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2. List of Euphorbiaceae of South Africa - Wikipedia

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   Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Malpighiales. In common English, they are sometimes called euphorbias, [1] which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are shrubs or trees.

3. Lampranthus tenuifolius - Wikipedia

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   In the last few decades, Lampranthus tenuifolius has lost most of its natural habitat and over 80% of its subpopulations, to farming and the urban sprawl of Cape Town. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Two tiny and fragmented patches of this plant remain, totalling roughly 100 plants.

4. Cape Floristic Region - Wikipedia

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   It is the only floristic region of the Cape Floristic Kingdom, and includes only one floristic province, known as the Cape Floristic Province. The Cape Floristic Region, the smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms of the world, is an area of extraordinarily high diversity and endemism , and is home to over 9,000 vascular plant species ...

5. Mesembryanthemum tortuosum - Wikipedia

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   Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (many synonyms, including Sceletium tortuosum) is a succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1] It is known as the Namaqua skeletonfig, kanna, channa, kougoed (kauwgoed/ 'kougoed', prepared from 'fermenting' M. tortuosum [2])—which literally means, 'chew(able) things' or 'something to chew'.

6. Aloiampelos commixta - Wikipedia

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   In its natural habitat. Cape Town's very own unique aloe relative, this species is indigenous (and endemic) to the Cape Peninsula.Within this tiny natural range, Aloiampelos commixta is particularly concentrated in the central region of the Peninsula, in the area around Kommetjie, Kalk Bay, Fishhoek, Simonstown and Miller's Point (although smaller, outlying populations exist elsewhere on the ...

7. Protea afra - Wikipedia

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   Its leaves are leathery and hairless. The flower head is solitary or in clusters of 3 or 4 with the involucral bracts a pale red, pink or cream colour. The fruit is a densely hairy nut. The species is highly variable and has several subspecies. Protea is a flowering plant genus in the family Proteaceae.