Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter
Protea laetans L.E.Davidson
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Common names: Blyde protea, Blyde sugarbush (Eng.); Blydesuikerbos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 90.4
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Protea coronata Lam.
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Common names: green protea, green sugarbush (Eng.); groenhofiesuikerbos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 91.1
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Protea afra Meisn.
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Common names: highveld sugar bush, common sugarbush (English); gewone suikerbos (Afrikaans); isiQalaba (Zulu, Xhosa)
SA Tree No: 87
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Pouzolzia mixta Sohms
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Common names: soap-nettle (Eng.); seepnetel, wildebraam (Afr.); isikukuku (IsiNdebele); nthadzwa (Setswana); muthanzwa, murovhadembe (Tshivenda); nthadzwa (Xitsonga)
SA Tree No: 71
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Polytrichum commune Hedw.
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Common names: common hair cap moss
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Polygala virgata Thunb.
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Common names: Purple Broom (Eng.); Persboom, Bloukappie (Afr.); Ea moru (Nd); Hlokoa leleue (Sotho); Ithethe (Z)
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Portulacaria afra Jacq.
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Common names: Porkbush, Elephant's Food (English); Spekboom. Olifantskos (Afrikaans); iNtelezi, isiDondwane, isAmbilane, iNdibili, isiCococo (isiZulu); iGqwanitsha (isiXhosa).
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Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page (= Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb.)
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Common names: Outeniqua yellowwood (English), Outeniekwageelhout, kalander (Afrikaans), umkhoba, umgeya (Xhosa), mogôbagôba (Northern Sotho), umsonti (Zulu).
SA Tree No: 16
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Podocarpus henkelii Stapf ex Dallim. & Jacks.
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Common names: Henkel's Yellowwood (Eng), Henkel-se geelhout (Afr), UmSonti (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 17
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Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb.
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Common names: real yellowwood ( Eng. ); opregte geelhout (Afr.); umkhomba (Xhosa); mogobagoba (Northern Sotho); muhovho-hovho ( Venda ); umsonti (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 18
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