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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Disperis woodii Bolus

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Common names: horned kappie, Wood’s disperis (Eng.); horingmoederkappie (Afr.)

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Portulacaria fruticulosa (H.Pearson & Stephens) Bruyns & Klak. (= Ceraria fruticulosa H.Pearson & Stephens)

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Common names: rose porkbush (Eng.), suikerkanna, roos-wolftoon (Afr.)

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Babiana montana G.J.Lewis

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Common names: Agulhas baboon flower (Eng.); bobbejaantjie, bobbejaanuintjie (Afr.)

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Crassula tetragona L.

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Common names: kerkei, miniature pine tree, mini pine (Eng.); karkai (Afr.)

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Portulacaria namaquensis Sond. (= Ceraria namaquensis (Sond.) H.Pearson & Stephens, C. gariepina H.Pearson & Stephens)

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Common names: Namaqua porkbush (Eng.), wolftoon, Namakwariem, Namakwaspekboom (Afr.)

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Erica cubica L. var. cubica

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Common names: cube heath (Eng.) kubusheide (Afr.)

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Pterocelastrus rostratus (Thunb.) Walp.

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Common names: red cherrywood, beaked pterocelastrus, red candlewood (Eng.); rooikershout, kersiehout (Afr.); ugobandlovu, usahlulamanye (Zulu); itywina (Xhosa)

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Roepera flexuosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin (= Zygophyllum flexuosum Eckl. & Zeyh.)

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Common names: thin twinleaf (Eng.); spekbossie, spekbroodbossie, maerbossie, skilpadbos, vyfpondbos (Afr.)

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Tribolium uniolae (L.f.) Renvoize

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Common names: hare grass (Eng.); haasgras, koringgras (Afr.)

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Secale africanum Stapf.

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Common names: African rye, wild rye (Eng.); wilderog, Afrika-rog (Afr.)

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