Zone 5 Bushveld summer rainfall, Light frost
Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez
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Common names: Cape Beech (Eng.); Boekenhout, Beukehout (Afr.); IsiCalabi, umaPhipha, iKhubalwane, isiQalaba sehlati (Zulu); isiQwane sehlati (Xhosa); iGcolo, udzilidzili (Sw)
SA Tree No: 578
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Coleus livingstonei A.J.Paton (= Pycnostachys urticifolia Hook.)
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Common names: hedgehog sage, large hedgehog flower, prickly sage, blue boys, nettle-leaf pycnostachys, dark blue pycnostachys (Eng.); ystervarksalie, groot ystervarksalie (Afr.); unkungwini, amadata (isiZulu); gogodza (tshiVenda)
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Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk.) Brenan
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Common names: red-wing (Eng.); rooivlerk (Afr.); gwambazi or luanakha (Tshivenda)
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Coleus kirkii (Baker) A.J.Paton (= Pycnostachys reticulata (E.Mey.) Benth.)
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Common names: prickly sage, blue soldier sage (Eng.); stekelsalie (Afr.); umvuthuza, uhlalawane (Zulu)
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Pteleopsis myrtifolia (M.A.Lawson) Engl. & Diels
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Common names: stink-bushwillow (South Africa), two-winged stinkbush (Namibia), two-winged stink-bushwillow (Zimbabwe); stinkboswilg; musunganyemba (ChiManyika), musikanyemba (ChiNdau), umsunganyama (isiNdebele), amuyadi (Xironga), ngolozi (Chisena), fendaluzi (Chishona), mufundabalo (Chitonga), muandja (Xitshwa), n'wandla (Xitsonga), mwanda (Tshivenda), umwandla (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 547
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Pterocarpus angolensis DC.
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Common names: kiaat, bloodwood, paddle-wood, sealing-wax tree, wild teak, Transvaal teak (Eng.); kiaat, bloedhout, dolfhout, greinhout, kajatenhout, lakhout, wilde-kiaat (Afr.); morôtô (North Sotho); mokwa, morotômadi (Tswana); umvangazi, umbilo (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 236
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Psychotria capensis (Eckl.) Vatke
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Common names: black bird-berry, bird-berry, bastard lemonwood, lemon bush (Eng.); swart-voelbessie, voelbessie, baster-lemoenhout, lemoenbos (Afr.); iZele, isiThitibala (Zulu); umGono-gono (Xhosa)
SA Tree No: 723.2
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Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.) Engl.
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Common names: red beech, purple currant, red Cape beech (Eng.); rooiboekenhout, rooimelkhout (Afr.); ikhubalo, isifuce (isiXhosa); umkomiso, uzintlwa (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 364
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Prunus africana (Hook.f. ) Kalkman
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Common names: red stinkwood, African almond ( Eng. ); rooistinkhout, Afrika-amandel, Wilde-kersieboom (Afr.); Inyazangoma-elimnyama, Inkokhokho, Ngubozinyeweni, Umdumezulu, Umlalume (Zulu); uMkakase, Inyazangoma, Itywina-elikhul, Umdumizulu, Umkhakhase (Xhosa), Mogohloro (Northern Sotho), Mulala-maanga (Venda)
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Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax
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Common names: kudu berry ( Eng. ); koedoebessie (Afr.); Mutondowa (Tshivenda)
SA Tree No: 308
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