Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds) 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Portulaca oleracea L.
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Common names: purslane, common purslane, pigweed, pusley, wild purslane (Eng.); beesporselein, beesporslein, bobbejaandraad, gewone porslein, kanniedood, misbredie, porselane, porselein, porslein, postelein, rooipootjieporselein, rooipootjieporslein, snotterbel, varkkos, varkslaai (Afr.); selatsi (Sesotho); silele (siSwati); igwanitsha (isiXhosa), lenjana (isiZulu)
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Senna italica Mill. subsp. arachoides (Burch.) Lock
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Common names: eland’s pea, wild senna (Eng.); morotela tshosi (Sepedi); elandsertjie, wilde-ertjie, swartstorm, kalwerbossie (Afr.); impengu (isiZulu)
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Aeollanthus buchnerianus Briq.
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Common names: crevice sage, Buchner’s rock sage, radiant rocksage (Eng.), klipsalie, klipskeusalie (Afr.), thokoloane, thokolwane (Sesotho)
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Aeollanthus rehmannii Gürke
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Common names: wavyleaf rocksage (Eng.), klipsalie (Afr.)
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Aloe saundersiae (Reynolds) Reynolds
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Common names: Nkandla grass aloe, Saunders’ grass aloe, dwarf grass aloe (Eng.); Nkandla-grasaalwyn (Afr.).
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Aloe liliputana Van Jaarsv. & Harrower
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Common names: Luphutana aloe (Eng.), Luphutana-aalwyn (Afr.)
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Watsonia strubeniae L.Bolus
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Common names: Sabie watsonia Graskop watsonia, Struben’s watsonia (Eng.) Graskopse-kanolpypie (Afr.)
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Delosperma sutherlandii (Hook.f.) N.E.Br.
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Common names: Sutherland’s ice plant, fire sheepfig (Eng.); Sutherland-se-vygie (Afr.)
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Lycium horridum Thunb.
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Common names: buck honeythorn (Eng.); bokdoring, kriedoring, kraaldoring, slangbessiebos, wolwedoring (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 669.13
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Ledebouria venteri Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk
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Common names: Gouritz cliff squill, Venter’s African hyacinth (Eng.); Gouritz krans-slangkop (Afr.)
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