Collection Holdings native to Cape Provinces:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Barlerieae
- Barleria obtusa
- southern Africa - Northern Provinces to Eastern Cape
Aizoaceae
Subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae
- Phyllobolus tenuiflorus
- South Africa (Vanrhynsdorp, Western Cape)
Subfamily Ruschioideae
Tribe Dorotheantheae
- Aethephyllum pinnatifidum - South Africa
Subfamily Ruschioideae
Tribe Ruschieae
- Aloinopsis schooneesii - South Africa - Bushmanland
- Bergeranthus vespertinus - South Africa W/C
- Cheiridopsis peculiaris - South Africa W/C
- Conophytum angelicae
- Pofadder; Bushmanland; South Africa
W/C
- Conophytum bilobum - South Africa W/C
- Conophytum bilobum - South Africa
- Conophytum bilobum ssp. bilobum - South Africa, Rietkloof, S.E. corner of farm W/C
- Conophytum bilobum ssp. claviferens - South Africa, Rietkloof - Hoekraal W/C
- Conophytum burgeri
- South Africa - Bushmanland
W/C
- Conophytum calculus - South Africa W/C
- Conophytum chauviniae
- South Africa, Arondegas
W/C
- Conophytum ectypum
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- Conophytum ectypum ssp. brownii - South Africa, Klipfontein W/C
- Conophytum ernstii - South Africa - Sandberg; Northern Cape W/C
- Conophytum frutescens - South Africa, S. Komaggas W/C
- Conophytum globosum - South Africa W/C
- Conophytum hammeri - South Africa W/C
- Conophytum herreanthus
- South Africa
W/C
- Conophytum irmae
- South Africa, W. Anenous
W/C
- Conophytum maughanii
- South Africa - Smorenskadu, Cape
W/C
- Conophytum meyeri - South Africa: S. Komaggas, Northern Cape (MRO30) W/C
- Conophytum minimum
- Klein Spreevfontein, SA
W/C
- Conophytum pageae
- South Africa - Kaitob, Cape
W/C
- Conophytum pellucidum
- South Africa - Northern Cape
W/C
- Conophytum subfenestratum - South Africa W/C
- Conophytum tantillum ssp. inexpectatum
- South Africa
W/C
- Conophytum uviforme - South Africa - Cape Province
- Conophytum wettsteinii - South Africa: RR430, Anenous Pass, N. Cape W/C
- Corpuscularia lehmannii - South Africa, Eastern Cape Province
- Delosperma pruinosum
- South Africa - Cape Province
- Faucaria bosscheana - South Africa, Aberdeen Road
- Fenestraria rhopalophylla
- S.W. Africa
- Frithia pulchra
- South Africa
W/C
- Gibbaeum album - Springfontein, Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa W/C
- Glottiphyllum depressum
- South Africa
- Glottiphyllum nelii - South Africa, Teasdale
- Jacobsenia vaginata - South Africa W/C
- Juttadinteria decumbens - Namibia
- Lampranthus godmaniae - South Africa - Northern Cape (endemic) W/C
- Lampranthus tenuifolius - South Africa
- Lapidaria margarethae
- South Africa, Namibia
- Lithops aucampiae
- South Africa, near Kuruman
- Lithops aucampiae
- South Africa
- Lithops aucampiae
- South Africa
W/C
- Lithops bromfieldii - South Africa - Northern Cape
- Lithops bromfieldii var. insularis - South Africa
- Lithops coleorum
- South Africa (SH 1500, Transvaal)
- Lithops dorotheae - South Africa
- Lithops fulviceps lactinea
- South Africa
W/C
- Lithops julii
- South Africa, Namibia
- Lithops lesliei v. venteri
- South Africa - Cape Province
- Lithops lesliei var. mariae - South Africa - Orange Free State
- Lithops marmorata
- South Africa - Cape Province
- Lithops marmorata
- South Africa - Northern Cape
W/C
- Lithops naureeniae
- South Africa
W/C
- Lithops olivacea var. nebrownii
- South Africa - Aggenys, Northern Cape
W/C
- Lithops salicola
- South Africa
W/C
- Lithops salicola
- South Africa - Orange Free State
- Lithops verruculosa - South Africa W/C
- Monilaria globosa - South Africa W/C
- Monilaria scutata - South Africa - 3km ESE Klipbok, Northern Cape W/C
- Pleiospilos bolusii
- South Africa, Grootfontein near Willowmore
- Pleiospilos compactus ssp. sororius - south of Laingsburg, Western Cape Province, S. Africa
- Pleiospilos compactus subsp. canus - South Africa - Cape Province
- Pleiospilos nelii - Seekoeigat, Prince Albert, Eastern Cape Province, S. Africa
- Pleiospilos simulans - South Africa, Miller
- Schwantesia ruedebuschii - Namibia
- Trichodiadema cf. littlewoodii - Naib, Bushmanland, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
