| STAPELIA | South African plant of the family Apocynaceae whose foul smell has earned it the name carrion flower (8) |
| OLEANDER | Poisonous evergreen shrub of the family Apocynaceae also known as rosebay (8) |
| ROSALIND | In As You Like It, the name the daughter of the Duke Senior, later disguised as Ganymede. |
| ODOR | Carrion flower feature |
| AIRLINEFOOD | Set to disrupt the toupee industry, research on a newly discovered supplement has earned it the nickname ... |
| WARBLER | Bird whose quavering song has earned it the nickname "pettichap"; or, a singer, triller or yodeller generally (7) |
| BLACKCAP | Warbler whose song has earned it the nickname "northern nightingale" (8) |
| ALOE | South African plant of the lily family with fleshy and spiny along the edges, the juice of which is used as a bitter laxative |
| STRELITZIA | A South African plant of the banana family with large showy flowers (10) |
| IXIA | South African plant of the iris family (4) |
| AREQUIPA | The light-coloured buildings of which city (one of Peru's largest) have earned it the nickname "whit |
| IVIES | In plural, what is any South African plant from the genus of the same name that has showy flowers an |
| AGAPANTHUS | Southern African plant of the lily family - haunts a gap (anag) (10) |
| SNIPE | Woodcock-like bird whose signature sound when drumming or winnowing earned it the nickname "heather bleater" (5) |
| WYOMING | US state whose pioneering role in women's suffrage earned it the nickname "Equality State" (7) |
| STEVIA | Calorie- free sugar substitute obtained from the leaves of a South American plant of the family Asteraceae ( composites) ( 6) |
| ARUMLILY | Flowering African plant of the genus Zantedeschia (4,4) |
| TULIPTREE | Large African plant of the genus Spathodea (5,4) |
| SESAME | Herbaceous plant of the family Pedaliaceae whose seeds are ground to make the savoury paste tahini (6) |
| LAFITTE | Any plant of the family Lamiaceae, commonly known as the mint family (7) |
