Ebenaceae
Diospyros simii (Kuntze) De Winter
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Common names: climbing star-apple, rub-rub berry, star apple (Eng.); ranksterappel, kraaibessie, kraaibessiebos, ranktolbessiebos, tolbessiebos (Afr.); umbongisa (isiXhosa); umnqandane (isiZulu).
SA Tree No: 609
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Diospyros natalensis (Harv.) Brenan
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Common names: acorn jackal-berry, acorn diospyros, small-leaved jackal-berry (Eng.); akkerjakkalsbessie, fynblaar jakkalsbessie, smalblaarjakkasbessie (Afr); umhlayane-omhlophe, ikleyane, umasinda (Zul.); umsitshana, intshikivane, umtyshone (Xho.)
SA Tree No: 607
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Euclea pseudebenus E.Mey. ex A.DC.
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Common names: ebony guarri, ebony tree, black ebony, Cape ebony (Eng.); ebbehoutghwarrie, ebbehout, ebbeboom, swartebbenhout (Afr.); tsawib (Nama)
SA Tree No: 598
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Diospyros scabrida (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter var. cordata (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) De Winter
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Common names: Hard-leaved monkey plum; blinkblaar,hardeblaartolbos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 608
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Euclea undulata Thunb.
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Common names: small-leaved guarri, common guarri (Eng.); kleinblaarghwarrie, gewone ghwarrrie (Afr.); bergebenholzstrauch (Ger.); gwanxe, inkunzane, umshekizane, umbophanyamazane (Zulu)
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Euclea natalensis A.DC.
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Common names: Natal guarri, Natal ebony, large-leaved guarri (Eng.); Natalghwarrie, berggwarrie, swartbasboom (Afr.); umTshekisani, umKhasa (Xhosa); iDungamuzi, iChitamuzi, umZimane, umTshikisane, inKunzane, inKunzi-emnyama, umHlalanyamazane, umAnyathi (Zulu); umHlangula (Tsonga)
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Euclea divinorum Hiern
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Common names: magic guarri (English); towerghwarrie (Afrikaans); mohlakola (Northern Sotho); umhlangula, ubophanyamazane, umncafuzana (Zulu); umdlelanyamatane (Swati); nhlangula (Tsonga); mutangule (Venda)
SA Tree No: 595
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Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke subsp. crispa
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Common names: blue guarri (Eng.); bloughwarrie (Afr.); iyeza-lokuxaxazisa, umgwali (isiXhosa), motlhaletsogane (Setswana); idungamuzi, umgwali (isiZulu), gwari (Pedi)
SA Tree No: 594
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Diospyros whyteana (Hiern)
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Common names: bladder-nut, blackbark (Eng.); swartbas (Afr.); mohlatsane (NS); munyavhili (V); umTenatane(X); uManzimane or umKahze(Z)
SA Tree No: 611
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Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC.
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Common names: African ebony, jackal-berry (Eng.); jakkalsbessie (Afr.); Musuma (Tshivenda); Mgula (Tsonga)
SA Tree No: 606
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