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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Geissorhiza ovata (Burm.f.) Asch. & Graebn.

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Common names: pink satin flower (Eng.); pienk satynblom (Afr.)

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Pseudogaltonia clavata (Mast.) E.Phillips

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Common names: desert coconut, desert hyacinth, osonanga lily, Namibian slangkop, Cape hyacinth, (Eng.); gifbol, groenlelie, slangkop, Namibia-slangkop (Afr.)

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Cyathula natalensis Sond.

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Common names: Natal cyathula, KZN hookweed (Eng.); Natalserondeklits (Afr.); munamumuhulwane (Tshivenda); xinama, rinama (Xitsonga)

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Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.

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Common names: blue disa (Eng.), bloumoederkappie (Afr.)

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Portulacaria longipedunculata (Merxm. & Podlech) Bruyns & Klak (= Ceraria longipedunculata Merxm. & Podlech)

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Common names: Kaoko porkbush (Eng.), langblaarwolftoon (Afr.)

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Dimorphotheca chrysanthemifolia (Vent.) DC.

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Common names: cape mountain marigold, chrysanth rain daisy (Eng.); geelbergmargriet, gousblom (Afr.)

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Portulacaria carrissoana (Exell & Mendonça) Bruyns & Klak (= Ceraria carrissoana Exell & Mendonça)

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Common names: Angolan porkbush (Eng.), Angola-wolftoon (Afr.)

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Parinari capensis Harv. subsp. capensis

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Common names: dwarf mobola-plum, sand apple (Eng.); sandappeltjie, bosappeltjie, gruisappeltjie, grysappeltjie, witappeltjie (Afr.); murunda (Tshivenda), mobolo-oa-fatsi (Sesotho), mmola, molahatshe (Setswana)

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Hippobromus pauciflorus (L.f.) Radlk.

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Common names: false horsewood, bastard horsewood (Eng.); valsperdepis, basterperdepis boom, basterperdepis (Afr.); isiphahluka, uqhume, umnungumabele, umfazothethayo (isiZulu); isiphahluka, luphephetse (siSwati); ulwatile, isifutha, umfazi-onengcolo, ulabateka, umnukambiba (isiXhosa); mufhapabere (Tshivenda)

SA Tree No: 438

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Ledebouria loedolffiae Van Jaarsv. & Venter

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Common names: spotted cliff African hyacinth, spotted cliff squill (Eng.), kransbontblaar (Afr.)

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