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The Actinidiaceae are a small family of flowering plants. The family has three genera and about 360 species and is a member of the order Ericales.

The family Pandaceae consists of three genera that were formerly classified as the tribe Galearieae in the subfamily Acalyphoideae of family Euphorbiaceae. Those are: Galearia Microdesmis Panda These genera contain 17 species, which especially live in West Africa or Southeast Asia. Species in this family are dioecious trees or shrubs, with alternate, simple leaves. The genus Centroplacus was formerly included in the Pandaceae and had also been recognized in the tribe Centroplaceae of family Phyllanthaceae. The APG III system recognized this genus as a part of the family Centroplacaceae.

Boscia albitrunca, commonly known as the shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Afrikaans: Witgat, Sotho: Mohlôpi, Tswana: Motlôpi, Venda: Muvhombwe, Xhosa: Umgqomogqomo, Zulu: Umvithi), is a protected species of South African tree in the caper family. It is known for having the deepest known root structure of any plant at: -68 metres (223 ft). The species epithet "albitrunca" refers to the white trunk it oftentimes develops. Traditionally, the shepherd tree was used by Dutch settlers, boers, to create a variant of coffee from the roots of the tree. It is an evergreen tree native to southern and

Rhabdodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the monotypic family Rhabdodendraceae. It comprises three species of tropical South American trees. It is placed in its own family, Rhabdodendraceae, which has only been recognized for the past few decades. The 2003 APG II system (unchanged from the 1998 APG system) assigned it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. The 1981 Cronquist system placed it in the order Rosales. Before the creation of the family Rhabdodendraceae, the genus Rhabdodendron had a very lively history as to taxonomic placement.

Lilium tsingtauense, also known as twilight lily, is an East Asian species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Korea and eastern China (Anhui + Shandong Provinces). Lilium tsingtauense is an herb up to 85 cm tall, growing as a single stem from a scaly bulb. It has smooth, inversely lanceolate leaves, about 13 centimetres (5.1 in) long and mostly in 2 whorls. The plant bears loose umbels of 6 (but may be up to 15) upright, unscented, shallow trumpet-shaped flowers, that blossom under partial sunlight. These appear in midsummer and are orange or reddish-orange with maroon spots. It is

Caloncoba is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. Species: Caloncoba brevipes (Stapf) Gilg Caloncoba crepiniana (De Wild. & T.Durand) Gilg Caloncoba echinata (Oliv.) Gilg Caloncoba flagelliflora (Mildbr.) Gilg ex Pellegr. Caloncoba gilgiana (Sprague) Gilg Caloncoba glauca (P.Beauv.) Gilg Caloncoba lophocarpa (Oliv.) Gilg Caloncoba subtomentosa Gilg Caloncoba suffruticosa (Milne-Redh.) Exell & Sleumer Caloncoba welwitschii (Oliv.) Gilg

Camptostylus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. Its native range is Western Tropical Africa to Angola. Species: Camptostylus kivuensis Bamps Camptostylus mannii (Oliv.) Gilg Camptostylus ovalis (Oliv.) Chipp

Vitis betulifolia is a widely ranging species of liana in the grape family native to China (found in Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces) where its habitat is forested or shrubby valleys and hillsides, at elevations from 600 to 3,600 metres (2,000 to 11,800 ft). Vitis betulifolia has rather long intervals for both flowering (March — June) and fruiting (June — November), bearing globose, blackish-purple berries. Although there may be no vernacular English name for this species, the Chinese name is hua ye pu tao, which translates to "birch-leaf grape". Both the

Stapfiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. It is also in the Subfamily Turneroideae. Its native range is Africa; it is found in Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zaïre. The genus name of Stapfiella is in honour of Otto Stapf (1857–1933), an Austrian born botanist and taxonomist. It was first described and published in G.W.J. Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. Vol.2 on page 571 in 1913.

Impatiens niamniamensis, common name Congo cockatoo, parrot impatiens or simply parrot plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae.

Warneckea is a genus of plants in family Melastomataceae. The genus was named after German botanical collector Otto Warnecke.

Pseudoscolopia is a genus of plants in the family Salicaceae, which contains a single species, Pseudoscolopia polyantha. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Parthenocissus henryana (Chinese Virginia-creeper or silver vein creeper) is a species of flowering plant in the vine family Vitaceae, native to China.

The genus Macrocarpaea, with 105 species and two hybrids of 0.5 m herbs, shrubs, epiphytes and small trees to 10 m tall, is the largest genus of the tribe Helieae of the gentian family (Gentianaceae). Species of Macrocarpaea have diurnal and nocturnal pollinators, visited during the day by hummingbirds, insects and butterflies, and at night by bats, moths and many different kinds of insects. The common name for the genus is 'Moon-gentian'. No species are known in cultivation.

Leucosphaera bainesii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a subshrub native to southern tropical and southern Africa, ranging from Angola through Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe to the Northern Provinces and Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Leucosphaera.

Jollydora is a genus of plant in family Connaraceae. It contains the following species (list may be incomplete): Jollydora glandulosa, Schellenb. Jollydora pierrei, Gilg

Englerodaphne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. Its native range is from southern Sudan to southern Africa; it is found in Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces (of South Africa), Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The genus name of Englerodaphne is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist, and also daphne, a genus of evergreen shrubs in the family Thymelaeaceae. It was first published and described in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.19 on page 274 in 1894. Species known: Englerodaphne ovalifolia (Meisn.) E.Phillips Englerodaphne pilosa

Cincinnobotrys is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa. Species: Cincinnobotrys acaulis (Cogn.) Gilg Cincinnobotrys burttianus T. Pócs Cincinnobotrys felicis (A.Chev.) Jacq.-Fél. Cincinnobotrys letouzeyi Jacq.-Fél. Cincinnobotrys malayanus Kosterm. Cincinnobotrys oreophilus Gilg Cincinnobotrys pauwelsianus Maluma & Geerinck Cincinnobotrys pulchellus (Brenan) Jacq.-Fél. Cincinnobotrys ranarum Pócs Cincinnobotrys speciosus (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Jacq.-Fél.

Calyptrotheca is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Didiereaceae. Its native range is north-eastern and eastern tropical Africa. Species: Calyptrotheca somalensis Gilg Calyptrotheca taitensis (Pax & Vatke) Brenan

Anthocleista grandiflora is a species of flowering plant of the family Gentianaceae. Commonly referred to as the forest fever tree. It is a tall, slender tree up to 30 m with a preference for forests in high rainfall areas. The leaves are very large, up to 100 cm x 50 cm, arranged in terminal clusters.

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Sericostachys is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa.

Sarcodraba is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It is native to Argentina and Chile in southern South America.

Nymphaea sulphurea is a species of waterlily native to Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Nymphaea stuhlmannii is a species of waterlily endemic to Tanzania.

Marquesia is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Africa and can be found in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe. It contains the following species: Marquesia acuminata (Gilg) R.E.Fr Marquesia excelsa R.E.Fr. Marquesia macroura Gilg The genus name of Marquesia is in honour of L. Marques, who was a Portuguese plant collector hunting in Angola and Mozambique. The genus was circumscribed by Ernst Friedrich Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.40 on page 485 in 1908.

Homalium henriquesii is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.

Bachmannia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae with the sole member being Bachmannia woodii, (Xhosa: Umtswantswantsa) the four-finger bush. It is native to southeastern Africa.

Aschersoniodoxa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.