HERBARIUM


Herbs

 

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  Botanical name Common name  NBRI no.
  ACANTHACEAE (Acanthus family)    
  Blepharis grossa  Little desert thistle  30
  Monechema desertorum    22
       
 

AIZOACEAE

   
  Gisekia africana var. africana   Ostrich herb                                        64
  Limeum arenocolum    67
  Limeum argute-carinatum    107
       
  AMARANTHACEAE    
  Amaranthus dinteri   95
  Amaranthus praetermissus    25
       
  ASTERACEAE    
  Calostephane marlothiana   89
  Dicoma capensis     34
  Geigeria ornativa  Dune vermeerbossie 41
  Helichrysum argyrosphaerum   112
  Helichrysum candolleanum   45
  Helichrysum lerniraioides   109
  Helichrysum roseo – niveum  South-west edelweiss / Everlasting 113
  Hirpicium gazanioides    85
  Myxopappus acutilobus    44
  Pegolettia senegalensis    91
  Platycarpha carlinoides   Wild radish / Rivierkool   
  Senecio eenii    96
  Tripteris microcarpa  Tall Desert daisy

40

       
  BORAGINACEAE (Borage family)    
  Heliotropium ciliatum   73
  Trichodesma africanum    101
       
  BRASSICACEAE (Mustard family)    
  Heliophila deserticola var.micrantha   104
  Heliophila minima   111
       
  CAPPARACEAE (Caper family)    
  Cleome angustifolia subsp.diandra Yellow mouse-whiskers  69
  Cleome gynandra   Spiders' Wisp  
  Cleome rubella   74
  Cleome suffruticosa  Shrubby cleome  68
       
  CHENOPODIACEAE (Goosefoot family)    
  Lophiocarpus polystachys   86
       
  CUCURBITACEAE (Cucumber / melon family)    
  Acanthosicyos horridus !Nara melon  
  Acanthosicyos naudinianus Gemsbok cucumber  
  Citrillus lanatus Tsamma melon 71
  Cucumis africanus Small wild cucumber  
  Cucumis sagittatus   93
       
  FABACEAE (Pea family)    
  Crotalaria damarensis    Rattle bush / wild Lucerne  28, 106
  Crotalaria virgultalis   100
  Indigofera auricoma Pink desert indigofera 57
  Ptycholobium biflorum subsp. biflorum   50
  Requienia sphaerosperma    
  Tephrosia dregeana var. dregeana   108
       
  GERANIACEAE (Geranium family)    
  Monsonia leuderitziana   77
       
  HYDROPHYLLACEAE    
  Codon royenii Soetdoringbos 

35

       
  LAMIACEAE (Sage family)    
  Acrotome inflata Tumbleweed   
       
  LOASACEAE    
  Kissenia capensis Sandpaper bush 83
       
 

MALVACEAE (Hibiscus family)

   
  Radyera urens Karoo pumpkin  
       
  NEURADACEAE (Neurada family -formerly Rosaceae)    
  Grielum sinuatum   105
       
  PASSIFLORACEAE (Granadilla family)    
  Adenia pechuelii Elephant's foot / desert kohlrabi 63
       
  PEDALIACEAE (Sesame family)    
  Rogeria longiflora White-flowered rogaria 32
  Sesamum triphyllum  Wild sesame / thunderbolt flower  
  Sesamum capense Wild sesame  
       
  RUBIACEAE (Coffee family)    
  Kohautia caespitosa   87
       
  SCROPHULARIACEAE (Snapdragon family)    
  Manulea dubia   37
  Jamesbrittenia hereroensis    38
  Veronica anagallis – aquatica    110
       
  SELAGINACEAE (Selago family -formerly Scrophulariaceae)    
  Hebenstretia integrifolia   49
       
  STERCULIACEAE (Star-chestnut family)    
  Hermannia comosa   61
  Hermannia modesta   39
       
  EUPHORBIACEAE (Euphorbia family)    
  Euphorbia glanduligera Namib Milkweed  
       
  VERBENACEAE (Verbena family)    
  Chascanum garipense White chascanum 33
 

(Plexipus garipensis)

   
       
  ZYGOPHYLLACEAE    
  Tribulus terrestris Dubbeltjie / Devil's thorn  
  Tribulus zeyheri Dubbeltjie / Devil's thorn 70
       
       
       
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