Freylinia lanceolata

Common name: Heuningklokkiesbos, Honeybell bush, Honeybells

Family: Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon)

Distribution: Western Cape

National red list: Least Concern

Comments: First cultivated in a garden in Italy (1817), where, being a new plant, it caused quite a stir. The Latin name lanceolata means 'lance-shaped'. Freylinia is an African genus with 9 species in South Africa. Most are shrubby, but a couple may occasionally become small trees.

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1: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-145/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-145/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-145/3 • Provenance: Unrecorded
4: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-145/4 • Provenance: Unrecorded

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

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Freylinia lanceolata

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