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Bauhinia natalensis Oliv. ex Hook.

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Common names: Natal bauhinia (Eng.); Natalsebeesklou (Afr.)

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Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br.

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Common names: Pride of De Kaap (Eng); Vlam-van-die-Vlakte (Afr).

SA Tree No: 208.2

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Bauhinia bowkeri Harv.

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Common names: Kei Bauhinia, Kei White Bauhinia (Eng.), Keibeesklou (Afr.), umDlandlovu (Xhosa)

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Baphia racemosa (Hochst.) Baker

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Common names: violet pea, Natal camwood (Eng.); boskamhout (Afr.); uTshuphu (isiXhosa); isiFithi (isiZulu)

SA Tree No: 224

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Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren

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Common names: rooibos tea (Eng.), rooibostee, bossietee (Afr.)

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Aspalathus L.

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A.callosa

A. callosa L. Erect or ascending shrublet, 0.15-0.4 m tall. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets linear and flattened. Flowers arranged in terminal heads. Flowering time: September to January. This species grows in sand and sandstone gravel in the Cape Peninsula, Somerset West, Caledon and Bredasdorp.

A. cephalotes Thunb. Erect or ascending shrub, 0.3-0.8 m tall. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets linear, rounded or slightly flattened. The violet flowers are arranged in spikes or heads. Flowering time: July to November. This species is divided into three subspecies, A. cephalotes subsp. cephalotes, A. cephalotes subsp. violacea and A. cephalotes subsp. obscuriflora. Occurs on sandy and often somewhat clayey soil in the mountains of Stellenbosch, Franshoek, Somerset West, Caledon, Worcester, Piketberg and Tulbagh.

A. cordata (L.) R.Dahlgren Erect or ascending shrub, 0.4-0.8 m tall, rigid and freely branched. Leaves simple, lanceolate to broadly ovate, margins prominent. Flowers terminal in groups of 4-8. Flowering time: August to December. Grows on sandy slopes and foothills. Cape Peninsula, Cape Hangklip, Bellville, Somerset West, Worcester, Malmesbury, Piketberg and Tulbagh.

A. quinquefolia L. Erect or sometimes almost a prostrate shrub, 0.2-1.5 m tall. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets distinctly flat, generally with dense grey hairs, Flowers terminal in sparse or dense groups. Flowering time: August to February. A. quinquefolia is divided into three subspecies, A. quinquefolia subsp. quinquefolia, A. quinquefolia subsp. compacta and A. quinquefolia subsp. virgata. This species grows on sandy lowlands throughout most of the Cape Floristic Region.

Aspalathus spinescens

A. spinescens Thunb. Erect, branched shrub, 0.6-2 m tall. Branches are rigid, straight and ending as strong thorns. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets egg-shaped to linear and rounded. Flowers solitary in groups of 2 or 3, distributed in great numbers along the branches. Flowering time: August to December. A spinescens is separated into two subspecies: A spinescens subsp. spinescens which is restricted to sand flats in the Malmesbury and Hopefield Divisions and A. spinescens subsp. lepida which is common near Piketberg and in the Olifants River Valley.

Apalathus tridentata

A. tridentata L. Erect or ascending shrub, generally 0.3-0.9 m tall, moderately branched. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets distinctly flat, often hairy. Flowers terminal, in groups of 2-12 or more, all radiating from the same point. Flowering time: August to December. This species is divided into four subspecies occurring in a variety of habitats from the Cape Peninsula to Bredasdorp and Swellendam in the southeast to Vanrhynsdorp and Calvinia in the north.

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Argyrolobium lunare (L.) Druce subsp. lunare

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Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.Wight var. adianthifolia

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Common names: flat-crown albizia, rough-bark flat-crown, West African albizia (Eng.); platkroon (Afr.); umgadankawu, iGowane, umNalahanga, umNebelele, uSolu (Zulu); umHlandlothi (Xhosa); mchani-mabo, mchani-mbawe (Swahili)

SA Tree No: 148

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Afzelia quanzensis Welw.

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Common names: pod mahogany, lucky bean tree ( Eng. ); peulmahonie (Afr.); iNkehli (Zulu); Mambakofi (Swahili)

SA Tree No: 207

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Adenopodia spicata (E.Mey.) C. Presl.

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Common names: spiny splinter bean (Eng.); stekelsplinterboontjie (Afr.); lugagane (siSwati); umlungumabele (isiXhosa); ibobo, ubobo, umbambangwe, umlungumabele (isiZulu)

SA Tree No: 193.5

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