- Trichodiadema mirabile - western Cape
- Vlokia ater - Western Cape, South Africa W/C
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Chenopodioideae
Tribe Atripliceae
- Manochlamys albicans - South Africa
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Agapanthoideae
- Agapanthus caulescens
- South Africa, Kwazulu Natal
Subfamily Allioideae
Tribe Tulbaghieae
- Tulbaghia violacea
- Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Amaryllideae
- Nerine laticoma - S. Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C
- Nerine masonorum - E. Cape Prov. W/C
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Cyrtantheae
- Cyrtanthus mackenii - SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
- Cyrtanthus sanguineus
- South Sudan to Tanzania, E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Haemantheae
- Clivia miniata
- South Africa
- Haemanthus albiflos - Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
- Haemanthus humilis - South Africa W/C
- Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. Katherinae
- South Africa
- Scadoxus puniceus
- Ethiopia to S. Africa
Anacampserotaceae
- Anacampseros albissima - Namibia to Cape Prov.
- Anacampseros filamentosa - southern Africa (Upper Karoo) up to Namibia
- Anacampseros papyracea - Namibia to Cape Prov.
Apiaceae
Subfamily Apioideae
Tribe Heteromorpheae
- Anginon fruticosum - South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
- Heteromorpha arborescens - tropical Africa
Subfamily Mackinlayoideae
- Centella asiatica
- Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Malouetieae
- Pachypodium namaquanum
- northwestern South Africa and southern Namibia
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Gomphocarpus physocarpus - southern Africa
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
- Ceropegia ampliata
- eastern Cape
- Ceropegia ampliata
- eastern Cape
- Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii - South Africa
- Ceropegia stapeliiformis
- Mozambique to S. Africa
- Huernia piersii - E. Cape Prov.
- Huernia thureti var. thureti
- Namibia, South Africa
- Stapelia flavopurpurea
- SC. & S. Namibia to N. Cape Prov.
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Carisseae
- Acokanthera oppositifolia
- Kenya to S. Africa
- Carissa macrocarpa
- Kenya to SE. Cape Prov.
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Zantedeschieae
- Zantedeschia aethiopica
- South Africa. Locally naturalized in southern and western Europe
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
- Chlorophytum comosum cv.
- W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
Subfamily Asparagoideae
- Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyerii'
- Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
- Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' - Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
- Asparagus setaceus
- southern Africa
Subfamily Nolinoideae
- Eriospermum cf. dregei - S. Africa
- Eriospermum cooperi - South Africa W/C
- Eriospermum corymbosum
- Namibia to SW. Free State
W/C
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Sansevieria aethiopica - South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Hyacintheae
- Drimiopsis maculata
- Tanzania to S. Africa
- Eucomis bicolor
- South Africa
- Lachenalia aloides - South Africa
- Lachenalia bulbifera
- South Africa - Cape Province
- Lachenalia ensifolia
- South Africa
- Lachenalia rubida - South Africa
- Lachenalia unifolia - South Africa W/C
- Lachenalia viridiflora
- South Africa - near Friedenberg, Cape Province
- Ledebouria socialis - South Africa
- Massonia depressa
- South Africa: Kamieskroon
W/C
- Veltheimia bracteata
- South Africa
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Ornithogaleae
- Albuca bracteata - South Africa to tropical East Africa W/C
- Albuca bracteata
- E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
- Albuca concordiana - South Africa W/C
- Albuca concordiana - Namibia to Cape Prov. W/C
- Albuca tortuosa - South Africa
- Albuca virens - Eritrea to S. Africa W/C
- Ornithogalum adseptentrionesvergentulum - SW. Cape Prov.
