Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter
Crassula ovata (Miller) Druce
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Common names: kerky bush, jade plant, pink joy (Eng.); beestebul, kerkij, kerky, plakkies (Afr.); t'karkai (Khoi); umxhalagube (X) (= Crassula argentea, C. portulacea)
SA Tree No: 137.3
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Crassula arborescens (Mill.) Willd.
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Common names: tree crassula (Eng.); beestebal (Afr.); Umchobozovithi (Swazi)
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Cotyledon orbiculata L.
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Common names: pig's ears, cotyledon (Eng.); plakkie, platjies, varkoorblare, varkoor, kouterie (Afr.); imphewula (isiXhosa); ipewula (isiZulu)
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Conophytum calculus (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. calculus
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Common names: cone plants, dumplings, button plants, sphaeroids, conos; knopies (buttons), toontjies (little toes), waterblasies (water blisters) (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 256
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Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don
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Common names: velvet bush willow, velvet leaf willow (Eng.); fluweelboswilg, basterrooibos (Afr.); mokgwethe (North Sotho); iNkukutwane (Siswati); xikhukhutsane (Tsonga); modubatshipi, moduba (Tswana); mugwiti (Venda) and umBondwe-omhlope (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 537
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Commelina africana L.
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Common names: common yellow commelina (Eng.); geeleendagsblom (Afr.); idangabane (Zulu), lekzotswana (Xhosa); khopo, khotsoana, lekxopswana, tabola-lefalo (Southern Sotho)
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Combretum apiculatum Sond. subsp. apiculatum
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Common names: red bush willow (Eng.); rooiboswilg (Afr.); umbondwe (Zulu); imbondvo (Swazi); mohwidiri (Tswana); mohwelere (Sepedi); muvuvha (Tshivenda); ndhuva (Tsonga)
SA Tree No: 532
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Combretum imberbe Wawra
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Common names: leadwood (Eng.); hardekool (Afr.); motswiri (Pedi); ummono (Sotho); mondzo (Tsonga); motswere (Tswana); umbondwe omnyama (Zulu); mohwelere-tshipi (Northern Sotho); muhiri (Venda); omumboromboga (Herero)
SA Tree No: 539
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Colpias mollis E.Mey. ex Benth.
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Common names: klipblom (Afr.)
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Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond.
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Common names: river bushwillow (Eng.), riviervaderlandswilg, rooiblaar, rooiblad (Afr.), umbondwe, umdubu-wehlandze, umhlalavane (Zulu), umdubu (Xhosa), miavana, modubo (Southern Sotho), modibo (Northern Sotho), mugavhi, mugwiti, muvuvhu (Venda), umdubu (Ndebele)
SA Tree No: 536
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