Meliaceae
Entandrophragma caudatum (Sprague) Sprague
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Common names: mountain mahogany, wooden-banana (Eng.); bergmahonie (Afr.); mophumêna (Tsw.); munzhounzhou (Ven.)
SA Tree No: 293
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Turraea floribunda Hochst.
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Common names: honeysuckle-tree, wild honeysuckle-tree (Eng.); kanferfoelieboom (Afr.); umdlozana (Swazi); umadlozane (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 296
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Turraea obtusifolia Hochst.
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Common names: small honeysuckle tree, lesser honeysuckle tree, (Eng.); kleinkamperfoelieboom (Afr.); amazulu, ikhambi-lomsinga [roots], ikunzi [roots], ikunzi ebomvana, inkunzi, umhlatholana, umhlatolana, uswazi [leaves and stems] (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 296.1
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Trichilia emetica Vahl
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Common names: Natal mahogany; rooiessenhout (Afr.); mamba (Northern Sotho); umathunzini (isiZulu); umkuhlu (SiSwati); umkhuhlu (isiXhosa); nkulu (Xitsonga); mutuhu (TshiVenda)
SA Tree No: 301
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Trichilia dregeana Sond.
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Common names: forest mahogany, forest Natal-mahogany, Cape mahogany, thunder tree, Christmas bells, red ash (Eng.); rooiessenhout, bosrooiessenhout, basteressenhout (Afr.); umKhuhlu, uMathunzini (Zulu); umKhuhlu (Xhosa); mmaba (Northern Sotho); mutuhu, mutshikili (Venda).
SA Tree No: 300
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Nymania capensis ( Thunb.) Lindb.
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Common names: Chinese lanterns, Chinese lantern tree, kipkippers (Eng.); klapperbos, lanternbos, kiepkiepies, oumeidsbos, stuipebos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 295
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Khaya anthotheca (Welw.) C.DC.
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Common names: African Mahogany, East African Mahogany, Nyasaland Mahogany, Red Mahogany (Eng.); Oos-Afrikaanse mahonie (Afr.); Acaujo (French)
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Ekebergia pterophylla (C.DC) Hofmeyr
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Common names: rock ash (Eng.); rotsessenhout (Afr.); maGwedla (Swahili)
SA Tree No: 299
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Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.
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Common names: Cape ash, dogplum (E), essenhout (A), mmidibidi (NS), umnyamatsi (SW), nyamaru (Ts)
SA Tree No: 298
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