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Monday, May 7, 2012

Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium lamerei)

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 Family Apocynaceae   Pachypodium lamerei is a species of Pachypodium. It has large thorns and leaves mostly just at the top of the pla...
Saturday, May 5, 2012

Common Bush-cherry (Maerua cafra)

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 Family Capparaceae   Maerua cafra is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows up to a height of 2-9m, depending on the local conditi...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

Castor Oil Plant (Ricinus communis)

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Family Euphorbiaceae The castor oil plant , Ricinus communis , is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It bel...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Bitter Gourd (Momordica cardiospermoides)

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 Family Cucurbitaceae This climber has a foetid smell, but makes up for it with showy orange-yellow flowers and large, fleshy, bulging o...
Monday, April 30, 2012

Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)

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Family Asteraceae Cosmos are herbaceous perennial plants growing 0.3–2 m tall. It is native to scrub and meadow areas in Mexico where mos...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

Giant Honey Flower (Melianthus major)

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Kruidjie-roer-my-nie -  Family Melianthaceae   With its large grey leaves and huge bronze flowers this is a striking shrub. On a sunny d...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Drakensberg scabious (Scabiosa drakensbergensis)

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 Family Dipsacaceae A bushy scabiosa with large soft green leaves and beautiful, pure white, ball-like inflorescences with flowers pa...
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