Collection Holdings native to KwaZulu-Natal:
Aizoaceae
Subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae
- Aptenia lancifolia
- 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
- Crinum moorei
- E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
- Nerine bowdenii
- South Africa
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Cyrtantheae
- Cyrtanthus falcatus
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 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
- Clivia miniata
- South Africa
- Haemanthus albiflos
- Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
- Haemanthus carneus
- eastern South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
- Scadoxus membranaceus
- eastern South Africa
- Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. Katherinae
- South Africa
Apiaceae
Subfamily Apioideae
Tribe Heteromorpheae
- Heteromorpha arborescens
- tropical Africa
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
- Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii
- South Africa
- Ceropegia stapeliiformis
- Mozambique to S. Africa
- Stapelia gigantea
- South Africa
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Carisseae
- Acokanthera oppositifolia
- Kenya to S. Africa
- Carissa macrocarpa
- Kenya to SE. Cape Prov.
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Tabernaemontaneae
- Tabernaemontana elegans
- S. Somalia to S. Africa
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
Subfamily Zamioculcadoideae
- Gonatopus boivinii
- Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
- Zamioculcas zamiifolia Raven
- East Africa, Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
Tribe Anthericeae
- Chlorophytum comosum
- W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
- Chlorophytum comosum cv.
- W. Trop. Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa
- Chlorophytum saundersiae
- South Africa, Kwazulu Natal, Swaziland
Subfamily Asparagoideae
- Asparagus africanus
- Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India
- Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyerii'
- Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
- Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'
- Mozambique (Inhaca Is.) to S. Africa
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Dracaena spathulata
- SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal
W/C
- Dracaena spathulata
- SE. Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal
W/C
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Eriospermeae
- Eriospermum cooperi
- South Africa
W/C
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Hyacintheae
- Drimiopsis maculata
- Tanzania to S. Africa
- Eucomis bicolor
- 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 virens
- Eritrea to S. Africa
W/C
- Ornithogalum graminifolium
- South Africa
W/C
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Urgineeae
- Bowiea volubilis
- Uganda to S. Africa
- Bowiea volubilis ssp. volubilis
- Uganda to S. Africa
- Drimia intricata
- Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa
- Drimia uniflora
- Zimbabwe to S. Africa
W/C
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily Asphodeloideae
- Aloe arborescens
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
- Aloe cooperi
- Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal
W/C
- Aloe maculata
- South Africa
- Aloe marlothii
- SE. Botswana to KwaZulu-Natal
W/C
- Aloe spicata
- SE. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
- Aloe thraskii
- SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
- Aristaloe aristata
- South Africa
- Bulbine frutescens
- South Africa
- Gasteria batesiana
- Northern Prov. to N. KwaZulu-Natal
- Haworthiopsis limifolia
- S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga
W/C
- Haworthiopsis limifolia
- S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalang
W/C
- Haworthiopsis limifolia
- S. Mozambique to S. Mpumalanga
W/C
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
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis
- southern Africa
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Colchicaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae
- Gloriosa modesta
- Zimbabwe to S. Africa
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Combreteae
- Combretum molle
- Africa
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Ipomoeeae
- Ipomoea bolusiana
- southern Africa, Madagascar
Crassulaceae
Subfamily Crassuloideae
- Crassula lactea
- South Africa - Natal, Transvaal
- Crassula lanuginosa
- South Africa
- Crassula multicava
- South Africa
- Crassula ovata
- South Africa
- Crassula ovata
- South Africa
- Crassula ovata
- South Africa
- Crassula ovata 'Hobbit'
- South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
- Crassula perfoliata var. falcata
- South Africa - Cape Province
- Crassula perforata
- South Africa (Cape Province)
Subfamily Sempervivoideae
Tribe Kalanchoeae
- Kalanchoe luciae
- eastern South Africa to Mozambique
Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Melothrieae
- Kedrostis africana
- South Africa, Namibia
Cunoniaceae
- Cunonia capensis
- South Africa
Cupressaceae
Subfamily Callitroideae
- Widdringtonia nodiflora
- Malawi (Mt. Mulanje) to S. Africa
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Pen.
