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Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
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Common names: tsamma melon, wild watermelon (Eng.); bitterboela, bitterwaatlemoen, karkoer (Afr.); t'sama (Khoisan); makataan (Tswana)
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Dyschoriste setigera (Pers.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
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Common names: Fairy Stars
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Ceratotheca triloba (Bernh.) Hook.f.
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Common names: wild foxglove, African foxglove, false foxglove (Eng.); vingerhoedblom, wildevingerhoedjie (Afr.); ludvonca, udonqa (SiSwati); udonqa, undoncalwabathwa, udonqabathwa, udongalwezithutha (isiZulu); inkunzane enkulu (isiNdebele)
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Cenchrus ciliaris L.
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Common names: foxtail buffalo grass (Eng.); bloubuffelgras (Afr.)
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Celtis africana Burm.f.
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Common names: white stinkwood; witstinkhout (Afr.); umVumvu (Xhosa); uSinga lwesalukazi (Zulu); Modutu (Sotho & Tswane); Mpopano (Venda)
SA Tree No: 39
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Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan
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Common names: forest num-num (Eng.); bosnoemnoem (Afr.); isibethankunzi, isabetha (Zul.)
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Canthium inerme (L.f.) Kuntze
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Common names: turkey-berry; common turkey-berry; criss-cross turkey-berry; Cape date (Eng.); gewone bokdrol; doringels (Afr.); umvuthwamini (Xhosa, Zulu); umnyushulube (Xhosa); isitobe (Zulu); mvutwamira (Sw); mmutswa-o-sepela (Northern Sotho); muvhibvela-shadani (Venda)
SA Tree No: 708
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Calodendrum capense (L.f.) Thunb.
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Common names: Cape chestnut, wild chestnut (Eng.); wildekastaiing, Kaapsekastaiing (Afr.); umbaba, umsitshana (Xhosa); umbhaba, umemezi omhlophe (Zulu), molalakgwedi, mookêlêla (N.Sotho); muvhaha (Venda)
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Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild
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Common names: leafless cadaba, leafless wormbush, black storm, desert spray (Eng.); swartstorm, bobbejaanarm, bloustam, doubos, douwurmbos, gifhoutjie, rooistorm, stormbos (Afr.); mfitshwana, mhitshwana, monnamontsho (TW), mudiatsiwana, tshikuni (V), usitorhom (X)
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Buxus macowanii Oliv.
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Common names: African box, Cape box, small-leaved box (Eng.), buig-my-nie, Afrikaansebuksboom, Kaapsebuksboom, kleinblaarbuksboom (Afr.), igalagala (isiXhosa), umgalagala, umphicamaguma (isiZulu)
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