Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter
Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A. Chev.
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Common names: cork bush, silver bush, Rhodesian silver-leaf (Eng.); kurkbos, blou-ertjieboom, olifantshout, visboontjie, visgif, mangaanbos (Afr.); omukeka (Herero); !gaeb (Nama/Damara); mosetla-thlou (Northern Sotho); omumbaganyana (Oshiwambo); umSindandlovana (Swazi); ntsandzandlopfu, maibana, mohato, mosikatse, mosita-thlou, moswaatlou (Tswana); mukunda-ndou (Venda); umHlalantethe, umSindandlovu (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 226
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Moraea polystachya (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
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Common names: blue moraea, blue tulp, poison moraea (Eng.); bloutulp, kraai-uintjie (Afr.)
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Monsonia angustifolia Sond.
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Common names: Crane's bill; alsbos, angelbossie, teebossie (Afr.), malengoana (Southern Sotho), Tee ya thaba (Sepedi)
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Momordica balsamina L.
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Common names: balsam pear (Eng.); laloentjie (Afr.); mohodu (Sotho); nkaka (Thonga); intshungu, intshungwana yehlathi (Zulu)
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Mimusops zeyheri Sond.
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Common names: Transvaal red milkwood (Eng.); moepel (Afr.); mmupudu (Northern Sotho); umpushane (Zulu); nhlantswa (Tsonga); mubululu (Venda)
SA Tree No: 585
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Mitriostigma axillare Hochst.
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Common names: dwarf-loquat (Eng.); dwerglukwart (Afr.) South African National Tree List no. 689.2
SA Tree No: 689.2
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Mimusops obovata Sond.
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Common names: red milkwood (Eng.); rooimelkhout (Afr.); amaSethole-ehlathi, umNolwe, umPhumbulu, (isiZulu); umTunzi wehlathi (isiXhosa)
SA Tree No: 584
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Millettia grandis (E.Mey.) Skeels
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Common names: umzimbeet (Eng.); umsambeet (Afr.); umSimbithwa (Zulu) umKunye (Xhosa)
SA Tree No: 227
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Metarungia longistrobus (C.B.Clarke) Baden (= Macrorungia longistrobus C.B.Clarke)
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Common names: sunbird bush (Eng.); sonbekkiebos (Afr.)
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Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka
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Common names: bristle-leaved red-top grass (Eng.); ferweelgras (Afr.)
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