Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter
Searsia discolor (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Moffett
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Common names: grassveld currant ( Eng. ); grasveld taaibos (Afr.); Koppshane, mohlohlooane (Southern Sotho)?; inhlangushane (Sw)?; Inkobesehlungulu, intlokotshane, umnungamabele (Xhosa)
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Searsia dentata (Thunb.) F.A. Barkley
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Common names: nana-berry ( Eng. ); nanabessie (Afr.); inKlolo (Xhosa); Lebelebele (Sotho); Umkungu (Ndebele)
SA Tree No: 381
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Searsia ciliata (Licht. ex Schult.) A.J.Mill.
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Common names: sour karee (Eng.); suurkaree (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 380.2
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Searsia chirindensis (Baker f.) Moffett
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Common names: red currant (Eng.); bos-taaibos (Afr.); motha-thaa (North Sotho); umhlakothi (Xhosa); inhlokoshiyane enkulu (Xhosa); muvhadela-phanga (Venda)
SA Tree No: 380
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Schotia afra (L.) Thunb. var. afra
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Common names: Karoo boer-bean (Eng.), Karoohuilboerboon (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 201
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Salix mucronata Thunb.
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Common names: Safsaf Willow, Cape Willow, (E) Safsaf-wilger, Kaapse Wilger, Wildewilgerboom (A), Munengeledzi (V), Mogokare (NS), Umngcunube (X), Umnyezane, Umzekana (Z)
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Ruschia spinosa (L.) Dehn. (= Eberlanzia spinosa (L.) Schwantes)
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Common names: thorny vygie, spiny ruschia (Eng.); doringvygie (Afr.)
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Peltophorum africanum Sond.
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Common names: Weeping Wattle, African Black Wattle, African Blackwood, African Wattle (E), Boerboon, Boerboontjie, Dopperkehatenhout, Dopperkiaat, Kajatenhout, Rooikiaat, Witkiaat, Huilboerboom, Huilboom, Huilwattel, Wildewattel (A), Isikhabamkhombe, Umsehle, Umthobo (Z), Mosehla, Mosêhla, Mosese, Motlêpê (NS), Mosêtlha (TW), Musese (V), Ndzedze (TS)
SA Tree No: 215
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Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S.Green
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Common names: wild olive, olienhout (Afr.), mohlware (NSotho, SSotho), umnquma (Zulu, Xhosa, Swati), mutlhwari (Venda), motlhware (Tswana)
SA Tree No: 617
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Nymphoides thunbergiana (Griseb.) Kuntze
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Common names: floating hearts (Eng.), geelwaterlelie (Afr.), marombodane (Venda)
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