Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter

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Mentha longifolia L.

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Common names: wild mint (Eng.); kruisement, balderjan, ballerja (Afr.); koena-ya-thaba, bohatsu (Southern Sotho); inixina, inzinziniba (Xhosa); ufuthana lomhlanga (Zulu)

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Melianthus major  L.

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Common names: honey flower, melianthus, giant honey flower, touch-me-not (Eng.); kruidjie-roer-my-nie, heuningblom, klappers, krikkiebos (Afr.); ubuhlungubemamba, ubutyayi (Xhosa), ibonya (Zulu)

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Melica decumbens Thunb.

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Common names: staggers grass (Eng.); dronkgras (Afr.)

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Melianthus comosus Vahl

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Common names: crown honeyflower (Eng); kruidjie-roer-my -nie (Afr.)

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Maytenus oleoides (Lam.) Loes.

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Common names: mountain maytenus ( Eng. ); klipkershout (Afr.)

SA Tree No: 400

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Maerua cafra (DC.) Pax

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Common names: Common bush-cherry, White-wood, Witbos

SA Tree No: 133

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Maesa lanceolata Forssk.

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Common names: false assegai ( Eng. ); valsassegaai (Afr.); umalunguzalazikhakhona, inhlavubele, umaguqu, isidenda, ubhoqobhoqo (Zulu); intendekwane (Xhosa); ligucu, umbohlobohlo (Sw); muunguri ( Venda )

SA Tree No: 577

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Macledium zeyheri (Sond.) S.Ortiz

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Common names: doll's protea, toy sugarbush (Eng.); skaapdissel, maagbitterwortel, maagbossie (Afr.); mahlabane, somanheva (Swazi); umlunge, umqele (Xhosa); isihlabamakhondlwane, ububendle (Zulu) (= Dicoma zeyheri Sond.)

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Lotononis calycina (E.Mey.) Benth.

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Common names: hairy Lotononis, namele (Sotho )

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Lobelia aquaemontis E.Wimm.

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Common names: Waterberg lobelia

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