Malvaceae
Thespesia acutiloba (Baker f.) Exell & Mendonça
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Common names: small-leaved portia tree, wild tulip tree, small-leaved tulip tree (Eng.); kleinblaarportiaboom, kleinblaartulpboom, wildetulpboom (Afr.); umthombe (isiXhosa); ibicongo, iphuphume (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 465
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Dombeya tiliacea (Endl.) Planch.
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Common names: forest wild pear, forest dombeya, little-dog-rose (Eng.); bosblompeer, bosdrolpeer (Afr.), ibunda (isiZulu), utyibo (isiXhosa)
SA Tree No: 472
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Triumfetta sonderi Ficalho & Hiern.
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Common names: Sonder’s truimfetta (Eng.); waaierbossie, maagbossie, rolbossie, spinnekopbossie, tolbossie (Afr.); mokuku (Sepedi)
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Sterculia alexandri Harv.
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Common names: Cape star-chestnut (Eng.); Kaapsesterkastaiing (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 473
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Triumfetta annua L.
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Common names: bur weed, lesser cockle bur, annual triumfetta (Eng.); klitsbossie (Afr.); umhlabangubo (isiXhosa)
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Dombeya cymosa Harv.
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Common names: small-flowered dombeya, smooth wild pear, Natal dombeya, Natal wild pear, hairless dombeya (Eng.); gladdeblompeer, Nataldrolpeer, gladdedrolpeer (Afr.); umwuwane (isiSwati); umsengathi, uzingathi (isiXhosa); ibunda, igcibo (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 469
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Pavonia praemorsa (L.f.) Cav.
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Common names: yellow mallow
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Sterculia murex Hemsl.
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Common names: lowveld chestnut(E), laeveld kastaiing (A) umbhaba (Swazi), mohlatsane (N Sotho)
SA Tree No: 475
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Sterculia rogersii N.E.Br.
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Common names: star-chestnut (Eng.); sterkastaiing (Afr.); mokgwakgwatha (NS); samani, nsolodza (Ts)
SA Tree No: 477
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Sparrmannia africana L.f.
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Common names: Cape stock rose, wild stock rose, African hemp, Cape hollyhock (Eng.); Kaapse stokroos, wildestokroos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 457
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