Botanic Garden Plant List - NBRI, Namibia

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Scientific Name<br />

Trees & Shrubs<br />

English Afrikaans German<br />

Acacia erubescens yellow-bark acacia withaak, berkebos Birkenrindenakazie<br />

Acacia erioloba camel-thorn kameeldoring Kameldorn<br />

Acacia hebeclada ssp. hebeclada candle-pod acacia trassiebos Kerzenakazie<br />

Acacia hereroensis mountain-thorn bergdoring Bergdornakazie<br />

Acacia karoo sweetthorn soetdoring Weissdorn<br />

Acacia mellifera ssp. detinens black-thorn swarthaak, hakiesbos Hakkiebusch<br />

Acacia reficiens red-bark acacia rooihak, haak-en-steek Rotrindenakazie<br />

Adenium boehmianum* bushman poison pylgif Pfeilgiftpflanze<br />

Albizia anthelmintica worm-cure albizia kersieblomboom Wurmrindenbaum<br />

Aloe dichotoma* quiver tree kokerboom Köcherbaum<br />

Barleria lancifolia blue Barleria<br />

Boscia albitrunca shepherd's tree witgat Weisstamm<br />

Catophractes alexandri rattle pod, trumpet thorn gabbabos, Trompetdoring Schwarzdorn, Gababusch<br />

Combretum apiculatum ssp. apiculatum kudubush koedoebos Kudubusch<br />

Commiphora glandulosa tall common corkwood<br />

lavender croton / lavender<br />

balsembos, kanniedood Druesenbalsamstrauch<br />

Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus* fever-berry lavender croton, vaalbos Lavendelbusch<br />

Butterbaum,<br />

Cyphostemma currorii* kobas / butter tree kobas / botterboom<br />

Papierrindenbaum<br />

Cyphostemma juttae* blue kobas<br />

Cyphostemma uter* Kaoko kobas Kaoko kobas Kaoko kobas<br />

Dichrostachys cinerea ssp africana<br />

Diospyros lycioides<br />

sickle bush sekelbos, papwielbos Farbkätzchenstrauch<br />

Dombeya rotundifolia wild pear drolpeer, dikbas Schneeballstrauch<br />

Ehretia alba puzzle bush deurmekaarbos, swartbos Bergbast<br />

Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa skew-leaved elephant-root looiwortel Gerbwurzelstrauch<br />

common guarri/mountain<br />

Feuerlöschbusch /<br />

Euclea undulata<br />

ebony ghwarrie/besembos Bergebenholzstrauch<br />

Euphorbia virosa* candelabra euphorbia gifboom Kandelaberwolfsmilch<br />

Grewia bicolor two-coloured raisin bush basterrosyntjie, witrosyntjie<br />

fluweelrosyntjie /<br />

Zweifarbiger Rosinenstrauch<br />

Grewia flava velvet raisin<br />

brandewynbessie Gelber Rosinenstrauch<br />

* indigenous to <strong>Namibia</strong>, but introduced to this area Page 1 of 9<br />

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Grewia flavescens sandpaper raisin skurwerosyntjie Gelbgrüner Rosinenstrauch<br />

Heteromorpha papillosa <strong>Namibia</strong>n wild-parsley tree<br />

Kleinia longiflora paintbrush flower sjambokbossie Greisenhaupt<br />

Lantana angolensis<br />

Lycium eenii (broad leaved) broad-leaved honey thorn breeblaarkriedoring Hochland Süssdorn<br />

Lycium bosciifolium (slender leaves) Honey thorn wolfdoring / slapkriedoring Bocksdorn<br />

Maerua schinzii ringwood lammerdrol Südwester Lorbeerbaum<br />

Manuelopsis dinteri Dinter's bush<br />

Melianthus comosus touch-me-not kruidjie-roer-my-nie Tintenbusch<br />

Montinia caryophyllacea wild-clove bush peperbos/bergklapperbos Pfeifenstrauch<br />

