Smith, C.A. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa No. 35. Government Printer, Pretoria.

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Dimorphotheca tragus (Aiton) B.Nord.

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Common names: ox-eye daisy, Cape marigold, Namaqualand daisy, African daisy (Eng.); jakkalsbossie (Afr.)

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Cannomois grandis H.P.Linder

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Common names: giant river-reed, large bell reed, grand Cape-reed, rekoala, pokers (Eng.); bergbamboes, besemriet, besemgoed, olifantsriet, perdehoef, assegaai (Afr.)

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Agathosma ciliaris (L.) Druce

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Common names: mountain anise buchu (Eng.); bergboegoe (Afr.)

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Triumfetta sonderi Ficalho & Hiern.

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Common names: Sonder’s truimfetta (Eng.); waaierbossie, maagbossie, rolbossie, spinnekopbossie, tolbossie (Afr.); mokuku (Sepedi)

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Euclea pseudebenus E.Mey. ex A.DC.

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Common names: ebony guarri, ebony tree, black ebony, Cape ebony (Eng.); ebbehoutghwarrie, ebbehout, ebbeboom, swartebbenhout (Afr.); tsawib (Nama)

SA Tree No: 598

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Lachnaea densiflora Meisn.

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Common names: blushing mountain carnation (Eng.); bergangelier (Afr.)

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Macowania corymbosa M.D.Hend.

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Common names: No common names are recorded for this species.

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Aloe striata Haw. subsp. karasbergensis (Pillans) Glen & D.S.Hardy

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Common names: Karasberg aloe (Eng.); Karasbergaalwyn (Afr.)

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Pelargonium crithmifolium Sm.

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Common names: samphire-leaved pelargonium (Eng.); jakopregopbossie, dikstam-malva, gnom, kana (Afr.)

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Melianthus major  L.

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Common names: honey flower, melianthus, giant honey flower, touch-me-not (Eng.); kruidjie-roer-my-nie, heuningblom, klappers, krikkiebos (Afr.); ubuhlungubemamba, ubutyayi (Xhosa), ibonya (Zulu)

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