KZN – Fauna and Flora

Olea europaea subsp. africana Family: Oleaceae Common names: wild olive, olienhout (Afr.), mohlware (NSotho, SSotho), umnquma (Zulu, Xhosa, Swati), mutlhwari (Venda), motlhware (Tswana) SA Tree No: 617 Frost-, drought- and wind-resistant, the wild olive has beautiful...

Schotia brachypetala Sond. Family: Fabaceae Common names: weeping boer-bean, tree fuchsia, African walnut (Eng.); huilboerboon (Afr.); umfofofo, umgxam, ishimnumyane (Xhosa), ihluze, umgxamu, uvovovo (Zulu), molope (Northern Sotho), mulibi, mununzwa, mununzwu,...

Ptaeroxylon obliquum (Thunb.) Radlk. Family: Rutaceae Common names: Sneezewood, Nieshout, umThathi (Xhosa SA Tree No: 292 Ptaeroxylon (pronounced 'teroxillon') is a direct Greek translation meaning sneeze and wood; obliquum refers to the oblique leaflets. Umtata in...

Vepris lanceolata (Lam.) G.Don Family: Rutaceae Common names: white ironwood (Eng.); witysterhout (Afr.); Muruvula (Tsonga); Muhondwa (Venda); umZane (Xhosa); umOzana (Zulu) SA Tree No: 261 What a lovely, underrated shrub or tree-a plant that South Africans can...

Erythrina lysistemon Hutch. Family: Fabaceae Common names: common coral tree, lucky bean tree (E), gewone koraalboom, kanniedood (A), umsintsi (X), muvhale (V), mophete (Tsw), mokhungwane (Sotho), umsinsi (Z) Fabaceae/Leguminosae (Pea & bean family) SA Tree...

Senegalia nigrescens (Oliv.) P.J.H. Hurter Family: Fabaceae Common names: knob thorn (Eng.); knoppiesdoring (Afr.); muunga (Tshivenda); mooka (Sepedi); umKhaya (Zulu) Senegalia nigrescens is a deciduous, small to medium-sized tree which occurs in various savanna...

Calodendrum capense (L.f.) Thunb. Family: Rutaceae Common names: Cape chestnut, wild chestnut (Eng.); wildekastaiing, Kaapsekastaiing (Afr.); umbaba, umsitshana (Xhosa); umbhaba, umemezi omhlophe (Zulu), molalakgwedi, mookêlêla (N.Sotho); muvhaha (Venda) Calodendrum...

Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.Wight var. adianthifolia Family: Fabaceae Common names: flat-crown albizia, rough-bark flat-crown, West African albizia (Eng.); platkroon (Afr.); umgadankawu, iGowane, umNalahanga, umNebelele, uSolu (Zulu); umHlandlothi (Xhosa);...

Family: Aquifoliaceae Common names: African holly, Cape holly, wild holly, water tree (Eng.); waterboom, waterhout, without (Afr.); monamane (Northern Sotho); iPhuphuma (Zulu), umDuma (Xhosa); liBota (Swazi); phukgu, phukgile (Southern Sotho); mutanzwa-khamelo (Venda)...

Botanical Name: Cyrtanthus mackenii Common Name(s): Ifafa lily Categories: Bulbs Description: An evergreen bulbous plant, with trumpet shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow and pink. A beautiful addition to semi shaded, moist areas. C. elatus (George lily) is...

The Natal lily, Crinum moorei, with its large, white to pinkish red, open tubular flowers, literally glows in the dappled shade of the century-old plane tree avenue in the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Gardens in Pietermaritzburg during midsummer (October to...

Lilium bulbiferum reaches on average 20–90 centimetres (7.9–35.4 in) of height, with a maximum of 120 centimetres (47 in). The bulbs are ovoid, with whitish large and pointed scales and can reach about 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) of diameter. The stem is erect, the...