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• Combretaceae-Combretum familyDescription of the family: Trees, shrubs, suffrutices or woody climbers. The indumentum of scales and/or hairs is taxonomically distinctive (although microscopic). Leaves simple, opposite, whorled, su...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Clusiaceae- Mangosteen familyDescription of the family: Trees, shrubs or herbs, sometimes with coloured latex. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite, rarely subopposite, or whorled, simple, often gland-dotted; margin entire. Flowers bisexu...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Capparaceae-Caper familyDescription of the family: Usually woody plants, i.e. shrubs, trees or climbers, less often herbs (Cleome). Stipules 0 or incompletely developed, rarely spiny (Capparis). Leaves alternate, simple or d...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Cannabaceae-Dagga familyDescription of the family: Erect, annual, aromatic herb (in ours). Latex 0. Stipules present. Leaves alternate or opposite, digitately 3-7(-11)-foliolate (in ours), the leaflets with a serrate margin....Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Brassiaceae-Cabbage familyDescription of the family: Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate. Flowers in racemes, usually bisexual, hypogynous, actinomorphic. Sepals 4, free, in 2 series. Petals 4 (ra...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Boraginaceae- Borage familyDescription of the family: Herbs, shrubs or trees, often hispid or scabrid. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, rarely opposite or subopposite, simple. Inflorescence usually a cyme, which is often scorpioid...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Bombacaceae-Baobab familyDescription of the family: The following description refers to Adansonia only. Tree, with an extraordinary swollen trunk. Stipules present, deciduous. Leaves alternate, simple (in young trees) or digi...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Bignoniaceae-Jacaranda familyDescription of the family: Climbers (Podranea and Macfadyena), trees or shrubs. Stipules 0, but pseudostipules present in Markhamia. Leaves opposite (rarely in whorls of 3 in Kigelia), usually compoun...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Asteraceae-Sunflower familyDescription of the family: Herbs, suffrutices, shrubs or (rarely) climbers or trees. Leaves alternate, less often opposite. Stipules 0, but false stipules occur in a few species (for example: Vernonia...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Asclepiadoideae-Milkweed and Stapeliad familyDescription of the family: Perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes twining or scrambling, often succulent and often with milky sap. Stipules usually 0. Leaves mainly opposite or whorled, rarely alternate...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Secamonoideae-Milkweed and stapeliad familyDescription of the family: Perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes twining or scrambling, often succulent and often with milky sap. Stipules usually 0. Leaves mainly opposite or whorled, rarely alternate...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Arecaceae-Palm familyDescription of the family: Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, usually very large and in terminal rosettes, with a sheathing base; petiole or rhachis often prickly; lamina pinnate or costapalmate. Plan...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• PeriplocoideaeThe subfamily periplocoideae contains the genera which were formerly included in the family periplocaceae. It is nowadays combined with other subfamilies, containing the former apocynaceae sensu stric...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Apocynaceae-subfamily PeriplocoideaeDescription of the family: Herbs, shrubs or climbers with milky or clear latex. Leaves opposite. Stipules 0 (but stipule-like frills present in Mondia). Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, usually arrang...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Apiaceae-Carrot familyDescription of the family: Herbs, rarely shrubs or small trees (Heteromorpha and Steganotaenia). Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, usually compound, occasionally simple.Flowers arranged in simple or more....Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Annonaceae-Custard-apple familyDescription of the family: Trees, shrubs, shrublets or lianes. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, held in one plane in two rows, entire, aromatic when crushed. Flowers solitary or paired to fasciculate or....Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Anacardiaceae-Rhus FamilyDescription of the family: Trees, shrubs or suffrutices; dioecious, monoecious or polygamous, sometimes producing latex. Stipules 0. Leaves mostly compound, sometimes simple (Lannea p.p., Ozoroa, Mang...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Amaryllidaceae-Amaryllis or vlei-lily familyDescription of the family: Herbs with bulbs or rhizomes. Leaves in a basal rosette or fan. Scape leafless, solid or hollow. Inflorescence of 1-many flowers in an umbel-like inflorescence, subtended by...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Amaranthaceae-Amaranth or pigweed familyDescription of the family: Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes woody at the base or, rarely, small shrubs (Psilotrichum scleranthum). Stipules 0. Leaves simple, alternate or opposite. Inflorescence v...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Agavaceae-Sisal familyDescription of the family: Monocarpic or perennial plants. Stems short or 0, sometimes trunk-like. Leaves large, borne in rosettes, often succulent, usually hard, leathery and spine-tipped. Infloresce...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Acanthaceae- Barleria familyDescription of the family: Herbs, shrubs or sometimes climbers. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite, usually entire, less often toothed. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic or zygomorphic. Bracts and bracteoles u...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• HoneyguidesType: Aves Order: Piciformes Diet: Wax Size: Weight: Protection Status: Least Concern General Background: Honeyguides are parasitic birds that lay their eggs in other birds’ nests. Honeyguides love to...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Herons, Bitterns & EgretsOther Name: Shona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Diet: Size: Weight: Protection Status: Least Concern General Background: Herons are a large, worldwide family of long-legged wadin...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• HamerkopOther Name Shona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Diet: Fish and insects Size: Medium sized wading bird measuring 47 – 56 cm in length Weight: Weighing around 415 – 430 grams Prote...Environment & Biology14 October 2016