Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter

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Bowiea volubilis Harv. Ex Hook.f. subsp. volubilis

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Common names: climbing onion, climbing green lily, bowiea (Eng.); knolklimop (Af.); ugibisisila; iguleni (isiZulu); umgaqana (isiXhosa); gibizisila (siSwati)

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Bowkeria citrina Thode

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Common names: yellow shell-flower bush (Eng.); geelskulpblombos (Afr.)

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Bowkeria verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz

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Common names: Southern Shell-flower, Natal Shell-flower Bush (Eng.); Suidelike Skulpblombos, Natalse Skulpblombos (Afr.); umBaba, isiPhambathi (Zulu); isiDuli, iGqabi-lesiduli (Xhosa)

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Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.

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Common names: shepherd's tree (Eng.); witgat (Afr.); siPhiso (Sw), Mohlôpi (Northern Sotho); Xukutsi (Tswana); Muthobi (Venda)

SA Tree No: 122

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Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herb.

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Common names: century plant, poison bulb, sore-eye flower (Eng.); gifbol, seeroogblom, kopseerblom, boesmangif, perdespook (Afr.); kxutsana-yanaha, motlatsisa (So.Sotho); incumbe, siphahluka (Swazi); incotho, incwadi (Xhosa, Zulu); ibhade (Zulu)

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Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms

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Common names: tree wisteria; Vanwykshout (Afr.); mogaba (Northern Sotho); umHolo (Zulu) National tree list no.: 222

SA Tree No: 222

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Berkheya purpurea (DC.) Mast.

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Common names: purple berkheya (Eng.); bloudisseldoring (Afr.); Sehlohlo (SS)

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Berula repanda (Hiern) Spalik & S.R.Downie (= Sium repandum Hiern)

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Common names: Water parsnip

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Ocimum obovatum E.Mey. ex Benth. subsp. obovatum var. obovatum

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Common names: cat's whiskers ( Eng. ); katsnor (Afr.); Idada, Iziba, Ufukuzela, Umathanjane (Zulu)

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Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br.

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Common names: Pride of De Kaap (Eng); Vlam-van-die-Vlakte (Afr).

SA Tree No: 208.2

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