Moringa ovalifolia* phantom tree sprokiesboom Moringa<br />

Ozoroa crassinervia <strong>Namibia</strong>n Resin tree Namibiese harpuisboom Schwarzborkenbaum<br />

Pachypodium lealii* bottle tree bottelboom Flaschenbaum<br />

Pappea capensis* jacket plum doppruim/kouboom<br />

Peltophorum africanum* weeping wattle huilboom/dopperkiaat<br />

Phaeoptilum spinosum brittle thorn / winged-fruit bush brosdoring / wilde bougainvilla Flügelfruchtstrauch<br />

Sclerocarya birrea* maroela maroela Marula<br />

Searsia ciliata sour karee Sauerstrauch<br />

Searsia lancea willow rhus soetkaree Afrikanische Rivierweide<br />

Searsia marlothii bitter karee bitterkaree<br />

Searsia tenuinervis Kalahari currant Kalahari-taaibos<br />

Sterculia africana* African star chest nut bosluisboom<br />

Tarchonanthus camphoratus camphor bush vaalbos / kanferbos Fahlbusch, Kampferbusch<br />

Tetradenia riparia ginger bush<br />

Ziziphus mucronata buffalo thorn blinkblaar-wag-'n-bietjie<br />

Herbs<br />

Abutilon austro-africanum<br />

Achyranthes aspera<br />

Acrotome angustifolia<br />

Acrotome fleckii<br />

Arctotis venusta<br />

Adenia repanda<br />

Aizoon virgatum<br />

* indigenous to <strong>Namibia</strong>, but introduced to this area Page 2 of 9<br />

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Albuca maxima albuca albuca Albuca<br />

Antizoma angustifolia<br />

Aptosimum arenarium<br />

Aptosimum lineare Hereroveilchen<br />

Aptosimum lugardiae (= Peliostomum lugardii) linear-leaved aptosimum<br />

Asparagus nelsii wild asparagus katstert Spargelkraut<br />

Asparagus exuvialis wild asparagus katstert Spargelkraut<br />

Barleria lanceolata (spiny) spiny lanced-leaved barleria<br />

Bidens pilosa black jack Buschmannspfeil<br />

Blepharis obmitrata mountain thistle bergdistel<br />

Boerhavia coccinea<br />

Cineraria canescens<br />

Chascanum pinnatifidum dissected-leaf chascanum<br />

Clematis brachiata traveller's joy klimop<br />

Cleome angustifolia ssp. diandra yellow mouse-whiskers geel cleome<br />

Cleome elegantissima<br />

Cleome gynandra African cabbage oorpeultjie Wilder Spinat, Fingerkraut<br />

Cleome monophylla single-leaf cleome einfache Cleome<br />

Coccinia sessilifolia wild cucumber skarlakenkomkommer Scharlachgurke<br />

Commelina africana yellow commelina<br />

Commelina benghalensis blue commelina<br />

Commelina livingstonii hairy commelina<br />

Commicarpus fallacissimus (smaller, pale<br />

pink flws)<br />

Commicarpus pentandrus (big dark pink flws)<br />

Conyza bonariensis (similar to Blumea)<br />

Corallocarpus schinzii<br />

Cyphostemma hereroense Herero grape Herero-Traube<br />

Cyphostemma congestum common vine Rank-Traube<br />

Dicoma macrocephala (creeping)<br />

Dicoma tomentosa (upright) hairy dicoma / doll's protea<br />

Evolvulus alsinoides African forget-me-not<br />

* indigenous to <strong>Namibia</strong>, but introduced to this area Page 3 of 9<br />

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Felicia clavipilosa subsp. clavipilosa<br />

