Celastraceae
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock
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Common names: koko tree (Eng.); kokoboom (Afr.); umkokane, umnqayimpofu, umgora, inqayi-elibomvu (isiXhosa); idohame, inqayi-elibomvu, igqwabali, ikhukhuze (isiZulu); mokokono, morokgwa (Sepedi)
SA Tree No: 403
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Pterocelastrus rostratus (Thunb.) Walp.
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Common names: red cherrywood, beaked pterocelastrus, red candlewood (Eng.); rooikershout, kersiehout (Afr.); ugobandlovu, usahlulamanye (Zulu); itywina (Xhosa)
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Lydenburgia cassinoides N.Robson
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Common names: Sekhukhuni bushman's tea (Eng.); sekhukhuni-boesmanstee (Afr.); mohlolodi (Northern Sotho)
SA Tree No: 406
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Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes
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Common names: red spikethorn, confetti spikethorn (Eng.); bloupendoring, rooipendoring (Afr.); sephatho, mophatho (Sepedi); sihlangu lesimhlophe (siSwati); ubuhlangwe, isihlangu, isihlangwane (isiZulu); xihlangwa (Xitsonga).
SA Tree No: 402
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Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl.
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Common names: false spike-thorn, fire-thorn putterlickia (Eng.); valspendoring, branddoring (Afr.); intlangwana, umhlangwe, umqaqoba (Xho.)
SA Tree No: 403.1
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Maytenus procumbens (L.f.) Loes.
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Common names: dune koko tree (Eng.); duinekokoboom (Afr.); umphono-phono (isiXhosa) umphophonono; (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 401.1
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Lydenburgia abbottii (A.E.van Wyk & Prins) Y.Steenkamp, A.E.van Wyk & Prins
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Common names: Pondo Bushman’s Tea (Eng.); pondoboesmanstee (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 407
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Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl.
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Common names: spikethorn, common spikethorn, stinking spike-thorn (Eng.); gewone pendoring, pendoring, stinkdoring, lemoendoring (Afr.); ingqwangane, ubangalala, usala (isiZulu); mnqaqoba, umhlongwe (isiXhosa); sephatwa (Northern Sotho); motlhonu (Setswana); sihlangu lesimnyama (siSwati) ; tshiphandwa (Tshivenda)
SA Tree No: 399
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Maurocenia frangula Mill.
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Common names: bittersweet-cherry, Hottentot's cherry, vulture berry, nastergalkersie, hottentotskersie, aasvoelbessie (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 417
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Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (Lam.) Sond.
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Common names: candlewood, cherrywood (English), kershout, kersiehout, rooikersiehout, witpeer, witpeerhout (Afrikaans), iBholo, iTywina, uTwina (isiXhosa).
SA Tree No: 409
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