Flora of Botswana

Adenia glauca is a species of flowering plant in the passionflower family, Passifloraceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it occurs in southeastern Botswana and northern South Africa. It grows from 0.5 to 3.5 m tall, with its main stem enlarged at ground level.

Tritonia nelsonii is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus Tritonia. The species is native to Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Botswana.

Selago nachtigalii is a species of plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is cold desert.

Orthacanthus pedunculatus is a species of grass native to Botswana and Namibia in southern Africa. It is the sole species in genus Orthacanthus. It is an annual growing up to 20 cm tall, with an erect or ascending habit. It grows in the semi-arid Kalahari Acacia–Baikiaea woodlands, and is common in the Grootfontein and Simkue areas of northern Namibia. It typically grows on shallow sand over limestone outcrops, on compacted bare ground, and on calcrete pan margins, where it often forms mats. The species was first described as Tragus pedunculatus by Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger in 1910. In

Ceropegia schultzei is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a tuberous geophyte native to southwestern Botswana and central Namibia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was first described as Kinepetalum schultzei by Rudolf Schlechter in 1913. In 2017 Peter Vincent Bruyns placed the species in genus Ceropegia as C. schultzei.

Peliostomum junceum is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to Southern Africa.

Orthacanthus pedunculatus is a species of grass native to Botswana and Namibia in southern Africa. It is the sole species in genus Orthacanthus. It is an annual growing up to 20 cm tall, with an erect or ascending habit. It grows in the semi-arid Kalahari Acacia–Baikiaea woodlands, and is common in the Grootfontein and Simkue areas of northern Namibia. It typically grows on shallow sand over limestone outcrops, on compacted bare ground, and on calcrete pan margins, where it often forms mats. The species was first described as Tragus pedunculatus by Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger in 1910. In

Aloe aculeata (common names include ngopanie, sekope, red hot poker aloe) is an Aloe species that is native to the Limpopo valley and Mpumalanga in South Africa along with southern and central Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It grows on rocky outcrops in grassland and dry bushveld. Aculeata ("prickly") refers to the spines on the leaf's surface and the teeth on its margins. The plant's leaves reach 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in) tall. Flowers are reddish orange to yellow when in bud, opening to orange to yellow, and 23 to 40 mm (0.91 to 1.57 in) long. Aloe aculeata was depicted on the reverse of the

Aloe globuligemma, commonly known as the witchdoctor's aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to southern Africa where it occurs in semi-desert and dry bushland. It is an evergreen, succulent, perennial plant. The plant forms large, dense clumps. It is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Pseudogaltonia is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae). It is distributed in southern Africa (the Cape Province of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana).

Galeomma is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species Galeomma oculus-cati (L.f.) Rauschert - Cape Provinces Galeomma stenolepis (S.Moore) Hilliard - Cape Provinces, Botswana, Namibia

Sesamothamnus lugardii, commonly known as the Transvaal sesame-bush, sesame-bush, or sesambos, is a species of plant in the family Pedaliaceae. It is a succulent, spiny shrub or small tree native to southern Africa. Local common names include tshinonzhe in the Venda language.

Neuradopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Neuradaceae. Its native range is Southern Africa. Species: Neuradopsis austroafricana (Schinz) Bremek. & Oberm. Neuradopsis bechuanensis Bremek. & Oberm.

Xerophyta retinervis is a deciduous perennial up to 2 metres tall with stout, erect stems, densely covered in persistent, fibrous leaf bases, often charred and blackened by veldfires. Fragrant flowers appear after fire or rain, and are blue or mauve, or rarely white. The small capsules are covered in rough hairs and are loculicidally dehiscent, releasing numerous small, black angled seeds about 2 mm long. The species is tolerant of extreme conditions such as drought, fire, and low temperatures. The old leaf bases are arranged so that rainwater is funnelled down and to the core, where it is

Limeum africanum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Limeum. It is endemic to Southern Africa. It is also known by the names common lizardfoot and koggelmandervoet; Afrikaans for the foot of a lizard from the genus Agama.

Grielum humifusum is a species of flowering plant in the family Neuradaceae.

Balanites angolensis, or Angolan green-thorn, is a species of tree from southern Africa, it is a member of the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae.

Holubia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Pedaliaceae. The only species is Holubia saccata. Its native range is Botswana, Zimbabwe and the Northern Provinces of South Africa. It is commonly found in disturbed sandy soils along riverbanks and along roadsides.

Curio acaulis is a succulent plant of the family Asteraceae that is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Crinum rautanenianum is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Zambia, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip.

Melhania damarana is a plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.

Calobota linearifolia is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It can be found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

Strelitzia nicolai, commonly known as the wild banana or giant white bird of paradise, is a species of banana-like plants with erect woody stems reaching a height of 7–8 m (23–26 ft), and the clumps formed can spread as far as 3.5 m (11 ft). Strelitzia nicolai is among the few plants which have been verified to contain the pigment bilirubin, which is usually found in animals.

Amellus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1759. Amellus is native to southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana). Species

Aloe grandidentata is an aloe that is part of the Asphodelaceae family. The species is native to the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, North West and Botswana.

Chorisochora is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. Its native range is Socotra, Southern Africa. Species: Chorisochora chascanoides Thulin & I.Darbysh. Chorisochora minor (Balf.f.) Vollesen Chorisochora striata (Balf.f.) Vollesen Chorisochora transvaalensis (A.Meeuse) Vollesen

Lithops lesliei is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. The plant is collected for its medicinal properties, and has therefore become threatened.

Alistilus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes three species native to southern Africa and Madagascar. Alistilus bechuanicus N.E.Br. – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa (Northern Provinces) Alistilus jumellei (R. Vig.) Verdc. – south-central and southern Madagascar Alistilus magnificus Verdc. – south-central Madagascar

Montinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiniaceae. It only contains one known species, Montinia caryophyllacea Thunb. Its native range is Southern Africa. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Cape Provinces (of South Africa) and Namibia. It grows on dry, rocky, sandstone or granite slopes.

Grielum is a genus of four accepted species of plants in the family Neuradaceae. They are low-growing annual herbs endemic to dry regions, mainly in Western South Africa and Namibia.