Style: Multi-Regional African Garden
Tropical “Forest Garden”
- Mushrooms: Lactarius sp., Volvariella Volvacea, “shrooms”
- Rice
- Citrus Fruits
- Coffee Plant
- Cacao Plant/Chocolate
- Banana Tree
- Rubber Tree
- Avocado Trees
- Pineapple bushes
- Spices: Cinnamon, Cayenne, Black Pepper, Ginger, Sugar Cane, Tumeric
- Bromeliads
- Orchids: Vanilla, Bucket
- Acai Palm
- Ratan Palm
- Amazon Water Lily
- Strangler Fig
- Pitcher Plant/Venus Fly Trap
- Kapok Tree
- Heliconia Flower/Lobster-Claw
- Passion Fruit
Architecture: Tree-based homes, Mud-based dwelling
Coastal Grasslands
- Cape Cycad
- Baobab Tree
- Amaryllids
- Knersvlakte
- Aloe: Porcupine, Charles, Firechief, Peri-peri, Ferox
- African Daisy
- Fever tree
- Agave
- Copperleaf
- Silver Birch
- Beetroot
- Soybean
- Peanut
- Tom Thumb
- Wild Grape/Tree Grape
- Sago Palm
- Little John Bottlebrush
- Coprosma/Tree bedstraw
- African Dream Root
- Wild Pomegranate
Architecture: Thin-wood thatched walls/roof, huts on stilts near coastline
Sub-Saharan Region
- Quiver Tree
- Aloe Vera
- Acacia
- Karoo Thorn/Karoo Tree
- Camel Thorn
- Spekboom
- Cape Honeysuckle
- Euphorbias (note: not cactus)
- Pelargoniums
- Date Palm
- Olive
- Cypress
- Cactus: Opuntia Ficus Indica, Rhipsalis Baccifera
- Adenium Obseum/Desert Rose
- Succulents: Aeonium “Kiwi”
Architecture: Low cylindrical or domed huts, Made from posts and woven grasses with mud/clay
Sources:
SANBI: Karoo Dessert
Keyhole Garden: How to make an African Style Raised Garden
Desert Plants in Africa
Desert USA: Saharan Desert
The Gardener: South African Plant Archive
Quora: What species of cactus grow in Africa?
The Cactus King: Africa
African Rainforest: Food Production
Active Wild: Tropical Rainforest
The Coolest Plants in the Amazon Rainforest
ResearchGate: Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms in West Africa
Coastal Landscaping with Indigenous Beach-dwelling Flora
Britannica: African Architecture