Balanites maughamii Sprague subsp. maughamii

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Common names: torchwood (Eng.); groendoring (Afr.); umnunu (Sotho); nulu (Tswana)

SA Tree No: 251

Bachmannia woodii (Oliv.) Gilg

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Common names: Four-finger Bush (E); Viervingerbos (Afr); umPhunzisa (X), umTswantswantsa (X)

SA Tree No: 121

Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. var. marina

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Common names: white mangrove (Eng.); witseebasboom (Afr.); mangal, towozi, txomahati (Xironga); isikhungathi (isiXhosa, isiZulu) - these from Van Wyk et al. (2011); Gomes e Sousa (1967) gives nhamesso (Xironga) and mussu (Quimuane) for Mozambique. The Kiswahili name Uchu (coastal Kenyan) and Mtswi (Giriyama) are recorded on herbarium specimens, as are many other vernacular names within its vast range.

SA Tree No: 669

Athrixia phylicoides DC.

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Common names: Bushman's tea (Eng.); Boesmanstee (Afr.); Icholocholo, itshelo, umthsanelo (isiZulu)

Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson subsp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu

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Common names: creeping foxglove (Eng.); Isihobo (Zulu)

Asystasia varia N.E.Br.

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Common names: Asystasia

Atalaya alata (Sim) H.M.L.Forbes

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Common names: Lebombo krantz ash (Eng.); Lebombo kransesseboom (Afr.); umzondo, umnondo (Zulu)

SA Tree No: 427

Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop

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Common names: asparagus fern, emerald fern, basket asparagus (Eng.); smaragsiervaring (Afr.); isiqobola, umgcagcazane, uvelabahleke (Zulu)

Asparagus falcatus L.

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Common names: large forest asparagus, thorny creeper, sicklethorn, yellowwood asparagus (Eng.); doringtou (Afr.); imblekazana (isiZulu); ubulawu (isiXhosa)

Asclepias albens (E.Mey.) Schltr.

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Common names: cartwheels (Eng.); idoyi, ishongwe (Zulu); tshalale (Venda)