Ferraria glutinosa Klebering Lilie<br />

Forsskaolea candida<br />

Geigeria ornativa common geigeria vermeerbos Speikraut<br />

Gisekia africana var. africana ostrich herb<br />

volstruisdruiwe /<br />

rooirankopslag<br />

Gnidia polycephala<br />

Helichrysum candolleanum<br />

Helichrysum fleckii<br />

Helichrysum tomentosulum<br />

Pferdenelke, Honigbusch<br />

Hermannia modesta common hermania Blutströpfchen<br />

Hermbstaedtia argenteiformis cat's tail Fuchsschwanz<br />

Hibiscus calyphyllus<br />

Hibiscus fleckii<br />

Hibiscus micranthus<br />

Hirpicium gazanioides<br />

wild stock-rose wildestokroos wilde Stockrose<br />

Hypertelis bowkeriana<br />

Indigofera alternans<br />

Indigofera cryptantha (small beaded pods)<br />

Hasenkost<br />

Ipomoea bolusiana<br />

Ipomoea hochstetteri<br />

wild morning glory<br />

Ipomoea holubii wild morning glory<br />

Ipomoea obscura var. obscura<br />

Ipomoea sinensis<br />

Jamesbrittenia canescens<br />

wild morning glory / yellow<br />

ipomea<br />

Jamesbrittenia lyperioides (yellow flws)<br />

Jamesbrittenia tenella<br />

yellow mountain-bush saffraanbossie<br />

Kalanchoe brachyloba kalanchoe plakkie<br />

Kalanchoe lanceolata narrow-leaved kalanchoe plakkie<br />

Kalanchoe rotundifolia plakkie<br />

Kohautia caespitosa ssp. brachyloba<br />

Kyphocarpa angustifolia<br />

desert purfume<br />

Laggera decurrens (=Blumea decurrens) bitter bush bitterbos Blaugrüner Bitterbusch<br />

* indigenous to <strong>Namibia</strong>, but introduced to this area Page 4 of 9<br />

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Ledebouria cooperi<br />

Lepidium africanum ssp. divaricatum<br />

Leucas pechuelii white foxtail<br />

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Afrikanische Taubnessel,<br />

weisser Fuchsschwanz<br />

Leucosphaera bainesii wool bush wolbos / perdebossie Weisskugelbusch, Futterbusch<br />

Lotononis furcata<br />

Limeum pterocarpum<br />

Limeum sulcatum<br />

Maerua juncea snake-egg climber lammerdrol, slangeierbos Schlangeneierbusch<br />

Melhania damarana<br />

Melolobium decumbens<br />

Melolobium villosum<br />

Mollugo cerviana Gypsophyllum wildes Schleierkraut<br />

Monechma divaricatum branched monechma verzweigte Monechma<br />

Monsonia glauca<br />

Monsonia senegalensis<br />

Myrothamnus flabellifolius resurrection bush wonderbos / teebossie Wundertee / Buschtee<br />

Nelsia quadrangula<br />

Nemesia lilacina<br />

Nidorella resedifolia ssp. resedifolia common nidorella gewöhnliche Nidorella<br />

Nolettia tenuifolia (Asteraceae, small ylw flws)<br />

Ocimum americanum var. americanum bush tea / wild basil boesmansboegoe Herero Buschtee<br />

Ocimum filamentosum<br />

Otoptera burchellii beesboontjie<br />

Oxalis purpurascens sorrel / savanna clover wilde suring Sauerklee / Savannenklee<br />

Oxygonum alatum var. alatum<br />

Pavonia burchellii dainty pavonia<br />

Pechuel-Loeschea leubnitziae bitter bush / wild sage bitterbos Bitterbusch / Stinkbusch<br />

Pegolettia senegalensis<br />

Pentarrhinum insipidum African silkvine Seidenwinde<br />

Pergularia daemia heart-leaf twiner bobbejaankambroo Herzblatt-Liane<br />

Phyllanthus pentandrus<br />

* indigenous to <strong>Namibia</strong>, but introduced to this area Page 5 of 9<br />