- Ornithogalum graminifolium - South Africa W/C
- Ornithogalum sardienii
- South Africa
W/C
- Ornithogalum thyrsoides - South Africa - northern and western Cape
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Urgineeae
- Bowiea volubilis
- Uganda to S. Africa
- Bowiea volubilis ssp. gariepensis - Namibia to NW. Cape Prov. W/C
- Bowiea volubilis ssp. gariepensis - Namibia to NW. Cape Prov.
- Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis - Uganda to S. Africa
- Drimia haworthioides - South Africa
- Drimia platyphylla
- South Africa
W/C
- Drimia uniflora - Zimbabwe to S. Africa W/C
- Schizobasis intricata
- South Africa
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Anthemideae
- Athanasia pinnata
- Langekloof in the Western Cape to Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape; endem
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Astereae
- Felicia amelloides
- South Africa - eastern & western Cape
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Senecioneae
- Kleinia ficoides - South Africa - Swartberg Mts to Suurberg
- Senecio haworthii
- South Africa
- Senecio rowleyanus
- Namibia
Balsaminaceae
- Impatiens sodenii
- east tropical Africa
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Podranea ricasoliana
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
- Tecoma capensis - Tanzania to S. Africa
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Paronychioideae
Tribe Paronychieae
- Pollichia campestris
- eastern Africa
Colchicaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Anguillarieae
- Wurmbea stricta - South Africa
Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae
- Gloriosa superba
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Convolvuleae
- Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Ipomoeeae
- Ipomoea bolusiana - southern Africa, Madagascar
Crassulaceae
Subfamily Crassuloideae
- Crassula arborescens
- east of Ouberg Pass, Western Cape, S. Africa
W/C
- Crassula barklyi - South Africa - eastern Cape
- Crassula columnaris
- Coastal South Africa (Little Namaqualand)
- Crassula cremnophila
- South Africa
W/C
- Crassula deceptor - South Africa
- Crassula deltoidea - South Africa, Namibia W/C
- Crassula fragarioides - South Africa W/C
- Crassula lactea - South Africa - Natal, Transvaal
- Crassula lanuginosa - South Africa
- Crassula multicava
- South Africa
- Crassula muscosa - Namibia, South Africa (Cape Province)
- Crassula ovata - South Africa
- Crassula ovata - South Africa
- Crassula ovata - South Africa
- Crassula perfoliata var. falcata - South Africa - Cape Province
- Crassula perforata - South Africa (Cape Province)
- Crassula rupestris
- South Africa
- Crassula tabularis
- Namibia, Orange Free State, northeastern Cape
- Crassula tetragona - South Africa (Cape Province)
Subfamily Sempervivoideae
Tribe Kalanchoeae
- Adromischus cristatus - South Africa W/C
- Adromischus cristatus - South Africa - eastern Cape Province
- Adromischus mammillaris - South Africa - SW Cape Province
- Adromischus triflorus - South Africa - Cape Province
- Tylecodon opelii - South Africa W/C
Cunoniaceae
- Cunonia capensis
- South Africa
Cupressaceae
Subfamily Callitroideae
- Widdringtonia nodiflora - Malawi (Mt. Mulanje) to S. Africa
- Widdringtonia wallichii - Cederberg, Western Cape, S. Africa W/C
Curtisiaceae
- Curtisia dentata - E. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus papyrus
- North & Tropical Africa
Didiereaceae
- Ceraria pygmaea - Namibia, South Africa
- Portulacaria afra
- South Africa
- Portulacaria afra 'variegata' -
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea elephantipes
- South Africa
- Dioscorea sylvatica - S. Trop. & S. Africa
Droseraceae
- Drosera aliciae
- Constantia Nek, Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
W/C
- Drosera capensis
- Vogelgat, near Hermanus, South Africa
W/C
- Drosera cuneifolia
- South Africa
- Drosera regia
- South Africa, Bainskloof
W/C
Ebenaceae
- Euclea racemosa
- tropical eastern Africa
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia globosa - South Africa W/C
- Euphorbia mammillaris
- South Africa - Oudtshoorn & Riversdale districts
- Euphorbia mauritanica - Brandberg, Namibia
- Euphorbia tirucalli - Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
- Euphorbia virosa ssp. virosa - S Angola, Namibia, N RSA
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Schotia afra - South Africa
