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Ocimum obovatum E.Mey. ex Benth. subsp. obovatum var. obovatum
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Common names: cat's whiskers ( Eng. ); katsnor (Afr.); Idada, Iziba, Ufukuzela, Umathanjane (Zulu)
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Bauhinia natalensis Oliv. ex Hook.
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Common names: Natal bauhinia (Eng.); Natalsebeesklou (Afr.)
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Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Roxb.
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Common names: powderpuff tree (Eng.); poeierkwasboom (Afr.); iBhoqo (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 524
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Barleria greenii M.Balkwill & K.Balkwill
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Common names: wild bush petunia, Green's barleria
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Ballota africana (L.) Benth.
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Common names: cat herb, Cape horehound (Eng.); kattekruie (Afr.)
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Babiana pygmaea (Burm.f.) Baker
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Common names: yellow babiana (Eng.); geelbobbejaantjie (Afr.)
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Baeometra uniflora (Jacq.) G.J.Lewis
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Common names: beetle lily
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Babiana villosa (Aiton) Ker Gawl.
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Common names: red babiana (Eng.); rooibobbejaantjie (Afr.)
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Babiana praemorsa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
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Common names: stompstertbobbejaantjie, perskussing (Afr.)
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Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. var. marina
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Common names: white mangrove (Eng.); witseebasboom (Afr.); mangal, towozi, txomahati (Xironga); isikhungathi (isiXhosa, isiZulu) - these from Van Wyk et al. (2011); Gomes e Sousa (1967) gives nhamesso (Xironga) and mussu (Quimuane) for Mozambique. The Kiswahili name Uchu (coastal Kenyan) and Mtswi (Giriyama) are recorded on herbarium specimens, as are many other vernacular names within its vast range.
SA Tree No: 669
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