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Pollichia campestris<br />

Polygala leptophylla<br />

Portulaca kermesina Portulaca<br />

Portulaca quadrifida<br />

Pseudognaphalium luteo-album<br />

Pterodiscus aurantiacus<br />

Ptycholobium biflorum ssp. angolense<br />

Pupalia lappacea burr<br />

Rhynchosia totta<br />

Rogeria bigibbosa white-flowered rogeria<br />

Selago alopecuroides<br />

Senecio consanguineus<br />

Senecio eenii (purple flowers)<br />

Senecio inaequidens (perennial, yellow<br />

flowers)<br />

Senecio windhoekensis (yellow flowers)<br />

Sericorema sericea<br />

Sida ovata<br />

Solanum catombelense bitter apple gifappel<br />

Solanum multiglandulosum<br />

Solanum rigescens<br />

Sutherlandia frutescens cancer bush kankerbossie<br />

Tapinanthus oleifolius Mistletoe voelent Streichholzpflanze<br />

Talinum arnotii<br />

Tephrosia dregeana<br />

Thunbergia aurea Black eyed Susan<br />

Tribulus terrestris (small flowers) devil's thorn dubbeltjie / duwweltjie Morgenstern<br />

Tribulus zeyheri (large flowers) devil's thorn dubbeltjie Morgenstern<br />

Tripteris nervosa<br />

Trochomeria macrocarpa ssp. vitifolia<br />

Vernonia poskeana subsp. botswanica<br />

Vigna frutescens wild cowpea<br />

Viscum rotundifolium Mistletoe voel-ent Schmarotzer<br />

Zehneria marlothii<br />

* indigenous to <strong>Namibia</strong>, but introduced to this area Page 6 of 9<br />

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Lilies<br />

Boophone disticha<br />

Chlorophytum krauseanum<br />

Crinum buphanoides<br />

Crinum lugardiae<br />

candelabra flower / Bushman<br />

poison bulb gifbol Fächerzwiebel, Gembsbockrad<br />

Dipcadi bakerianum Namib wild onion<br />

Dipcadi glaucum<br />

Dipcadi viride<br />

wild / poison onion malkop-ui Grünlilie / Giftzwiebel<br />

Drimia altissima slangkop Langer Schlangenkopf<br />

Drimia sanguinea slangkop Roter Schlangenkopf<br />

Eriospermum abyssinicum<br />

Eriospermum roseum<br />

Nerine laticoma<br />

Baboon's ear<br />

Ornithogalum pulchrum chinkerinchee<br />

Ornithoglossum vulgare Cape poison onion Karoo slangkop<br />

Pseudogaltonia clavata Cape hyacinth groenlelie / Suidwes slangkop Schopflilie<br />

braunes Vogelzünglein /<br />

Kp'scher Schlangenkopf<br />

Succulents<br />

Aloe dewinteri *<br />

Aloe hereroensis var. hereroensis Hereroland aloe Hereroland aalwyn Hereroland Aloe<br />

Aloe hereroensis var. lutea Hereroland aloe Hereroland aalwyn Hereroland Aloe<br />

Aloe litttoralis<br />

Aloe namibensis*<br />

Aloe striata ssp. karasbergensis*<br />

Windhoek aloe bergaalwyn Windhoek Aloe<br />

Aloe zebrina* zebra aloe zebra-aalwyn Zebra-Aloe<br />

Sansevieria aethiopica *<br />

Mother-in-law's tongue / piles<br />

root<br />

* indigenous to <strong>Namibia</strong>, but introduced to this area Page 7 of 9<br />

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Sansevieria pearsonii * gemsbok horn kniesteeker / kniesteker Gemsbockhorn<br />

Sarcostemma viminale ssp. thunbergii caustic bush bobbejaantou / melktou<br />

Grasses<br />

Anthephora pubescens Wool grass Borseltjiegras, Krulblaar Kruggras<br />

Aristida adscensionis Annual bristle grass Eenjarige steekgras Einjähriges Stechgras<br />

