Wessel Swanepoel

South african botanist.

Abbreviations: Swanepoel
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: South Africa
Languages: English
Dates: 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 49 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 50 plants, 0 fungi
Links:IPNIORCID

49 plants attributed, 1 plant contributed to50 plants:

Tiganophyton karasense (Frying-pan Plant) Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk 2020
plant species in the tiganophytaceae family
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Tiganophytaceae (Frying Pan Plant Family) Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk 2020
plant family in the order brassicales
Tiganophytaceae is a family in the plant order Brassicales, consisting of the sole monotypic genus, Tiganophyton, represented by Tiganophyton karasense. The family is endemic to Namibia, occurring in three populations in the arid Karas Region of southern Namibia. It is one of two families endemic to the Namib desert, the other being Welwitschiaceae. The species, genus and family were unknown prior to 2010 when it was discovered in the Karas Region.
Aloe kaokoensis van Jaarsv., Swanepoel & A.E.van Wyk 2006
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe pavelkae van Jaarsv., Swanepoel, A.E.van Wyk & Lavranos 2007
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Commiphora steynii (Ringed-bark Corkwood) Swanepoel 2006
plant species in the burseraceae family
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Euphorbia otjingandu (Short-stemmed Candelabra-tree) Swanepoel 2009
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Commiphora otjihipana (Otjihipa Corkwoord) Swanepoel 2008
plant species in the burseraceae family
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Commiphora kuneneana (Kunene Corkwood) Swanepoel 2007
plant species in the burseraceae family
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Commiphora kaokoensis (Kaoko Corkwoord) Swanepoel 2005
plant species in the burseraceae family
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Commiphora gariepensis (Gariep Corkwood) Swanepoel 2006
plant species in the burseraceae family
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Maerua kaokoensis (Kaoko Beadbean) Swanepoel 2006
plant species in the capparaceae family
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Commiphora buruxa (Wonder Corkwoord) Swanepoel 2011
endangered plant species in the burseraceae family
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Tiganophyton (Frying Pan Plants) Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk 2020
plant genus in the tiganophytaceae family
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Euphorbia ohiva Swanepoel 2009
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Aloe huntleyana (Huntley Aloe) van Jaarsv. & Swanepoel 2012
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Oberholzeria Swanepoel, M.M.le Roux, M.F.Wojc. & A.E.van Wyk 2015
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Oberholzeria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It only contains one known species, Oberholzeria etendekaensis which is endemic to Namibia. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, though its tribal affiliation is unclear. The genus and species were circumscribed by Wessel Swanepoel, Margaretha Marianne le Roux, Martin F. Wojciechowski and Abraham Erasmus Van Wyk in PLoS ONE 10(3): e122080 (11+12) in 2015. The genus name of Oberholzeria is in honour of Johanna Allettha Oberholzer (b.1965), she is the wife of South African botanist and genus author Wessel
Crassothonna agaatbergensis Swanepoel 2019
plant species in the asteraceae family
Crassothonna agaatbergensis is a species of the genus Crassothonna in the family Asteraceae, and is found only in the northern part of the Skeleton Coast (Namib Desert) in the Kaokoveld Centre of Endemism, northwestern Namibia.
Abrus kaokoensis Swanepoel & Kolberg 2011
plant species in the fabaceae family
Abrus kaokoensis is a shrub, part of the legume family Fabaceae, native to Namibia. The species is named for the country's Kaokoveld Desert.
Syzygium kuneneense Swanepoel & A.E.van Wyk 2021
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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Senecio namibensis Swanepoel & A.E.van Wyk 2022
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Plumbago hunsbergensis van Jaarsv., Swanepoel & A.E.van Wyk 2011
plant species in the plumbaginaceae family
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Osteospermum namibense Swanepoel 2021
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Erythrococca kaokoensis (Kaoko Redberry) Swanepoel 2019
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Commiphora namibensis Swanepoel 2014
plant species in the burseraceae family
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Commiphora benguelensis Swanepoel 2015
plant species in the burseraceae family
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Carissa sebrabergensis van Jaarsv. & Swanepoel 2021
plant species in the apocynaceae family
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Zanthoxylum kaokoense Swanepoel, De Cauwer & A.E.van Wyk 2025
plant species in the rutaceae family
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Sesamothamnus leistneri (Namib Sesamebush) P.Craven ex Swanepoel & A.E.van Wyk 2023
plant species in the pedaliaceae family
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Premna sebrabergensis Swanepoel, van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk 2025
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Petalidium sesfonteinense (Sesfontein Petalbush) Swanepoel & E.A.Tripp 2022
plant species in the acanthaceae family
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