Flora of South Tropical Africa

Euphorbia candelabrum is a succulent species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, one of several plants commonly known as candelabra tree. It is endemic to the Horn of Africa and eastern Africa along the East African Rift system. It is known in Ethiopia by its Amharic name, qwolqwal, or its Oromo name, adaamii. It is closely related to three other species of Euphorbia: Euphorbia ingens in the dry regions of southern Africa, Euphorbia conspicua from western Angola, and Euphorbia abyssinica, which is native to countries including Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia. Its Latin name

Widdringtonia whytei, the Mulanje cedar or Mulanje cypress, is a species of conifer native to Malawi, where it is endemic to the Mulanje Massif at altitudes of 1,830–2,550 m. It has become endangered as a result of over-harvesting for its wood, and an increase in the frequency of wildfires due to human activity.

Aloe andongensis is a species of flowering plant in the Asphodelaceae family. It found in Angola.

Aloe inyangensis is a succulent aloe plant species, found only in the mountainous Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. It grows best in shady conditions but in some areas is also found in the open in heaths on mountain tops. There are two subspecies: the relatively flimsy A. inyangensis inyangensis commoner in the northern part of the range; and the sturdier A. inyangensis kimberleyana towards the southern end of its range.

Encephalartos turneri is a species of cycad that is native to Mozambique. The Encephalartos turneri was discovered by Ian Sutherland Turner in Nampula, Mozambique.

Aloe ortholopha is an aloe native to open grassland at 1450–1525 meters altitude in the northern Great Dyke, Mvurwi Range, Zimbabwe.

Encephalartos pterogonus is a species of cycad that is native to Mount Mruwere (Monte Urueri) and adjacent mountains in the Manica province of Mozambique.

Aloe fimbrialis is a succulent plant species from Zambia and possibly Tanzania. A very unusual Aloe as it forms a caudex which can grow to five centimeters in diameter, the leaves grow up to ten centimeters long. The inflorescence can reach 90 centimeters in length and has coral-pink flowers. It usually grows on termite mounds. Aloe fimbrialis is a very rare aloe, first discovered in 1964 and formally described by Susan Carter Holmes in 1996 from a herbarium specimens. Graham Williamson rediscovered the species in 2002 on the border of Zambia and Angola, close to the source of the Zambezi

Euphorbia memoralis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe. It is endemic to ultramafic soils.

Encephalartos concinnus, or the Runde cycad, is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae that is endemic to Zimbabwe.

Angoseseli is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Angoseseli mossamedensis.

Aloe decurva, the Mount Zembe aloe, is an aloe that is part of the Asphodelaceae family. The species is endemic to Mount Zembe in Mozambique.

Ochna angustata is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is endemic to Mozambique.

Gossweilera is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named for the Swiss-born Angolan botanist, John Gossweiler (1873-1952), who collected the type specimen of G. lanceolata.

Encephalartos munchii is a perennial species of cycad in Africa. In English, the species goes by the common name Munch's cycad.

Psednotrichia is a genus of Angolan flowering plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. Species Psednotrichia newtonii (O.Hoffm.) Anderb. & P.O.Karis Psednotrichia perennis N.G.Bergh & B Nord. Psednotrichia xyridopsis (O.Hoffm.) Anderb. & P.O.Karis formerly included Psednotrichia australis Alston - Felicia australis (Alston) E.Phillips

Piptophyllum is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Piptophyllum welwitschii, native to Angola.

Ochna beirensis is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is endemic to Mozambique.

Millettia mossambicensis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to central Mozambique, where it is fairly widespread in the low-lying woodlands and forests. The small trees are over-exploited for local construction purposes. The leaves have two or three pairs of leaflets and one terminal leaflet which is largest. Leaflets have 9 to 11 pairs of lateral, parallel veins. The purple-blue flowers are carried on racemes which appear in spring.

Bulbophyllum gilgianum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum section Gilgiana. The Plant is found in Malawi.

Baphia speciosa is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Zambia.

Zanthoxylum delagoense is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Mozambique.

Vitellariopsis ferruginea is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Zimbabwe and possibly Mozambique.

Vepris allenii is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Mozambique.

Tulbaghia aequinoctialis is a plant in the family Amaryllidaceae native to Angola. It was first described to science in 1878.

Tritonia moggii is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus Tritonia. The species is endemic to Mozambique, where it occurs in the south.

Streptolophus is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Streptolophus sagittifolius, found only in Angola.

Scadoxus pole-evansii, commonly known as the Inyanga fireball, is a herbaceous plant endemic to mountains in east Zimbabwe. It was only discovered for science in 1960. Similar in many respects to the more widely grown Scadoxus multiflorus, it is cultivated as an ornamental plant.

Pseudoselinum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Pseudoselinum angolense, native to Angola.

Omphalopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. Species The only known species is Omphalopappus newtonii. It is native to Angola.