Flora of Zimbabwe: Utilities: List of family vernacular names

Click on a letter below to take you to the first family whose name begins with that letter.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A
Adder's-tongue family
African potato family
African violet family
Alstroemeria family (Cultivated family)
Amaranth or pigweed family
Amaryllis or vlei-lily family
Arum family
Asparagus family
Asphodel family

B
Banana family
Baobab family
Barleria family
Beech family
Beefwood family
Begonia family
Bellflower family
Berberis family (Cultivated family)
Bersama family
Bixa family (Cultivated family)
Bladderwort family
Bloodwort family (Cultivated family)
Borage family
Bougainvillea family
Box family (Cultivated family)
Bracken and ground ferns
Brakes
Brazil-nut family (Cultivated family)
Broomrape family
Buffalo-thorn family
Bulrush family
Busy-Lizzie family
Buttercup family

C
Cabbage family
Cactus family
Calthrop family
Cape pondweed family
Cape reed family
Caper family
Carrot family
Cheesewood family
Chickweed family
Cistus family (Cultivated family)
Citrus family
Cliff brakes and lip ferns
Climbing ferns
Clubmoss family
Coca family
Coco-plum family
Coffee family
Comb ferns
Combretum family
Crassula family
Crevice creepers
Cucumber family
Custard-apple family
Cycad family
Cycad family (Cultivated family)
Cypress family

D
Dagga family
Dogwood family
Dragon-tree family
Dutchman's pipe family

E
Ebony family
Elm family
Euphorbia family
Evening primrose family

F
Fig family
Filmy-fern family
Flame lily family
Flax family
Flowering fern
Forking Fern Family

f
formerly Sterculiaceae

F
Fumitory family

G
Gentian family
Geranium family
Ginger family
Gisekia family
Grass family
Grewia family
Greyia family (Cultivated family)

H
Hard ferns
Heather family
Hibiscus subfamily
Holly family
Honeysuckle family
Hornwort family
Horsetail family
Hydrangea family (Cultivated family)

I
Indian shot family
Iris family
Ivy and Cabbage-tree family

J
Jacaranda family

K
Kariba weed family
Kirkia family
Kiwi-fruit family (Cultivated family)
Knotweed family

L
Lady ferns and brittle ferns
Laurel family
Lavender tree family
Legume family
Legume family
Legume family
Lemonwood family
Lily family
Litchi family
Lobster-claw family (Cultivated family)
Lopseed family

M
Magnolia family
Mahogany family
Maidenhairs and shoelace ferns
Mango family
Mangosteen family
Marsh fern family
Mignonette family
Milkweed and stapeliad family
Milkwood family
Milkwort family
Mint and basil family
Mistletoe family
Monkey-puzzle family (Cultivated family)
Monotes family
Moonseed family
Morning-glory family
Mother ferns and dotted ferns.
Mustard family
Myrrh family
Myrsine family
Myrtle family

N
Naiad family
Nasturtium family
Nettle family
New Zealand flax family (Cultivated family)

O
Ochna family
Oleander family
Olive family
Onion family
Onionwood family
Orchid family
Oxalis or sorrel family

P
Palm family
Passion flower family
Pawpaw family (Cultivated family)
Pepper family
Pepper-bark family
Phlox family
Pine family
Pineapple family (Cultivated family)
Plane family (Cultivated family)
Plantain family
Plumbago family
Pokeweed family
Polypody family
Pomegranate family
Pondweed family
Poppy family
Potato family
Pride of India family
Propeller tree family
Protea family
Purslane family

Q
Quillwort family

R
Rabbit's foot ferns
Resurrection-bush family
Rose family
Royal fern family
Rush family

S
Sandalwood family
Saxifrage family (Cultivated family)
Scabious family
Screw ferns
Screw-pine family (Cultivated family)
Sedge family
Sesame family
Showy mistletoe family
Sisal family
Smilax family
Snapdragon family
Sneezewood family
Sour plum family
Spider-lily family
Spiderwort family
Spike thorn family
Spikemosses
Spleenwort family
Strelitzia family
Sundew family
Sunflower family
Sweetgum family (Cultivated family)
Sword ferns
Sycamore and maple family (Cultivated family)

T
Tamarisk family (Cultivated family)
Taxodium family (Cultivated family)
Tea family
Tibouchina family
Torchwood family
Tree-fern family
Tree-of-heaven family (Cultivated family)

V
Valerian family
Verbena family
Violet family

W
Walnut family
Water chestnut family
Water hyacinth family
Water lily family
Water sprites or leather ferns
Water-clovers and pillworts
Water-milfoil family
Water-plantain family
Water-shield family
Waxberry family
Whisk ferns
White pear family
Wigandia family
Wild alder family
Wild grape family
Willow family
Witch-hazel family
Wood ferns

Y
Yam family
Yellow-wood family


221 names found

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Utilities: List of family vernacular names.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/utilities/utility-vernac-family.php, retrieved 12 December 2024

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