Aristida effusa Spreading stick grass Pluimsteekgras Rispen Stechgras<br />

Aristida meridionalis Giant stick grass Leeusteekgras Löwenstechgras<br />

Cenchrus ciliaris Buffalo grass Bloubuffelsgras Blaubüffelgras<br />

Digitaria eriantha Finger grass Wolvingergras Wolliges Fingergras<br />

Enneapogon cenchroides Common nine-awned grass Eenjarige negenaaldgras Einjähriges Neunborstengras<br />

Enneapogon scoparius Bottle-brush grass Kalkgras Besen-Neuenborstengras<br />

Eragrostis echinochloidea<br />

Eragrostis lappula<br />

Tick grass Krummelgras Hirse-Straussgras<br />

Eragrostis nindensis (small) Whether love grass Agtdaepluimgras Acht-Tage-Straussgras<br />

Eragrostis rotifer vlei love-grass Vleipluimgras Vley-Straussgras<br />

Eragrostis scopelophila mountain love-grass Bergpluimgras Fels-Straussgras<br />

Eragrostis superba Heart-seed love grass Bosluisgras, Weeluisgras Herz-Straussgras<br />

Eragrostis trichophora (very fine) Hairy love grass Behaarde pluimgras Haariges Straussgras<br />

Fingerhuthia africana Thimble grass Vingerhoedgras Stechdegengras<br />

Heteropogon contortus Spear grass Assegaaigras Gemeines Speergras<br />

Melinis repens ssp grandiflora Red-top Eenjarige fluweelgras Einjähriges Seidengras<br />

Microchloa caffra Sickle grass Elsgras Sichelgras<br />

Monelytrum luedertizianum Lüderitz grass Lüderitzgras Lüderitzgras<br />

Panicum maximum Guinea grass Groot-Panicum Grosses Hirsegras<br />

Pennisetum foermerianum false buffalo-grass valsbloubuffelsgras Berg-Fuchsschwanz<br />

Pogonarthria fleckii annual hairy fishbone-grass eenjarige denneboomgras Haariges Tannengras<br />

Schmidtia kalahariensis Bushman grass Kalaharisuurgras Sauergras<br />

Schmidtia pappophoroides Kalahari sand quick Kalaharisandkweek Kräuselgras<br />

Setaria verticillata<br />

Sporobolus<br />

Bur-bristle grass Klitsgras Klettgras<br />

Stipagrostis uniplumis Silky bushman grass Blinkhaarboesmangras Federgras<br />

Tragus racemosus large carrotseed-grass wortelsaadgras Lockerähriges Springbockgras<br />

Triraphis ramosissima branched needle-grass perdegras Fels-Straussenfedergras<br />

* indigenous to <strong>Namibia</strong>, but introduced to this area Page 8 of 9<br />

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<strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>List</strong><br />

Urochloa brachyura Einjähriges fettweidegras<br />

Sedges<br />

Bulbostylis hispidula<br />

Cyperus fulgens var. contractus uintjie / boesmanuintjie<br />

Kyllinga alata biesie<br />

Monandrus squarrosus ssp. squarrosus<br />

Mariscus rehmannianus<br />

Ferns<br />

Ceterach cordatum<br />

Cheilanthes dinteri<br />

Cheilanthes marlothii<br />

Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos<br />

Total number of species<br />

Herbs: 139 Sedges: 5 Ferns: 4 Lilies: 15<br />

Trees & Shrubs: 52 Grasses: 32 Succulents: 7<br />

Suggestions or comments on how to improve this list are welcome.<br />

Please notify us if you find plants in the garden that are not on the list.<br />

Contact person Silke Rügheimer, <strong>NBRI</strong>, Tel 2022014, e-mail: silker@nbri.org.na<br />

* indigenous to <strong>Namibia</strong>, but introduced to this area Page 9 of 9<br />

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