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Morella cordifolia (L.) Killick (= Myrica cordifolia )
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Common names: wax berry, candle berry (Eng.); wasbessie, wasbessiebos, wasbossie, glashout (Afr.); ilethi (Zulu)
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Momordica cardiospermoides Klotzsch
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Common names: bitter gourd (Eng.); inshubaba (siSwati); ntwe (seTswana)
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Momordica balsamina L.
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Common names: balsam pear (Eng.); laloentjie (Afr.); mohodu (Sotho); nkaka (Thonga); intshungu, intshungwana yehlathi (Zulu)
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Mimusops zeyheri Sond.
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Common names: Transvaal red milkwood (Eng.); moepel (Afr.); mmupudu (Northern Sotho); umpushane (Zulu); nhlantswa (Tsonga); mubululu (Venda)
SA Tree No: 585
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Mimusops afra E.Mey. ex. A.DC
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Common names: coast red milkwood (Eng.); kusrooimelkboom, moepel (Afr.); umhayihayi amasethole-abomvu, umthunzi, umnweba waselwandle, umnole, umagayi, umkhakhayi (Zulu); umhlophe (Xhosa)
SA Tree No: 583
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Mimusops obovata Sond.
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Common names: red milkwood (Eng.); rooimelkhout (Afr.); amaSethole-ehlathi, umNolwe, umPhumbulu, (isiZulu); umTunzi wehlathi (isiXhosa)
SA Tree No: 584
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Mentha longifolia L.
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Common names: wild mint (Eng.); kruisement, balderjan, ballerja (Afr.); koena-ya-thaba, bohatsu (Southern Sotho); inixina, inzinziniba (Xhosa); ufuthana lomhlanga (Zulu)
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Maerua cafra (DC.) Pax
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Common names: Common bush-cherry, White-wood, Witbos
SA Tree No: 133
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Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br.
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Common names: wild dagga, lion's ear, leonotis (Eng.); wildedagga, duiwelstabak (Afr); imvovo, utywala-bengcungcu, umfincafincane, umunyamunya (isiXhosa); umfincafincane, umcwili, imunyane, utshwala-bezinyoni (isiZulu)
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Laportea grossa (Wedd.) Chew
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Common names: spotted nettle (Eng.); gevlekte brandnetel (Afr.); ubazi, ububasa (Xhosa); imbabazane, imbathi (Zulu)
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