South African

The Special Collection page attempts to bring all South African plants in our collection into one listing. It is to be considered transitional and is primarily designed for internal use in the planning of a future feature display of South African flora.

This listing includes both general collections and selected research collection materials. Links are not provided to research collections accessions at this time.

Collection Accessions:

• Acridocarpus natalitius - Feather Climber - Malpighiaceae
• Adenia fruiticosa - Passifloraceae
• Adenia glauca - Passifloraceae
• Adenia venenata - Passifloraceae
• Adromischus cristatus - Crinkle Leaf Plant - Crassulaceae
• Adromischus leucophyllus - Crassulaceae
• Adromischus mammillaris - Crassulaceae
• Adromischus triflorus - Crassulaceae
• Aethephyllum pinnatifidum - Aizoaceae
• Agapanthus africanus - Agapanthaceae
• Agapanthus campanulatus ssp. patens - Agapanthaceae
• Albuca cf. spiralis - Hyacinthaceae
• Albuca sp. - Hyacinthaceae
• Aloe arborescens - Candelabra Aloe - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe branddraaiensis - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe burgersfortensis - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe cf aristata - Torch Plant - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe ciliaris - Climbing Aloe - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe ferox - Cape Aloe - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe globuligemma - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe krapohliana - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe marlothii - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe mutans - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe nobilis - Golden-tooth Aloe, Green and Gold Crown - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe saponaria - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe thraskii - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe variegata - Tiger Aloe, Partridge Breast - Asphodelaceae
• Aloe vogtsii - Asphodelaceae
• Aloinopsis cf.villetii - Aizoaceae
• Aloinopsis malherbei - Giant Jewel Plant - Aizoaceae
• Anacampseros subnuda var. lubbersii - Portulacaceae
• Anomatheca laxa - Iridaceae
• Aptenia cordifolia - Baby Sun Rose, Heartleaf Ice Plant - Aizoaceae
• Aptenia lancifolia - Aizoaceae
• Arctopus echinatus - Platdoring, poxthorn - Apiaceae
• Argyroderma fissum - Aizoaceae
• Astroloba deltoidea - Asphodelaceae
• Azima tetracantha - Bee Sting Bush - Salvadoraceae
• Balanites maughamii - Torchwood, Menduro - Zygophyllaceae
• Bowiea volubilis - Climbing Onion - Hyacinthaceae
• Brunia albiflora - Stompies - Bruniaceae
• Bulbine caulescens - Asphodelaceae
• Bulbine mesembranthemoides - Asphodelaceae
• Bulbinella caudafelis - Asphodelaceae
• Burchellia bubalina - Buffalo Wood, Wild Pomegranate - Rubiaceae
• Carissa grandiflora - Natal Plum - Apocynaceae
• Ceropegia woodii - Rosary Vine - Apocynaceae
• Chasmatophyllum willowmorense - Aizoaceae
• Cheiridopsis truncata - Aizoaceae
• Chironia baccifera - Christmas berry, Aambeibossie - Gentianaceae
• Chondropetalum tectorum - Thatching Reed, Dakriet - Restionaceae
• Clivia miniata - Kaffir Lily - Amaryllidaceae
• Conicosia pugioniformis - Aizoaceae
• Conophytum bilobum - Aizoaceae
• Conophytum burgeri - Burger's Onion - Aizoaceae
• Conophytum ernstii - Aizoaceae
• Conophytum maughanii - Aizoaceae
• Conophytum minimum - Aizoaceae
• Conophytum pageae - Aizoaceae
• Conophytum pellucidum - Aizoaceae
• Conophytum tantillum ssp inexpectatum - Aizoaceae
• Conophytum uviforme - Aizoaceae
• Corpuscularia lehmannii - Aizoaceae
• Crassula arborescens - Silver Jade Plant, Silver Dollar - Crassulaceae
• Crassula argentea - Dwarf Jade - Crassulaceae
• Crassula argentea cv. - Jade Plant - Crassulaceae
• Crassula falcata - Propeller Plant - Crassulaceae
• Crassula lactea - Taylor's Parches - Crassulaceae
• Crassula multicava - Crassulaceae
• Crassula obliqua 'variegata' - Variegated Jade Plant - Crassulaceae
• Crassula perforata - Crassulaceae
• Crassula picturata - Crassulaceae
• Crassula rupestris - Rosary Vine - Crassulaceae
• Crassula schmidtii - Crassulaceae
• Crassula tetragona - Minature Pine - Crassulaceae
• Crinum bulbispermum - Orange River Lily - Amaryllidaceae
• Crinum moorei - Amaryllidaceae
• Cunonia capensis - Cunoniaceae
