Five new species of Lachenalia are described: L. nutans G.D. Duncan from southwestern Namibia, L. attenuata W.F. Barker ex G.D Duncan from the Roggeveld Plateau. Little Karoo and southern Cape; L doleritica G.D.Duncan from the Bokkeveld Plateau; L lactosa G.D.Duncan from the Lowland Fynbos of the Hermanus District, and  L leipoldtii G D Duncan from the Olifants River Valley and Little Karoo. Keywords: Hyacinthaceae; Lachenalia; Namibia; new species. South Africa.