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Craibia zimmermannii (Harms) Dunn

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Common names: sandforest craibia, peawood (Eng.); sandertjiehout (Afr.); umBambalwenyoka, umPhungwane (isiZulu) SA National Tree List no.: 229

SA Tree No: 229

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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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Commiphora Jacq.

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Common names: corkwood, commiphora; (Eng.); kanniedood (Afr.)

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Commiphora anacardiifolia

Commiphora anacardiifolia Dinter & Engl. – large-leaved corkwood; grootblaarkanniedood.
SA Tree no. 271

Thickset tree with single trunk. Spreading crown. Papery peeling bark. Large stalkless leaves, glossy green with clear venation. Occurs in northern Namibia, against mountain slopes on the fringe of the Namib desert. In Kaokoland the wood is used to carve household utensils.

 

Commiphora edulis

Commiphora edulis (Klotzsch) Engl. – rough-leaved corkwood; skurweblaar kanniedood.
SA Tree no. 275

Small much-branched tree. Bark not peeling. Leaves compound, rough to the touch due to stiff hairs. Large red fruit are eaten by birds, rodents and monkeys, but not favoured by humans. Occurs in dry, hot bushveld in the northern parts of South Africa up to northern Zimbabwe.

Commiphora gracilifrondosa Photo © S.Falanga

Commiphora gracilifrondosa Dinter ex J.J.A.van der Walt – karee corkwood, stink corkwood; karee kanniedood, stinkkanniedood, suikerkan. SA Tree no. 284
Thickly-stemmed shrub-like tree with fat, succulent appearance. Bark is red-brown and shiny, not peeling. Leaves slender 3-foliolate with toothed margins. Very strong and pleasant smelling resin exuded when damaged. Wood has a sweet taste when chewed, hence the name ‘suikerkan'. Occurs in arid rocky mountains in Northern Cape and Richtersveld.
 

Commiphora harveyi

Commiphora harveyi (Engl.) Engl. – red-stemmed corkwood, copper-stem corkwood; rooistamkanniedood, koperstamkanniedood.
SA Tree no. 277
Medium-sized tree. Stem upright and bark peeling in large papery, coppery-bronze disks. Large compound leaves, turn yellow before falling. Fences are easily grown from poles cut from this tree. Monkeys and bird eat the seeds. The soft heartwood is chewed to quench thirst. Makes good bonsai tree. Found in bushveld, dry woodland and coastal dune forest in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Colpias mollis E.Mey. ex Benth.

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Common names: klipblom (Afr.)

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Combretum bracteosum (Hochst.) Brandis

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Common names: hiccough-nut, hiccup nut, hiccough creeper (Eng.); hikklimop (Afr.); uQotha (Xhosa)

SA Tree No: 532.2

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Coleonema calycinum (Steud.) I.Williams

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Common names: confetti bush, broom buchu (Eng.); boegoe (Afr.)

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Coleonema pulchellum I.Williams

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Common names: confetti bush

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Coleonema album (Thunb.) Bartl. & J.C. Wendl.

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Common names: Cape May, white confetti bush (Eng.), aasbossie, klipboegoe (Afr.)

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Coleonema aspalathoides Juss. ex Don

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Common names: confetti bush

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Coddia rudis (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Verdc.

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Common names: small bone apple (Eng.); kleinbeenappel (Afr.); umDondwane (Zulu); siKhwakhwane (Siswati); tshinapanapana (Venda)

SA Tree No: 689.1

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