Zone 5 Bushveld summer rainfall, Light frost
Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr.
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Common names: zebra wood, African blackwood, African ebony (Eng.), sebrahout, swartdriedoring, driedoringebbehout (Afr.), isparati, mpingo (Swati), mogôrôgôrô (Northern Sotho), xilutsi, shipalats, xipalatsi (Tsonga), muuluri (Venda), mokgêlete (Tsw), umphhingo (Zul.)
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Ceropegia sandersonii Decne. ex Hook.f.
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Common names: giant ceropegia, Sanderson’s ceropegia, Sanderson’s canopy flower, parachute flower, trumpet flower, fountain flower (Eng.); sambreelblom (Afr.)
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Talinum caffrum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
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Common names: porcupine root (Eng.); osbossie, ystervarkwortel, ystervarkkos, wildevygie (Afr.); mphunyaka, kgalahete, punyuka bamphethe (Tsw.); impunyu, inkucula (Zul.); khutsana (S.So.); ondindiwa (Pedi)
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Grewia flava DC.
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Common names: velvet raisin, wild currant, brandybush (Eng.); rosyntjiebos, brandewynbos, wilderosyntjie (Afr.); mothetlwa (Nso.); umlalampunzi, unhlwampunzi (Zul.)
SA Tree No: 459.1
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Dicliptera magaliesbergensis K.Balkwill
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Common names: none
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Ceropegia linearis E.Mey. subsp. woodii (Schltr.) H.Huber.
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Common names: string of hearts, necklace vine, rosary vine, Wood’s ceropegia, hanging milkwort, Jacob’s beard, little pitchers, chain of hearts, collar of hearts, hearts entangled, hearts-on-a-string, sweetheart vine, heart vine (Eng.); halssnoer-ranker (Afr.); isidakwa, uvemvane samatshe, uvemvane lwamatshe (Zul.)
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Kalanchoe thyrsiflora Harv.
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Common names: white lady, bird’s brandy (Eng.); geelplakkie, meelplakkie, plakkie, voëlbrandewyn (Afr.); serilile (Southern Sotho); utshwala benyoni (Zulu); utywala bentaka (Xhosa)
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Curio ficoides (L.) P.V. Heath
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Common names: blue chalkstick, flat-leaved senecio (Eng.); blouharpuis (Afr.)
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Aloe kniphofioides Baker
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Common names: grass aloe, red poker grass aloe (Eng.); grasaalwyn (Afr.)
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Callilepis leptophylla Harv.
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Common names: wild daisy (Eng.); bergbitterbossie (Afr.); imphila (siSwati)
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