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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Othonna arbuscula (Thunb.) Sch.Bip.

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Common names: bonsai othonna (Eng.); knolharpuis, knolrepuis,nu-nu, traap (Afr.)

SA Tree No: 740

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Noltea africana (L.) Endl.

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Common names: soap glossy-leaf, noltea, soap bush, soap dogwood (Eng.); seepblinkblaar, seepbos (Afr.); umkhuthuhla, amaluleka, iphalode, umglindi (isiXhosa), umahlahlakwa, umaluleka (isiZulu)

SA Tree No: 453

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Searsia lucida (L.) F.A.Barkley

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Common names: glossy crowberry, glossy currant, glossy wild currant (Eng.); blinktaaibos, slaptaaibos (Afr.); intlokolotshane-ebomvu, umchane, amapozi (isiXhosa); inhlokoshiyane (isiZulu)

SA Tree No: 388

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Caputia tomentosa (Haw.) B.Nord. & Pelser (= Senecio haworthii (Sweet) Sch.Bip.) 

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Common names: woolly caputia, tinderbush (Eng.); tontelbossie, tontelbos, tonteldoos (Afr.)

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Anemone vesicatoria (L.f.) Prantl  (= Knowltonia vesicatoria (L.f.) Sims)

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Common names: blisterleaf (Eng.); brandblaar, katjiedrieblaar, tandpynblaar, peperwortel (Afr.)

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Halleria lucida L.

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Common names: tree fuchsia, white olive (Eng.), notsung, witolienhout, witolyfhout (Afr.), umbinza (isiXhosa), indomela, umbinza (isiZulu), lebetsa (Sesotho), murevhe (Tshivenda)

SA Tree No: 670

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Gloriosa superba L.

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Common names: flame lily, climbing lily, Turk’s cap, superb lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily (Eng.); vlamlelie, boslelie, geelboslelie, rooiboslelie (Afr.); ihlamvu, ihlamvu-labafana, ihlamvu -lomfana nentombazana, ihlamvu lasolwandle, isikwali sasolwandle, isimiselo (isiZulu).

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Kumara haemanthifolia (Marloth & A.Berger) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning (= Aloe haemanthifolia Marloth & A.Berger) 

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Common names: haemanthus-leaf aloe

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