- Schotia brachypetala
- Africa to India / Pakistan
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Galegeae
- Sutherlandia frutescens - South Africa
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Podalyrieae
- Calpurnia aurea
- South Africa - south-eastern Cape northwards to Ethiopia
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Sophoreae
- Baphia racemosa - eastern Cape
Gentianaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Chironieae
- Chironia jasminoides
- eastern & westrn Cape
Geraniaceae
- Pelargonium alternans - South Africa - Western Cape
- Pelargonium appendiculatum - South Africa - Western Cape
- Pelargonium citronellum - South Africa - Ladismith
- Pelargonium crithmifolium - Namibia, Western & Northern Cape
- Pelargonium denticulatum - South Africa
- Pelargonium desertorum - South Africa - northern Cape W/C
- Pelargonium klinghardtense - southern Namibia and adjacent South Africa
- Pelargonium oblongatum - South Africa (near Komaggas, Northern Cape) W/C
- Pelargonium odoratissimum
- southern Africa
- Pelargonium sidoides - South Africa
- Pelargonium tomentosum - South Africa - Cape Provinces
- Pelargonium xerophyton - South Africa - nr. the Achab SE Berge W/C
Gesneriaceae
Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
Tribe Didymocarpeae
- Streptocarpus prolixus
- eastern Cape
- Streptocarpus pusillus
- South Africa
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Wachendorfia thyrsiflora
- South Africa
Hypoxidaceae
- Hypoxis villosa
- South Africa
- Spiloxene canaliculata
- South Africa, vicinity of Darling
Iridaceae
Subfamily Aristeoideae
- Aristea ecklonii
- Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa
Subfamily Crocoideae
- Hesperantha coccinea
- South Africa - eastern Cape and Natal
Subfamily Crocoideae
Tribe Gladioleae
- Gladiolus alatus - SW. Cape Prov.
- Gladiolus kamiesbergensis - South Africa
Subfamily Crocoideae
Tribe Ixieae
- Babiana blanda - South Africa
- Tritonia deusta - South Africa
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Irideae
- Ferraria crispa - South Africa
- Moraea vegeta - SW. Cape Prov.
Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Freesieae
- Freesia laxa - W. Kenya to S. Africa
Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Watsonieae
- Watsonia aletroides - Drayton Siding, S. Africa W/C
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Plectranthus neochilus
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
- Plectranthus saccatus
- SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Lanariaceae
- Lanaria lanata - Cape Prov.
Lentibulariaceae
- Genlisea hispidula
- Mkambati, Transkei, South Africa
W/C
- Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
- Utricularia livida
- South Africa and Mexico
Loganiaceae
- Strychnos spinosa - Eastern Cape to Kwazulu-Natal northwards to Mozambique
Malvaceae
Subfamily Byttneroideae
Tribe Hermannieae
- Hermannia verticillata
- South Africa
Subfamily Grewioideae
Tribe Grewieae
- Grewia occidentalis
- South Africa - western Cape to Zimbabwe & Mozambique
Subfamily Grewioideae
Tribe Sparrmannieae
- Sparmannia africana
- southern Africa
Marsileaceae
- Marsilea schelpeana - Eastern and Western Cape (endemic)
Meliaceae
Subfamily Melioideae
Tribe Turraeeae
- Turraea floribunda
- eastern Africa
Melianthaceae
- Greyia sutherlandii
- Eastern Cape, the eastern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and easte
- Melianthus major - South Africa
Montiniaceae
- Montinia caryophyllacea - South Africa
Myrothamnaceae
- Myrothamnus flabellifolius
- southern Africa
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
Oleaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Oleeae
- Olea europaea
- coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Podochilaeae
- Bulbophyllum sandersonii - Trop. & S. Africa
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Vandeae
- Mystacidium capense - Southern Africa
Oxalidaceae
- Oxalis palmifrons - South Africa - western Karoo
Penaeaceae
- Saltera sarcocolla - South Africa W/C
Plumbaginaceae
Subfamily Plumbaginoideae
- Plumbago auriculata f. alba
- Southern Africa
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics
Polygalaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Polygaleae
- Polygala myrtifolia
- South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Prov.)
