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Elephantorrhiza burkei Benth.
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Common names: elephant-root, sumach bean (Eng.); basboontjie, basbos (Afr.) lesitsane (Northern Sotho); mositsane, mosidi, mosidi-godimo, mosidi-mogolo (Tswana), tshisesevhafa (Venda)
SA Tree No: 193
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Rhynchosia caribaea (Jacq.) DC.
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Common names: snoutbean (Eng.); rankboontjie (Afr.); monya-mali, monyamadi, morara wa iphepha, morarana-oa-liphepa, thara (Sesotho); isihlahlasenqomfi (isiZulu)
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Ledebouria glauca S.Venter
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Common names: blue African hyacinth
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Gladiolus crassifolius Baker
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Common names: thick-leaved gladiolus (Eng.); igulusha, ingangulazi (isiZulu); sidvwana (isiSwazi); khahla-e-nyenyane (Southern Sotho)
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Ledebouria papillata S.Venter
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Common names: Limpopo African hyacinth
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Agave americana L.
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Common names: American agave, American aloe, century plant (Eng.); Amerikaanse aalwee, Amerikaanse aalwyn, blou-aalwee, blougaringboom, gareboom, kaalgaarboom, makaalwyn (Afr.); lekhala (Sesotho); xikwenga (Xitsonga)
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Albizia tanganyicensis Baker f. subsp. tanganyicensis
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Common names: paperbark false-thorn, paperbark albizia, sneezewood (Eng.); papierbasvalsdoring (Afr.); ugudha-mfeni (isiXhosa); mulelu, munungufhefhe (Tshivenda)
SA Tree No: 157
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Cichorium intybus L.
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Common names: blue dandelion, chicory (Eng.); sigorei (Afr.)
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Ursinia nana DC.
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Common names: small ursinia, yellow margaret (Eng.); kleinbergmargriet, geelmagriet (Afr.); sehalikane (SS)
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Heteropogon contortus (L.) Roem. & Schult.
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Common names: tanglehead, spear grass (Eng.); pylgras, assegaaigras (Afr.); isitupe (IsiZulu); makurwane (Setswana); selokana, seloka (Sesotho)
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