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Zanthoxylum davyi
Plantforest knobwood, forest knobthorn (Eng.); bosperdepram, knopdoringhout (Afr.); ... the spring season, typically from September to December, forest knobwood blossoms with small creamy-white flowers in ... The fruit splits to release a hard, shiny, black seed. Forest knobwood, or Zanthoxylum davyi , plays a vital role in ...
Trichilia dregeana
Plantforest mahogany, forest Natal-mahogany, Cape mahogany, thunder tree, Christmas ... (Venda). Kirstenbosch NBG A significant feature of the forest mahogany, particularly evident in those growing in ... emetica , is a tree that superficially resembles the forest mahogany. The two can however be readily distinguished ...
Rhoicissus tomentosa
Plantwild grape, bush grape, African grape, forest Grape, monkey rope, wild vine (Eng.); Bosdruif, ... that make up the shape. Being accustomed to life on the forest edge or forest floor, it grows in low light and can be grown indoors. ...
Forests
Vegetation... a limited extent compared to those mapped by Low & Rebelo. Forest Biome Forests are restricted to frost-free areas with ... dry (berg wind) conditions fires may occur and destroy the forest structure. Forests tend to occur in patches, few of ... forests are not floristically uniform. Three separate forest types are recognized in this account. Specialized ...
Encephalartos ngoyanus
Plant... such as E. villosus and Stangeria eriopus occur in forest where there is no wind. Current research shows that ... The specific epithet ngonyanus refers to the Ngoye Forest area of KwaZulu-Natal, where this cycad was obtained. Ngoye Forest is coastal scarp forest located between Mthunzini and ...
Cussonia sphaerocephala
Plantforest cabbage-tree, Natal forest cabbage tree (Eng.); boskiepersol (Afr.); ... as a seedling then a sapling in the understorey of the forest, and grows rapidly through the layers until it bursts out and emerges above the forest canopy. The flowers attract insects, mainly flies. The ...
Olinia ventosa
Plant... (Xhosa) Kirstenbosch NBG Olinia ventosa is an evergreen forest tree of between 10-20 m in height. In optimal ... dispersal. Foresters regard this tree as a forerunner of forest, not a true pioneer like the keurboom ( Virgilia ... to die off. It is one of the fastest growing indigenous forest trees, under forest conditions. Oliniaceae Olinia ...
Woude en hul omkringende grasvelde: Deel 2
Information Library itemSource: Veld & Flora 86(2)671 | Copyright: Botanical Society
... their surrounding grasslands, and looked at the Pongola Forest in particular. Ngome Forest comes under the spotlight now. Swartz Priscilla ngome forest grasslands forests Botanical Society Woude en ...
Faurea macnaughtonii
Plant... isiqalaba (isiZulu) Kirstenbosch NBG A tall, evergreen, forest dwelling tree of around 20-25 m in height. The thick, ... are often blown off as soon as they ripen, and fall to the forest floor. Proteaceae Faurea macnaughtonii is not ... trees in the Garden were collected as seedlings from the forest floor in the Gouna forest in Knysna in 1978 and grown ...
Homalium dentatum
Plant... noticeable features of the brown-ironwood. It is a big forest tree, growing up to 30 m tall in its natural habitat. ... tree grows tall and slender to compete for sunlight in the forest. Forest trees support many epiphytic orchids and ferns. As ...