Zone 5 Bushveld summer rainfall, Light frost
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. subsp. africanus Kubitzki
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Common names: propeller tree, helicopter tree (Eng.); helikopterboom (Afr.); mutama, mudzoudzhou (Tshivenda).
SA Tree No: 120
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Brachystelma foetidum Schltr.
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Common names: Hottentots bread (Eng); Hotnotsbrood, Hottentotsbrood (Afr); seru (Sesotho).
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Bersama tysoniana Oliv.
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Common names: white ash, common white ash, common bersama, forest white ash, bitterbark, wild quinine tree (Eng.); witessenhout, gewone witessenhout, basternieshout, bitterbas (Afr.); indiyaza, isibhara, isindiyandiya, undlandla (isiXhosa); isindlandla, undiyaza (isiZulu); mokgoba, mokgwagane (Sesotho.); sando (Tshivenda)
SA Tree No: 443
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Canthium spinosum (Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze
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Common names: thorny turkey-berry, coastal turkey-berry, coastal canthium, thorny rock-alder (Eng.); doringklipels, doringbokdrol (Afr.); ubuchopho benja, isiphambatho (Xho.); umcenyane, umphembethu, umvuthwamini-omncane (Zul.)
SA Tree No: 707
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Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop ‘Cwebe’
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Common names: Cwebe asparagus fern, Cwebe emerald fern, Cwebe basket asparagus (Eng.); smaragsiervaring (Afr.); isiqobola, umgcagcazane, uvelabahleke (Zul.)
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Colpoon compressum P.J.Bergius (=Osyris compressa (P.J.Bergius) A.DC)
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Common names: Cape sumach, coast tannin bush (Eng.); wildepruim, wurgbessie, basbessie, kuslooibas, namtarri (Afr.); mtekaaza, umbalanythi (Xhosa); umbulanyathi (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 99
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Ledebouria cooperi (Hook.f.) Jessop
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Common names: Cooper’s African hyacinth
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Melinis repens (Wild.) Zizka subsp. repens
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Common names: Natal red top (Eng.); bergrooigras (Afr.)
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Curio radicans (L.) P.V.Heath
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Common names: baboon toes, banana vine, creeping berry, necklace plant, string-of-bananas, string-of-fishhooks (Eng.); bobbejaantoontjies, bobbejaanvingertjies, bokballetjies, bokhorinkies, bokkos, bokriempie, haaskos, katballetjies, kleinbokkos, steenbokhorinkies, vingertjies (Afr.)
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Kniphofia acraea Codd
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Common names: highlands poker
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