Apocynaceae
Strophanthus amboensis (Schinz) Engl. & Pax.
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Common names: elephant vine, knob-stemmed poisonrope (Eng.); knopstamgiftou (Afr.); omhundure (Otjiherero); mangala-ndumbu (Lunyaneka, Muila & Muquilenge); muzua-nganga, mulembelembe (Kimbundu).
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Pachycarpus campanulatus (Harv.) N.E.Br. var. campanulatus
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Common names: cluster bells, toad plant, fairy bell pachycarpus, thick-fruit (Eng.); trosklokkies (Afr.); ishongwe (isiZulu).
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Brachystelma foetidum Schltr.
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Common names: Hottentots bread (Eng); Hotnotsbrood, Hottentotsbrood (Afr); seru (Sesotho).
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Raphionacme hirsuta (E.Mey.) R.A.Dyer
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Common names: false gentian, khadi-root (Eng.); khadiwortel, khadi (Afr.); kherenchane (SSo.); intsema (Xho.); umathangane, umathanjana (Zul.)
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Pachycarpus natalensis N.E.Br.
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Common names: Natal thick-fruit, Natal pachycarpus (Eng.); ishongwe elibomvu elikhulu (isiZulu)
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Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Codd
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Common names: dune poison-bush (Eng.), duinegifboom, gewone gifboom (Afr.) inhlungunyembe, ubuhlungu-benyoka, umhlangashiso (isiZulu), intlungunyembe, inxinebe (isiXhosa).
SA Tree No: 638
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Adenium swazicum Stapf
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Common names: summer impala lily, Swazi lily (Eng.); somerimpalalelie, Swazi-lelie (Afr.); sisila-sempala (SiSwati)
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Fanninia caloglossa Harv.
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Common names: Fannin’s beauty
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Cordylogyne globosa E.Mey.
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Gonioma kamassi E.Mey.
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Common names: kamassi, Knysna boxwood (Eng.); kamassiehout (Afr.); igala-gala (isiXhosa)
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