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
- Cyperus papyrus
- North & Tropical Africa
Didiereaceae
- Portulacaria afra
- South Africa
- Portulacaria afra 'Cork Bark'
- South Africa
- Portulacaria afra 'variegata'
-
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea sylvatica
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
Droseraceae
- Drosera dielsiana
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
Ebenaceae
- Euclea racemosa
- tropical eastern Africa
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia tirucalli
- Unknown, spread world wide in tropical and subtropical areas
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
- Schotia brachypetala
- Africa to India / Pakistan
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Sophoreae
- Baphia racemosa
- eastern Cape
Geraniaceae
- Pelargonium odoratissimum
- southern Africa
- Pelargonium sidoides
- South Africa
Gesneriaceae
Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
Tribe Didymocarpeae
- Streptocarpus prolixus
- eastern Cape
- Streptocarpus pusillus
- South Africa
Hypoxidaceae
- Hypoxis hemerocallidea
- southern Africa
- Hypoxis villosa
- South Africa
Iridaceae
Subfamily Aristeoideae
- Aristea ecklonii
- Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa
Subfamily Crocoideae
- Hesperantha coccinea
- South Africa - eastern Cape and Natal
Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Freesieae
- Freesia laxa
- W. Kenya to S. Africa
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Plectranthus amboinicus
- Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India
- Plectranthus neochilus
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
- Plectranthus saccatus
- SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
- Tetradenia riparia
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Barringtonioideae
- Barringtonia racemosa
- Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific
Lentibulariaceae
- Genlisea hispidula
- subtropical southern Africa
- Utricularia bisquamata
- southern Africa
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Loganiaceae
- Strychnos spinosa
- Eastern Cape to Kwazulu-Natal northwards to Mozambique
Malpighiaceae
- Acridocarpus natalitius
- southern Africa - eastern Cape, Swaziland, Mozambique
Malvaceae
Subfamily Grewioideae
Tribe Grewieae
- Grewia occidentalis
- South Africa - western Cape to Zimbabwe & Mozambique
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Hibisceae
- Hibiscus tilliaceus
- pantropical
Meliaceae
Subfamily Melioideae
Tribe Turraeeae
- Turraea floribunda
- eastern Africa
Melianthaceae
- Greyia sutherlandii
- Eastern Cape, the eastern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and easte
Myrothamnaceae
- Myrothamnus flabellifolius
- southern Africa
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Psiloxyloideae
Tribe Heteropyxideae
- Heteropyxis natalensis
- S. Trop. & S. Africa
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
Ochnaceae
Subfamily Ochnoideae
Tribe Ochneae
- Ochna serrulata
- subtropical (east) coast of southern Africa
Oleaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Oleeae
- Olea europaea
- coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Ansellia africana
- South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe
- Eulophia petersii
- Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Pen.
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Dendrobieae
- Bulbophyllum longiflorum
- Uganda to NE. KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
- Vanilla roscheri
- Mozambique
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
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Burchellia bubalina
- South Africa, Natal
- Mitriostigma axillare
- Mozambique to NE. Cape Prov.
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Vanguerieae
- Vangueria madagascariensis
- Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar
Rutaceae
Subfamily Spathelioideae
- Ptaeroxylon obliquum
- eastern Cape to Tanzania
Salicaceae
- Dovyalis caffra
- southern & eastern Africa
Scrophulariaceae
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 nicolai
- E. Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal, E. Botswana
- Strelitzia reginae
- Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Velloziaceae
Subfamily Vellozioideae
- Xerophyta elegans
- South Africa - Drakensberg, Kwazulu Natal
- Xerophyta viscosa
- South Africa
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus rotundifolia
- eastern Africa
Zamiaceae
- Stangeria eriopus
- South Africa: East Cape to Natal
Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily Tribuloideae
- Balanites maughamii
- S. Tanzania to S. Africa
W/C = Wild Collected
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