tortuosum
Plant... on the leaves that have recurved tips and 3 to 5 major veins. The flowers are very shortly pedicellate (almost ... and psychiatric disorders where anxiety is present, major depressive episodes, alcohol and drug dependence, ...