• Cyanella lutea - Tecophilaeaceae
• Cyrtanthus Mackenii - Ifafa Lily - Amaryllidaceae
• Cyrtanthus sanguineus - Amaryllidaceae
• Delosperma nubigenum - Aizoaceae
• Delosperma pruinosum - Aizoaceae
• Dermatobotrys saundersii - Scrophulariaceae
• Dilatris pillansii - Haemodoraceae
• Dinteranthus wilmotianus - Aizoaceae
• Dioscorea elephantipes - Elephant's Foot, Hottentot-Bread - Dioscoreaceae
• Drosanthemum speciosum - Showy Dewflower - Aizoaceae
• Elegia equisetacea - Restionaceae
• Encephalartos horridus - Ferocious Blue Cycad - Zamiaceae
• Erica grandiflora - Ericaceae
• Eriospermum cf. dregei - Ruscaceae
• Eriospermum paradoxum - Ruscaceae
• Eucomis bicolor - Pineapple Lily - Hyacinthaceae
• Euphorbia caputmedusae - Medusa's Head - Euphorbiaceae
• Euphorbia cf. submammillaris - Euphorbiaceae
• Euphorbia clandestina - Euphorbiaceae
• Euphorbia globosa - Euphorbiaceae
• Euphorbia mammillaris - Corkscrew - Euphorbiaceae
• Euphorbia obesa ssp. obesa - Gingham Golf Ball - Euphorbiaceae
• Euphorbia susannae - Euphorbiaceae
• Euphorbia unidentified - Euphorbiaceae
• Euphorbia virosa ssp. virosa - Euphorbiaceae
• Euryops pectinatus - Grey Leaved Euryops - Asteraceae
• Faucaria bosscheana - Aizoaceae
• Faucaria candida - Aizoaceae
• Faucaria nemorosa - Aizoaceae
• Faucaria tigrina - Tiger Jaws - Aizoaceae
• Felicia amelloides - Blue Daisy, Blue Marguerite - Asteraceae
• Freesia alba - Iridaceae
• Gasteria batesiana - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria brachyphylla var. bayeri - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria cf. lingua - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria ellaphieae - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria glomerata - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria sp. # 17 - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria unidentified - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria unidentified - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria unidentified - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria unidentified - Asphodelaceae
• Gasteria unidentified - Asphodelaceae
• Geissorhiza radians - Iridaceae
• Glottiphyllum depressum - Tongue Plant - Aizoaceae
• Glottiphyllum oligocarpum - Aizoaceae
• Glottiphyllum pygmaeum - Aizoaceae
• Greyia sutherlandii - Natal Bottlebrush - Melianthaceae
• Haemanthus albiflos - African Blood Lily, Royal Paint Brush - Amaryllidaceae
• Harpephyllum caffrum - Kaffir Plum - Anacardiaceae
• Haworthia batesiana - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia blackburniae - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia cf. cuspidata - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia cymbiformis - Cathedral Window Haworthia - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia paradoxa - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia radula - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia reinwardtii - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia retusa - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia skinneri - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia tenera (minima) - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia tesselata - Asphodelaceae
• Haworthia turgida - Asphodelaceae
• Hermannia verticillata - Honeybells - Malvaceae
• Huernia pillansii - Cocklebur - Apocynaceae
• Kalanchoe rotundifolia - Crassulaceae
• Kirkia wilmsii - Mountain Seringa; Peppertree; Mountain Kirkia - Kirkiaceae
• Lachenalia aloides - Hyacinthaceae
• Lachenalia viridiflora - Cape Cowslip - Hyacinthaceae
• Leucadendron floridum - Proteaceae
• Litanthus pusillus - Hyacinthaceae
• Lithops aucampiae - Aizoaceae
• Lithops coleorum - Aizoaceae
• Lithops julii - Aizoaceae
• Lithops lesliei v. venteri - Aizoaceae
• Lithops lesliei var. mariae - Aizoaceae
• Lithops marmorata - Aizoaceae
• Lithops salicola - Aizoaceae
• Littonia modesta - Colchicaceae
• Marlothistella stenophylla - Aizoaceae
• Massonia pustulata - Hyacinthaceae
• Meyerophytum meyeri - Aizoaceae
• Mitriostigma axillare - African Gardenia - Rubiaceae
• Monilaria scutata - Aizoaceae
• Montinia caryophyllacea - Bergklapperbos, Wild Clove Bush - Montiniaceae
• Myrothamnus flabellifolius - Resurrection Plant - Myrothamnaceae
• Neohenricia Sibbettii - Coral Plant - Aizoaceae
• Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - Blue Water Lily - Nymphaeaceae
