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Osteospermum scariosum DC.
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Common names: sheep bush, sheep boneseed (Eng.); skaapbos, bietou, sagtebietou (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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Grewia microthyrsa K.Schum. ex Burret
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Common names: sand raisin (Eng.), sandrosyntjie (Afr.), mufuka (Tshivenda), nsihana (Xitsonga), umunywane, ilalanyathi, ikolo (isiZulu).
SA Tree No: 461.1
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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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Ledebouria humifusa (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
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Common names: broad-leaved African hyacinth
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Kniphofia northiae Baker
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Common names: broad-leaved poker, Marianne North’s poker, giant red-hot poker, octopus torch (Eng.); icacane, umathunga (isiZulu.); leloele (Sesotho)
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Merwilla plumbea (Lindl.) Speta subsp. kraussii (Baker) J.C.Manning
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Common names: dwarf blue squill, wild squill, dwarf scilla (Eng.); kleinblouslangkop, kleinblouberglelie (Afr.); ichitha, inguduza (isiZulu)
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Euphorbia cupularis Boiss. (= Synadenium cupulare (Boiss.) L.C.Wheeler)
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Common names: dead-man’s tree, crying tree (Eng.); dooiemansboom, gifboom (Afr.); umdlebe, umdletshane (isiZulu); sidlejane (isiSwati); mulamba-noni (Tshivenda)
SA Tree No: 357.1
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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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