Plant of the Week

Plant of the Week

Contributed by staff of SANBI Herbaria

Summer 2005/2006

26 Dec - 1 Jan - Ornithogalum thyrsoides (KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium)
19 Dec - 25 Dec - Gunnera perpensa ( KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium)
12 Dec - 18 Dec - Merciera (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
5 Dec - 11 Dec - Bonatea speciosa (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch )

Spring 2005

28 Nov - 4 Dec - Ficus ingens (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
21 Nov - 27 Nov - Galtonia candicans (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
14 Nov - 20 Nov - Helichrysum foetidum (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
7 Nov - 13 Nov - Nylandtia scoparia (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
31 Oct - 6 Nov - Helichrysum appendiculatum (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
24 Oct - 30 Oct - Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium, Durban)
17 Oct - 23 Oct - Delosperma (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
10 Oct - 16 Oct - Ancylobotrys capensis (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
3 Oct - 9 Oct - Felicia amelloides (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
26 Sept - 2 Oct - Tapinanthus oleifolius (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
19 Sept - 25 Sept - Ceratotheca sp.aff.reniformis (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
12 Sept - 18 Sept - Hymenolepis parviflora (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
5 Sept - 11 Sept - Ornithogalum saundersiae (National Herbarium, Pretoria)

Winter 2005

29 Aug - 4 Sept - Satyrium coriifolium (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
22 Aug - 28 Aug - Aspalathus (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
15 Aug - 21Aug - Haemanthus (Compton Herbarium, Cape Town)
8 Aug - 14 Aug - Boscia albitrunca (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
1 Aug - 7 Aug - Cyperaceae (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
25 July - 31 July - Brunsvigia radulosa (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
18 July - 24 July - Eragrostis superba (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
11 July - 17 July - Pogonarthria squarrosa (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
4 July - 10 July - Dimorphotheca jucunda (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
27 June - 3 July - Dierama reynoldsii (KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium, Durban)
20 June - 26 June - Acridocarpus natalitus (KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium, Durban)
13 June -19 June - Gardenia cornuta (KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium, Durban)
6 June - 12 June - Lagenaria siceraria (National Herbarium, Pretoria)

Autumn (Fall) 2005

30 May - 5 June - Cynoglossum hispidum (National Herbarium)
23 May - 29 May - Momordica cardiospermum ( National Herbarium)
16 May - 22 May - Sceletium tortuosum (Compton Herbarium )
9 May - 15 May - Trichodesma physaloides (National Herbarium)
2 May - 8 May - Pyrrosia ( Compton Herbarium)
25 Apr - 1 May - Merxmuellera macowanii (National Herbarium)
18 Apr - 24 Apr - Brunsvigia (Compton Herbarium)
11 Apr - 17 Apr - Euphorbia (National Herbarium)
4 Apr - 10 Apr - Euryops tenuissimus (National Herbarium)
28 Mar- 3 Apr - Dimorphotheca ecklonis (National Herbarium)
21 Mar - 27 Mar- Kedrostis hirtella (National Herbarium)
14 Mar - 20 Mar - Cucumis africanus (National Herbarium)
7 Mar - 13 Mar - Crocosmia masoniorum (Compton Herbarium)

Summer 2004/2005

28 Feb - 6 Mar - Malephora (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
21 Feb - 27 Feb - Chasmanthe aethiopica (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
14 Feb - 20 Feb - Combretum woodii (KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium)
7 Feb - 13 Feb - Maesa lanceolata (KwaZulu- Natal, Durban)
31 Jan - 2 Feb - Sorghum bicolor (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
24 Jan - 30 Jan - Microsorum (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
17 Jan - 23 Jan - Toddalia asiatica (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
10 Jan - 16 Jan - Euryops speciosissimus (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
3 Jan - 9 Jan - Euryops wageneri (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
27 Dec - 2 Jan - Helichrysum odoratissimum (Hational Herbarium, Pretoria)
20 Dec - 26 Dec - Momordia balsamica (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
13 Dec - 19 Dec - Asclepias albens (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
6 Dec - 12 Dec - Hydrostachys polymorpha (KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium )

Spring 2004

29 Nov - 5 Dec - Lobelia (Compton Herbarium)
22 Nov - 28 Nov - Eulophia speciosa (Compton Herbarium)
15 Nov - 21 Nov - Zysmalobium involucratum (KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium)
8 Nov - 14 Nov - Khadia (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
1 Nov - 7 Nov - Lagenaria sphaerica (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
25 Oct - 31 Oct - Passerina filiformis subsp. filiformis (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
18 Oct - 24 Oct - Passerina ericoides (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
11 Oct - 17 Oct - Hyacinthaceae (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
4 Oct - 10 Oct - Lessertia (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
27 Sep - 3 Oct - Campanulaceae (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
20 Sep - 26 Sep - Crinum (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
13 Sep - 19 Sep - Bryomorphe aretioides (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
6 Sep -12 Sep - Phaenocoma prolifera (National Herbarium, Pretoria)

Winter 2004

30 Aug - 5 Sep - Oxalis (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
23 Aug - 29 Aug - Boraginaceae (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
16 Aug - 22 Aug - Jordaaniella anemoniflora and J.dubia (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
9 Aug - 15 Aug - Cannabis sativa (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
2 Aug - 8 Aug - Xylotheca kraussiana (KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium)
26 July - 1 Aug - Colpias mollis (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
19 July - 25 July - Gethyllis (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
12 July - 18 July - Raphia australis (Natal Herbarium, Durban)
5 July - 11 July - Hyphaene coriacea (Natal Herbarium, Durban)
28 June - 4 July - Adenium multiflorum (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
21 June - 27 June - Stoebe (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
14 June - 20 June - Gymnosporia harveyana (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
7 June - 13 June - Elaeodendron croceum (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
31 May - 6 June - Cyperus prolifer (National Herbarium, Pretoria)

Autumn (Fall) 2004

24 May - 30 May - Cyperus papyrus (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
17 May - 23 May - Iridaceae (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
10 May - 16 May - Amaryllidaceae (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
3 May - 9 May - Ceropegia ampliata (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
26 Apr - 2 May - Asteraceae (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
19 Apr - 25 Apr- Melica decumbens (National Herbarium , Pretoria
12 Apr - 18 Apr -Themeda triandra (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
5 Apr - 11 Apr - Hypoxis (Natal Herbarium)
29 Mar - 4 Apr - Mesembryanthemaceae (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
23 Mar - 28 Mar - Cleome gynandra (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
15 Mar - 21 Mar - Carissa bispinosa (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
8 Mar - 14 Mar - Polystichum (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
1 Mar - 7 Mar - Solanum aculeastrum (National Herbarium, Pretoria)

Summer 2004

23 Feb - 29 Feb - Frithia humilis (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
16 Feb - 22 Feb - Osmunda regalis (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
9 Feb - 15 Feb - Dryopteridaceae (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
2 Feb - 8 Feb - Disa cardinalis (Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch)
26 Jan - 1 Feb - Felicia heterophylla (National Herbarium,Pretoria)
19 Jan - 25 Jan - Solanum giganteum (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
12 Jan - 18 Jan - Frithia pulchra (National Herbarium, Pretoria)
5 Jan -11 Jan - Euryops virgineus (National Herbarium, Pretoria)

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