Botanical name Common names Locations Notes Agave americana [ 1] Spreading Century Plant Agave sisalana [ 1] Sisal hemp, Sisal Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica [ 2] Cane cactus Austrocylindropuntia subulata Long spine cactus Bryophyllum delagoense [ 2] Chandelier plant Bryophyllum pinnatum Cathedral bells [ 3]
Bryophyllum proliferum [ 3] Green mother of millions Cereus hexagonus [ 4] Queen of the night Cereus hildmannianus [ 4] Queen of the night Cereus jamacaru [ 4] Queen of the night Cylindropuntia fulgida [ 5] Chain-fruit cholla Cylindropuntia imbricata Imbricate cactus, Imbricate prickly pear Cylindropuntia leptocaulis Pencil cactus Cylindropuntia pallida Pink flowered sheathed cholla Cylindropuntia spinosior Cane cholla, Spiny cholla Echinopsis schickendantzii Torch cactus Harrisia balansae Strangler prickly apple Little Karoo (biocontrolled by Hypogeococcus )[ 6] Harrisia martinii Moon cactus, Harrisia cactus Prince Albert, Western Cape [ 6] Harrisia pomanensis Midnight lady, Devil’s rope cactus Harrisia tortuosa Spiny snake cactus Selenicereus undatus /Hylocereus undatus Night-blooming cereus, Dragon fruit, Pitahaya Myrtillocactus geometrizans Bilberry cactus Opuntia aurantiaca Jointed cactus Opuntia cespitosa Indian fig Prince Albert, Western Cape [ 6] Opuntia elata Orange tuna Opuntia engelmannii Small round-leaved prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica Mission prickly pear, Sweet prickly pear Opuntia humifusa Large flowered prickly pear, Creeping prickly pear Opuntia leucotricha Aaron's-beard prickly-pear Opuntia microdasys Yellow bunny-ears, Teddy- bear cactus Opuntia monacantha Cochineal prickly pear, Drooping prickly pear Opuntia pubescens Velvet bur cactus Opuntia robusta Blue-leaf cactus Opuntia salmiana Bur cactus Opuntia spinulifera Saucepan cactus, Large roundleaved prickly pear Opuntia stricta Pest pear of Australia Opuntia tomentosa Velvet opuntia, Velvet tree pear Peniocereus serpentinus Serpent cactus, Snake cactus Pereskia aculeata Pereskia/Barbados gooseberry