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, Moth Fruit - Malpighiaceae
• Adenia fruiticosa - Passifloraceae
• Adenia glauca - Passifloraceae
• Adromischus cristatus - Crinkle Leaf Plant - Crassulaceae
• Adromischus leucophyllus - Crassulaceae
• Adromischus mammillaris - Crassulaceae
• Adromischus triflorus - Crassulaceae
• Aethephyllum pinnatifidum - Aizoaceae
• Agapanthus africanus - Amaryllidaceae
• Agapanthus campanulatus ssp. patens - Amaryllidaceae
• Albuca cf. spiralis - Asparagaceae
• Albuca maxima - Asparagaceae
• Aloe arborescens - Candelabra Aloe - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe branddraaiensis - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe burgersfortensis - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe cf aristata - Torch Plant - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe ciliaris - Climbing Aloe - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe ferox - Cape Aloe - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe globuligemma - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe haemanthifolia - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe krapohliana - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe longistyla - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe marlothii - Mountain Aloe, Bergalwyn - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe melanacantha - Klein Bergalwyn, Goree - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe mutans - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe nobilis - Golden-tooth Aloe, Green and Gold Crown - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe plicatilis - Fan Aloe, Waaier-aalwyn - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe saponaria - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe thraskii - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe variegata - Tiger Aloe, Partridge Breast, Kanniedood ("cannot die") - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloe vogtsii - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Aloinopsis villetii - 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 - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Azima tetracantha - Bee Sting Bush - Salvadoraceae
• Balanites maughamii - Torchwood, Menduro - Zygophyllaceae
• Berzelia lanuginosa - Buttonbush, Vleiknopbos, Vleikolkol - Bruniaceae
• Bowiea volubilis - Climbing Onion - Asparagaceae
• Bulbine caulescens - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Bulbinella caudafelis - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• 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, Bush 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
• Cotyledon teretifolia - Crassulaceae
• Crassula arborescens - Silver Jade Plant, Silver Dollar, Beestebal, Umchobozovithi - 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 ovata - Dwarf Jade - Crassulaceae
• Crassula perforata - Crassulaceae
• Crassula picturata - Crassulaceae
• Crassula rupestris - Rosary Vine - Crassulaceae
• Crassula tetragona - Minature Pine - Crassulaceae
• 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
• Drimia sp. - Asparagaceae
• Drimia uniflora - Fairy Snowdrop - Asparagaceae
• Drosanthemum speciosum - Showy Dewflower - Aizoaceae
• Eriospermum cf. dregei - Ruscaceae
• Eriospermum paradoxum - Ruscaceae
• Esterhuysenia alpina - Aizoaceae
• Eucomis bicolor - Pineapple Lily - Asparagaceae
• Eucomis vandermerwei - Asparagaceae
• Euphorbia bupleurifolia - Euphorbiaceae
• Euphorbia bupleurifolia x susannae - Euphorbiaceae
• 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 virosa ssp. virosa - Gifnoors - 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 - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria brachyphylla var. bayeri - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria cf. lingua - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria ellaphieae - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria glomerata - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria sp. # 17 - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria unidentified - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria unidentified - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Gasteria unidentified - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Geissorhiza radians - Iridaceae
• Glottiphyllum depressum - Tongue Plant - Aizoaceae
• Glottiphyllum oligocarpum - Aizoaceae
• Glottiphyllum pygmaeum - Aizoaceae
• Greyia sutherlandii - Natal Bottlebrush - Melianthaceae
• Grielum grandiflorum - Neuradaceae
• Grubbia tomentosa - Koolhout - Grubbiaceae
• Gunnera perpensa - River Pumpkin, Rivierpampoen, Qobo, Iphuzi Lomlambo - Gunneraceae
• Haemanthus albiflos - African Blood Lily, Royal Paint Brush - Amaryllidaceae
• Harpephyllum caffrum - Kaffir Plum - Anacardiaceae
• Haworthia batesiana - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia blackburniae - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia cf. cuspidata - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia cymbiformis - Cathedral Window Haworthia - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia mirabilis var. mirabilis - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia paradoxa - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia radula - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia reinwardtii - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia retusa - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia skinneri - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia tenera (minima) - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia tesselata - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia turgida - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Haworthia venosa ssp. tessellata - Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Hermannia verticillata - Honeybells - Malvaceae
• Hymenocallis sp. - Amaryllidaceae
• Kalanchoe rotundifolia - Crassulaceae
• Kirkia wilmsii - Mountain Seringa; Peppertree; Mountain Kirkia - Kirkiaceae
• Lachenalia aloides - Asparagaceae
• Lachenalia viridiflora - Cape Cowslip - Asparagaceae
• Ledebouria cooperi - Asparagaceae
• Leucadendron xanthoconus - Sickle-leaf conebush, Blinkblaartolbos - Proteaceae
• Litanthus pusillus - Fairy Snowdrop - Asparagaceae
• Lithops aucampiae - Aizoaceae
• Lithops coleorum - Aizoaceae
• Lithops julii - Aizoaceae
• Lithops lesliei v. venteri - Living Stone - Aizoaceae
• Lithops lesliei var. mariae - Living Stone - Aizoaceae
• Lithops marmorata - Aizoaceae
• Lithops salicola - Aizoaceae
• Littonia modesta - Colchicaceae
• Marlothistella stenophylla - Aizoaceae
• Massonia pygmaea - Asparagaceae
• 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
• Ornithogalum apertum - Asparagaceae
• Ornithogalum concordianum - Asparagaceae
• Ornithogalum hispidulum - Asparagaceae
• Ornithogalum longibracteatum - Asparagaceae
• Ornithogalum sardienii - Asparagaceae
• Ornithogalum thyrsoides - Wonder-flower, Cape Chincherinchee - Asparagaceae
• Oscularia deltoides - Aizoaceae
• Pelargonium barklyi - Geraniaceae
• Penaea cneorum - Penaeaceae
• 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 - Sweet Pea Shrub - Polygalaceae
• Polyxena sp. - Asparagaceae
• 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 - Asparagaceae
• 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 flavopurpurea - Apocynaceae
• Stapelia gigantea - Giant Toad Plant, Zulu Giant - Apocynaceae
• Stapelia grandiflora - Starfish Flower - 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
• Tetradenia riparia - Nutmeg Bush, Mochasma - Lamiaceae
• Thamnochortus insignis - Thatching Reed, Dekriet - Restionaceae
• Thamnochortus unidentified - Dekriet - Restionaceae
• Titanopsis calcarea - Aizoaceae
• Trichodiadema densum - Aizoaceae
• Tulbaghia simmleri - Sweet Garlic - Amaryllidaceae
• Tulbaghia violacea - Wild Garlic, Society Garlic - Amaryllidaceae
• Tylecodon paniculatus - Butter tree, Botterboom - Crassulaceae
• Utricularia livida - Bladderwort - Lentibulariaceae
• Veltheimia bracteata - Forest Lily - Asparagaceae
• Vlokia ater - Aizoaceae
• Wachendorfia thyrsiflora - Haemodoraceae
• Watsonia aletroides - Bugle Lily - Iridaceae
• Watsonia sp. - Iridaceae
• Widdringtonia cedarbergensis - Clanwilliam Cypress, Cape Cypress - Cupressaceae
• 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: Eriospermum parphyrium - Ruscaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Geissoloma marginatum - Geissolomataceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Melianthus villosus - Kruidjie-roer-my-nie - Melianthaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Nerine Bowdenii - Amaryllidaceae
• WISHLIST ITEM: Schizaea pectinata - Curly Grassfern, Toothbrush Fern - Schizaeaceae