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Grewia bicolor Juss.
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Common names: white raisin (Eng.); witrosyntjie (Afr.); umsiphane (Swazi); nsihana, guguna, nsihani (Tsonga); mogwane (Tswana); murabva (Venda); umlalampunzi, imdliwampunzi (Zulu).
SA Tree No: 458
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Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.
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Common names: balloon milkweed, balloon wild cotton, hairy balls, bindweed (Eng.); balmelkbossie, balbossie, wilde kapok (Afr.); umbababa, umbemiso, umangwazane, umqumnqwewe, uphuphuma, usingalwesalukazi, umsingalwesalukazi (Zulu) = Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr.
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Gomphostigma virgatum [L.f.] Baill.
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Common names: river star, otter bush, besembossie
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Aiton f.
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Common names: milkweed, wild cotton (Eng.); gansie, melkbos (Afr.); Lebegane (Sotho); Umsinga-lwesalukazi (Zulu)
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Gerbera ambigua (Cass.) Sch.Bip.
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Common names: pink and white gerbera (E), botterblom, Griekwateebossie (A), moarubetso (SS), ucabazane (Z).
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Funaria hygrometrica Hedw
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Common names: Common cord-moss, little goldilocks, golden maidenhair
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Frithia pulchra N.E. Br.
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Common names: bobbejaanvingers, glasies, toontjies, window plants and, perhaps most appropriately fairy elephant's feet.
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Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq.
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Common names: red-leaved rock fig (Eng.); rooiblaarvy (Afr.); mohlatsa (North Sotho); motlhatsa (Tswana); tshikululu (Venda); umthombe (Xhosa); umgonswane (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 55
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Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq.
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Common names: large-leaved rock fig, rock wild fig (Eng.); grootblaarrotsvy, klipvy (Afr.); inkokhokho, impayi, ubambematsheni (Zulu); momelantsweng (Tswana); tshikululu (Venda); amphayi (Thonga); monokane (North Sotho)
SA Tree No: 63
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Felicia filifolia (Vent.) Burtt Davy subsp. filifolia
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Common names: fine-leaved felicia, needle-leaved felicia, wild aster (Eng.); draaibos (Afr.); sehalahala-seseholo (Southern Sotho)
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