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Protea longifolia

Plant
Common names: long-leaf sugarbush, long-leaf protea (Eng.); langblaarsuikerbos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... sometimes touching the ground, if not pruned. Protea longifolia produces sclerophylous, curved, grey-green leaves, ... flowers, that is longer than the involucral bracts. Protea longifolia flowers from autumn until spring, (May to ... is a distinct dwarf form from Elim Flats called Protea longifolia var. minor (mini long-leaf sugarbush). This ...

12/12/2016 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Mentha aquatica

Plant
Common names: water mint, wild mint, wild thyme, marsh mint, aromatic thyme (Eng); waterment, kruisement, kruistement (Afr), amabunu, imbozisa, umaliwane, umayime, umnuka (isiZulu), ityaleba, icholachola, inxima, inxina (isiXhosa), koena-e-nyenyane, koane-ya-lidiba (Sesotho).
Family: Lamiaceae

... koane-ya-lidiba (Sesotho). National Herbarium Pretoria Mentha aquatica is a perennial evergreen aromatic herb, with ... it is also visited by flies, but they visit too. Lamiaceae Mentha aquatica is easy to grow and can be propagated by ... a ground cover, mulching will not be necessary. The name Mentha is a Latin name for mint, which was once known as ...

13/02/2023 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Stenoglottis longifolia

Plant
Common names: long-leaved stenoglottis
Family: Orchidaceae

... stenoglottis National Herbarium Pretoria Stenoglottis longifolia is a deciduous orchid that grows on rocks or more ... to release numerous minute, dust-like seeds. Stenoglottis longifolia can be distinguished from the considerably similar ... S. inandensis , S. woodii and S. macloughlinii , S. longifolia lacks a spur on the lip. Fig. 2 . The beautiful ...

11/11/2024 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Mentha longifolia

Plant
Common names: wild mint (Eng.); kruisement, balderjan, ballerja (Afr.); koena-ya-thaba, bohatsu (Southern Sotho); inixina, inzinziniba (Xhosa); ufuthana lomhlanga (Zulu)
Family: Lamiaceae

... (Xhosa); ufuthana lomhlanga (Zulu) Kirstenbosch NBG Mentha longifolia or wild mint is a fast-growing, perennial herb ... from light and dark green to grey. The small flowers of Mentha longifolia are crowded into spikes at the tip of the ...

26/01/2004 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protorhus longifolia

Plant
Common names: red beech, purple currant, red Cape beech (Eng.); rooiboekenhout, rooimelkhout (Afr.); ikhubalo, isifuce (isiXhosa); umkomiso, uzintlwa (isiZulu)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... meaning red which refers to the red leaves. The epithet longifolia (Latin) refers to the long shape of the leaves. Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.) Engl. Protorhus longifolia The Mango family comprises mostly trees or shrubs; ...

02/07/2012 | | Pretoria NBG

Ammocharis longifolia

Plant
Common names: Malgas lily (Eng.); seeroogblom (Afr.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... Africa. Until recently this plant was named Cybistetes longifolia. Ammocharis longifolia (L.) M.Roem. Ammocharis longifolia Besides its value in ornamental horticulture, ...

16/08/2004 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Mentha longifolia

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 urinary tract infections. Scott G. Springfield E.P. Mentha longifolia medicinal plants South African National ... Medical Research Council University of the Western Cape Mentha longifolia ...

Mentha longifolia, medicinal plants

Pteronia aspera

Plant
Common names: sand gumbush (Eng.); sandgombos (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... , Erica plukenetii , E. sitiens and E. viscaria subsp. longifolia , Cannomois virgata , Elegia tectorum , ... Pteronia camphorata var. armata Harv., P. camphorata var. longifolia Harv. and P. stricta in section Ciliatae , whereas ... camphorata and 2 of the 3 varieties: var. armata and var. longifolia remain within P. aspera but are no longer ...

07/10/2019 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Notobubon galbanum

Plant
Common names: blister bush (Eng.); bergseldery, wilde seldery, droëdas (Afr.)
Family: Apiaceae

... L. for the treatment of dropsy and renal diseases, or with Mentha longifolia Huds. and Pelargonium grossularioides (L.) L'Hér. ...

05/04/2010 | | Compton Herbarium

Hygrophila auriculata

Plant
Common names: marsh barbel (Eng.); kokilasha, gokulakanta, vayalchulli, neermulli (India); neeramulli (Sri Lanka); kulekhara (Bangladesh)
Family: Acanthaceae

... genera, and is also known under these names: Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees , Barleria auriculata Schumach ., Barleria longifolia L ., Hygrophila spinosa T.Anderson and in 1987 it ...

26/02/2024 | | Lowveld NBG

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