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Gasteria batesiana

Plant
Common names: wart-leaf gasteria (Eng.); knoppies-beestong (Afr.); indvololwane (siSwati)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... stalk or pedicel is drooping and 9 mm long. The tubular flowers (perianth) are 35-40mm long, the base slightly ...

13/03/2006 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Rotheca hirsuta

Plant
Common names: butterfly bush, Matabele violet, wild violet (Eng.); sigibanyongo (siSwati); khopha, mokata (Sotho); umathanjana, umathanjane, uSikisiki (Zulu)
Family: Lamiaceae

... been recorded from as early as July, and extends to March. Flowers are borne on flower stalks (pedunculate) in the axils ...

04/02/2008 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Haworthia cooperi var. picturata

Plant
Common names: Grootrivier cliff-haworthia (Eng.), Grootrivier dwergaalwyntjie (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... The inflorescence grows ascending to spreading, the white flowers attracting a flying insect that pollinates them. The ...

14/02/2022 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Sporobolus africanus

Plant
Common names: rat’s tail dropseed, rat’s tail grass, rush grass, tough dropseed (Eng.); fynsaadgras, saadgras, taaipol, vleigras, rotstert, taaipolfynsaadgras (Afri.); matshiki (isiZulu)
Family: Poaceae

... Seed brown, sub-lobular, and tiny, about 1 mm diameter. It flowers from autumn to early summer, from April to October. ...

24/06/2019 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Parinari curatellifolia

Plant
Common names: mobola-plum, cork tree, hissing tree (Eng.); grysappel, bosappel (Afr.); mmola (N. Sotho); mbulwa (Tsonga); mobola (Tswana); muvhula (Venda)
Family: Chrysobalanaceae

... or pink, and are covered in hairs. These small bell-shaped flowers are usually visible from July to November. The ...

22/09/2008 | | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

Mimetes argenteus

Plant
Common names: silver pagoda, silver-leaved bottle brush,(Eng.); vaal-stompie, luisbos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... silvery leaves subtend (lay beneath) a headlet of 6–9 flowers. Leaves are brightly coloured with deep carmine to ...

18/05/2015 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Rhoicissus tomentosa

Plant
Common names: wild grape, bush grape, African grape, forest Grape, monkey rope, wild vine (Eng.); Bosdruif, Wildedruif, Bostou, Bobbejaantou (Afrikaans), isaQoni, iDiliya (Xhosa), isiNwazi (Zulu), Moaparo (Sotho); isiNwati (Swati), ;Dyathoho, Makhulu-wa-khundwi (Venda)
Family: Vitaceae

... purple. The old leaves turn crimson before falling. The flowers are small, creamy green in colour and are clustered ...

07/06/2004 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Alepidea macowani

Plant
Common names: Amathole alepidea, MacOwan’s alepidea (Eng.); kalmoes (Afr.); ikhatazo (isiZulu); inkatazo, iqwili (isiXhosa)
Family: Apiaceae

... approximately 20 mm in diameter, consist of many small flowers surrounded by five large, petal-like bracts. These ...

16/12/2024 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Haworthia cymbiformis var. setulifera

Plant
Common names: cliff haworthia (Eng.); krans-dwergaalwyntjie (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... inflorescence is ascending to spreading, the two-lipped flowers (corolla) white, attracting the right pollinating ...

23/08/2021 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis

Plant
Common names: bead-bean tree, bead-pod-tree, knobbly-bean tree (Eng.); knoppiesboontjieboom (Afr.); umenwayo, umgodithi (Zulu); umvitsi (Swati.); mogôgwane, moomane, moratlêtla, moreketli (Tswana), mutamba-na-mme (Venda);
Family: Capparaceae

... a unique bend near the leaf base. The sweetly scented flowers appear in terminal clusters, interestingly without ...

06/07/2020 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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