• Ochna serrulata - Bird's Eye Bush, Mickey Mouse Plant - Ochnaceae
• Onixotis stricta - Colchicaceae
• Orbea variegata - Toad Cactus, Starfish Plant - Apocynaceae
• Ornithogalum longebracteanum - Hyacinthaceae
• Ornithogalum thyrsoides - Wonder-flower, Cape Chincherinchee - Hyacinthaceae
• Oscularia deltoides - Aizoaceae
• Pelargonium barklyi - Geraniaceae
• Phygelius capensis - Cape Fuchsia, Cape Figwort - Scrophulariaceae
• Phylica plumosa - Rhamnaceae
• Pleiospilos bolusii - Aizoaceae
• Pleiospilos simulans - Aizoaceae
• Pleiospilos willowmerensis - Aizoaceae
• Podranea ricasoliana - Port St. Johns Creeper - Bignoniaceae
• Pollichia campestris - Waxberry, Suikerteebossie - Caryophyllaceae
• Polygala x dalmaisiana - Polygalaceae
• Protea amplexicaulis - Proteaceae
• Protea burchellii - Burchell's Sugarbush - Proteaceae
• Protea cynaroides - King Protea - Proteaceae
• Protea neriifolia - Oleanderleaf Protea - "Blousuikerbos" - Proteaceae
• Protea neriifolia - Proteaceae
• Protea repens - Proteaceae
• Protea scabra - Proteaceae
• Ptaeroxylon obliquum - Sneezewood - Rutaceae
• Rhoicissus capensis - Cape Grape, Evergreen Grape - Vitaceae
• Rhombophyllum dolabriforme - Elkhorns - Aizoaceae
• Rhombophyllum dolabriforme - Elkhorns - Aizoaceae
• Roridula dentata - Bug Plant, Fly Bush, Vlieëbos (Afrikaans name) - Roridulaceae
• Ruschia rubricaulis - Aizoaceae
• Ruschia strubeniae - Aizoaceae
• Sandersonia aurantiaca - Chinese Lantern Lily, Christmas Bells - Colchicaceae
• Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. Katherinae - African Blood Lily - Amaryllidaceae
• Sceletium joubertii - Kanna, Kougoed - Aizoaceae
• Schizobasis intricata - Hyacinthaceae
• Senecio mikanioides - German Ivy, Water Ivy, Parlor Ivy - Asteraceae
• Senecio radicans - Asteraceae
• Senecio stapeliformis v. minor - Asteraceae
• Serruria florida - Blushing Bride - Proteaceae
• Stangeria eriopus - Natal Grass Cycad - Stangeriaceae
• Stapelia gigantea - Giant Toad Plant, Zulu Giant - Apocynaceae
• Strelitzia nicolai - Bird of Paradise Tree, Natal Wild Banana - Strelitziaceae
• Strelitzia reginae - Bird of Paradise, Crane Lily - Strelitziaceae
• Streptocarpus dunnii - Gesneriaceae
• Streptocarpus pusillus - Gesneriaceae
• Strumaria sp. - Amaryllidaceae
• Syringodea longituba - Iridaceae
• Tenicroa sp. - Hyacinthaceae
• Tetradenia riparia - Nutmeg Bush, Mochasma - Lamiaceae
• Thamnochortus insignis - Thatching Reed, Dekriet - Restionaceae
• Thamnochortus unidentified - Dekriet - Restionaceae
• Titanopsis calcarea - Aizoaceae
• Titanopsis calcarea - Aizoaceae
• Trichodiadema densum - Aizoaceae
• Tulbaghia fragrans - Sweet Garlic - Alliaceae
• Tulbaghia violacea - Wild Garlic, Society Garlic - Alliaceae
• Tylecodon paniculatus - Butter tree, Botterboom - Crassulaceae
• Veltheimia bracteata - Forest Lily - Hyacinthaceae
• Vlokia ater - Aizoaceae
• Wachendorfia thyrsiflora - Haemodoraceae
• Watsonia aletroides - Bugle Lily - Iridaceae
• Watsonia sp. - Iridaceae
• Widdringtonia cedarbergensis - Clanwilliam Cedar, Cape Cedar - Cupressaceae
• Wurmbea sp. - Colchicaceae
• Xerophyta retinervis - Black Stick Lily - Velloziaceae
• Zantedeschia aethiopica - Calla Lily, Lily of the Nile - Araceae
• Zantedeschia Elliottiana - Golden Calla - Araceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Acharia tragodes - Achariaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Boophane disticha - Veld Fan, Bushman Poison Bulb - Amaryllidaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Cassinopsis ilicifolia - Lemon Thorn, Spiny Cassinopsis - Icacinaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Chondropetalum tectorum - Restionaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Curtisia dentata - Assagai Wood, Cape Lancewood - Curtisiaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Eriospermum parphyrium - Ruscaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Geissoloma marginatum - Geissolomataceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Melianthus villosus - Kruidjie-roer-my-nie - Melianthaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Nerine Bowdenii - Amaryllidaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Saltera sarcocolla - Penaeaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Schizaea pectinata - Curly Grassfern, Toothbrush Fern - Schizaeaceae