Polypodiaceae
Subfamily Microsoroideae
- Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Polynesia
Primulaceae
Subfamily Maesoideae
- Maesa lanceolata - widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar
Proteaceae
Subfamily Proteoideae
Tribe Proteeae
- Protea cryophila - western Cape
- Protea scolymocephala - Western Cape
- Protea burchellii - South Africa
- Protea cynaroides
- South Africa
- Protea cynaroides
- South Africa - Cederberg to Port Elizabeth
- Protea lacticolor
- South Africa, Western Cape, Hottentots Holland Reserve
W/C
- Protea repens - South Africa
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa
Restionaceae
- Elegia tectorum - SW. Cape Prov.
- Thamnochortus insignis
- SW Cape Prov.
Roridulaceae
- Roridula dentata
- Heuningvlei, Cederberg (Western Cape, S. Africa)
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Burchellia bubalina
- South Africa, Natal
- Mitriostigma axillare
- Mozambique to NE. Cape Prov.
Santalaceae
- Viscum minimum
- South Africa
Scrophulariaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Limoselleae
- Hebenstretia dura
- Eastern Cape to the Northern Province
Subfamily
Tribe Teedieae
- Dermatobotrys saundersii
- South Africa
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Stilbaceae
- Halleria lucida
- South Africa, Natal
Strelitziaceae
- Strelitzia reginae
- Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Thymelaeaceae
- Dais cotinifolia
- Madagascar to southern Africa - Eastern Cape
Velloziaceae
Subfamily Vellozioideae
- Xerophyta viscosa - South Africa
Xanthorrhoeaceae
- Aristaloe aristata - South Africa
Subfamily Asphodeloideae
- Aloe ferox - South Africa
- Aloe krapohliana - Vredendal, Western Cape, SA
- Aloe longistyla - South Africa
- Aloe maculata - South Africa
- Astroloba congesta - South Africa - Eastern Cape
- Bulbine frutescens - South Africa
- Gasteria glauca - South Africa - Eastern Cape W/C
- Gasteria glomerata
- South Africa, Paul Sauer Dam
- Gasteria obliqua
- SE. Cape Prov.
- Haworthia attenuata var. radula
- S. Cape Prov.
- Haworthia blackburniae - South Africa
- Haworthia cooperi var. dielsiana - South Africa
- Haworthia cooperi var. truncata - South Africa W/C
- Haworthia cymbiformis
- South Africa - Eastern Cape (endemic)
- Haworthia gracilis var. tenera - South Africa
- Haworthia marumiana var. batesiana - South Africa
- Haworthia mirabilis - SW Cape Province W/C
- Haworthia mirabilis var. paradoxa - SW. Cape Prov. (Riversdale Div.)
- Haworthia mirabilis var. triebneriana - South Africa
- Haworthia retusa
- South Africa
W/C
- Haworthia retusa
- South Africa
- Haworthia truncata
- Dysselsdorp dump, Western Cape, S. Africa
W/C
- Haworthia truncata
- South Africa
- Haworthia viscosa
- Mistkraal, Grootrivier Valley, Eastern Cape, S. Africa
W/C
- Kumara haemanthifolia - Western Cape - Hottentots Holland Mountains to Cold Bokkeveld Mountains. W/C
- Kumara plicatilis
- South Africa
Zamiaceae
- Stangeria eriopus
- South Africa: East Cape to Natal
Subfamily Encephalartoideae
Tribe Encephalarteae
- Encephalartos altensteinii
- E. Cape Prov.
W/C = Wild Collected
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