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Carissa edulis Vahl
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Common names: simple-spined num-num, climbing num-num, small num-num, (Eng.); enkeldoringnoemnoem, ranknoemnoem, kleinnoemnoem (Afr.); mothokolo (North Sotho); murungulu (Venda), umlugulu (Ndebele), murambara, muraramombe, muruguru, mutsamviringwa, nzambara, esamviringa, umsamviringwa (Shona), morogola (Lovedu)
SA Tree No: 640.4
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Carpobrotus edulis (L.) L.Bolus
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Common names: sour fig, Cape fig, Hottentots fig (Eng.); ghaukum, ghoenavy, Hottentotsvy, Kaapsevy, perdevy, rankvy, suurvy, vyerank, (Afr.); ikhambi-lamabulawo, umgongozi (Zulu)
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Carpobrotus dimidiatus (Haw.) L.Bolus
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Common names: Natal sour fig (Eng.), Natalse suurvy/strandvy (Afr.), Ikhambi lamabulawo (Zulu)
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Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC.
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Common names: Natal plum, big num-num (Eng.); grootnoem-noem (Afr.); Amatungulu (Zulu)
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Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan
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Common names: forest num-num (Eng.); bosnoemnoem (Afr.); isibethankunzi, isabetha (Zul.)
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Canthium inerme (L.f.) Kuntze
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Common names: turkey-berry; common turkey-berry; criss-cross turkey-berry; Cape date (Eng.); gewone bokdrol; doringels (Afr.); umvuthwamini (Xhosa, Zulu); umnyushulube (Xhosa); isitobe (Zulu); mvutwamira (Sw); mmutswa-o-sepela (Northern Sotho); muvhibvela-shadani (Venda)
SA Tree No: 708
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Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.
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Common names: mitseeri, bruin stinkhout (Afr.); motsere (Sotho); ndzerhe (Tswana)
SA Tree No: 324
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Brachystelma modestum R.A.Dyer
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Common names: none known
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Brachystelma barberae Harv. ex Hook.f.
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Common names: platvoetaasblom (Afr.)
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Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
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Common names: shepherd's tree (Eng.); witgat (Afr.); siPhiso (Sw), Mohlôpi (Northern Sotho); Xukutsi (Tswana); Muthobi (Venda)
SA Tree No: 122
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