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Agave americana L.

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Common names: American agave, American aloe, century plant (Eng.); Amerikaanse aalwee, Amerikaanse aalwyn, blou-aalwee, blougaringboom, gareboom, kaalgaarboom, makaalwyn (Afr.); lekhala (Sesotho); xikwenga (Xitsonga)

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Cephalanthus natalensis Oliv.

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Common names: strawberry bush, tree-strawberry, quinine berry (Eng.); witaarbeibos, witpruim (Afr.); mothotwe, motlholobu (Northern Sotho); murondo, mutsanda (Tshivenda); umfomfo (Siswati); umfimfi, isamfomfo, umfomfo, umfomamasi, umkhombe (isiZulu); morodwe (Balobedu); musipwe, umfunfu (Shona).

SA Tree No: 685

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Cichorium intybus L.

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Common names: blue dandelion, chicory (Eng.); sigorei (Afr.)

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Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

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Common names: Scottish thistle, spear thistle (Eng.); skotse dissel (Afr.); hlaba (Sesotho); ntsoa-ntsane (Setswana)

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Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr.

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Common names: beach morning glory, goat’s foot (Eng.); strandpatat (Afr.)

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Tagetes minuta L.

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Common names: khaki bush, khaki weed, African marigold (Eng.); kakiebos, khakibos, langkakiebos, stinkbos, stinkkhakibos, transvaalse kakiebos (Afr.); mbanje (isiNdebele)

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Sesamum eriocarpum (Decne.) Byng & Christenh. (= Dicerocaryum eriocarpum (Decne.) Abels

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Common names: devil’s thorn (Eng.); beesdubbeltjie, duiwelsdoring, seepbos (Afr.); intekelane (Ndebele); makanagwe (Tswana)

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Entada rheedii Spreng.

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Common names: giant sea bean, African dream herb, snuff box (Eng.); reuseseeboontjie, seeboontjie, boonbobbejaantou (Afr.); inkwindi, intindile, umbhone (isiZulu)

SA Tree No: 193.3

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Asparagus africanus Lam.

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Common names: bush asparagus, African asparagus, wild asparagus, climbing asparagus fern, ornamental asparagus, sparrow grass (Eng.); haakdoring, katdoring, wag-’n-bietjie (Afr.); umathunga, ubulawu ubumhlope, umthunzi (isiXhosa); isigoba, isigobo (isiZuli); lelala-tau-le-leholo, leunyeli (Southern Sotho)

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Pelargonium rapaceum (L.) L’Hér.

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Common names: mountain potato (Eng.); bergpatat, bergaartappel, norra, norretjie (Afr.); !norra (Nama)

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