Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter

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Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels

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Common names: eland's bean, eland's wattle, elephant's root (Eng.); baswortel, elandsboontjie, leerbossie, looiersboontjie, olifantswortel (Afr.); mupangara (Shona); mositsane (Sotho, Tswana); intolwane (Xhosa, Zulu).

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One of several racemes with open flowers. Flowers open in sequence towards the end of the inflorescence so that not all flowers are open at the same time. This strategy maximises the potential of effective pollination.

Scanning electron microscopy image of the dehisced anther of E. elephantina. Pollen grains are the rugby ball-shaped cells. The lump of cells at the top of the anther (lower left of image) is an anther gland.

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Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer

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Common names: bushveld saffron (Eng.); bosveldsaffraan, lepelhout (Afr.); iNgwavuma, uMgugudo (Zulu); shimapana (Tsonga); monamane (Northern Sotho)

SA Tree No: 416

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Elegia capensis (Burm.f.) Schelpe

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Common names: horsetail restio (Eng.); besemriet, fonteinriet, katstert, kanet (Afr.)

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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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Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC.

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Common names: saffron; saffron wood, forest saffron (Eng.); saffraan, bossafraan (Afr.)

SA Tree No: 415

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Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce

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Common names: puzzle bush (Eng.); deurmekaarbos (Afr.); umHlele (Zulu); Morobe (Northern Sotho); iBotshane (Xhosa); Mutepe (Venda)

SA Tree No: 657

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Drosera trinervia Spreng.

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Common names: small sundew (Eng.); klein sondouw (Afr.)

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Drosanthemum striatum (Haw.) Schwantes

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Common names: ice plant (Eng.); bergygie, vleisbos, porseleinbos (Afr.)

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Drosanthemum bicolor L.Bolus

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Common names: tweekleurporseleinbos (Afr.)

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Dracosciadium italae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

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