Keys to Namibian trees and shrubs

Keys presented on this page were published in:

Mannheimer C, Curtis B 2010.
Le Roux and Müller's Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Namibia.
Macmillan, Windhoek.

Page numbers in keys refer to pages in this book.

» Key to families, genera and some species (download pdf 560 kb)

A botanical key is a series of choices that help you identify an unknown plant. This key uses vegetative characteristics such as leaves, bark, etc. because flowers and/or fruit are often not present.

Keys to genera / species / subspecies / varieties in:

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Acacia and Faidherbia
Acacia and Faidherbia
Acacia and Faidherbia

Acacia hebeclada

Acacia mellifera

Acacia tortilis

Adenolobus pechuelii

Adenolobus

Albizia

Aloaceae

Anacardiaceae

Annonaceae

Antidesma

Apiaceae

Apocynaceae

Arecaceae

Asteraceae

Balanites

Bauhinia

Bauhinia petersiana

Bignoniaceae

Boraginaceae

Boscia

Cadaba

Caesalpinia

Caesalpinioideae1
Caesalpinioideae2

Capparaceae

Capparis

Carissa

Celastraceae

Ceraria

Combretaceae

Combretum apiculatum

Combretum collinum

Combretum psidioides

Combretum1
Combretum2

Commiphora1
Commiphora2
Commiphora3
Commiphora4

Cordia

Croton gratissimus

Croton

Cyphostemma

Dalbergia

Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana

Diospyros

Ebenaceae

Ectadium

Ehretia namibiensis

Ehretia

Elephantorrhiza

Entandrophragma

Euclea

Euphorbia

Euphorbiaceae1
Euphorbiaceae2

Fabaceae

Ficus

Flacourtiaceae

Gardenia

Gossypium

Grewia1
Grewia2
Grewia3

Gymnosporia

Heteromorpha

Kirkia

Lamiaceae

Lannea schweinfurthii

Lannea

Lycium

Maerua

Malvaceae

Markhamia

Meliaceae

Mimosoideae

Ochna

Olacaceae

Oleaceae

Ozoroa

Pachypodium

Papilionoideae1
Papilionoideae2

Pavetta

Philenoptera

Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia

Pterocarpus

Rhamnaceae

Rhigozum

Rubiaceae

Rutaceae

Salicaceae

Sapindaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Searsia

Sesamothamnus

Sesbania

Sterculia

Sterculiaceae

Stoeberia

Strophanthus

Strychnos

Syzygium

Terminalia

Tinnea

Urticaceae

Vangueria

Vitex

Ximenia

Zygophyllaceae

Zygophyllum