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Tylosema esculentum (Burch.) A.Schreib.

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Common names: gemsbok bean, marama bean, camel’s foot (Eng.); braaiboontjie, gemsbokboontjie, kastaingboontjie (Afr.)

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Cissus quadrangularis L.

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Common names: climbing cactus, cactus vine, succulent-stemmed wild grape, edible-stemmed vine (Eng.); velddruif (Afr.); ijovane, isinwazi, umhlushwane, umnhlonhlwanyane (isiZulu).

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Gasteria langebergensis (Van Jaarsv.) Van Jaarsv. & Zonn.

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Common names: Langeberg ox-tongue (Eng.); Langeberg-beestong (Afr.)

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Diospyros simii (Kuntze) De Winter

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Common names: climbing star-apple, rub-rub berry, star apple (Eng.); ranksterappel, kraaibessie, kraaibessiebos, ranktolbessiebos, tolbessiebos (Afr.); umbongisa (isiXhosa); umnqandane (isiZulu).

SA Tree No: 609

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Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook.f. ex Benth. var. anisata

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Common names: horsewood (Eng.); perdepis, perdepisboom, lemoenhout, perdeboom, perdebos , perdepisbos , perdepisbossie, stinkbas, basternieshout (Afr.); umnukelambiba, umsanga, umwashampunzi, unukambiba, umnukambiba (isiZulu); umtuto, umnukandiba, iIsifutho iIsitutu (isiXhosa); mudedede, munukha-vhaloi, murandela (Tshivenda).

SA Tree No: 265

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Eugenia natalitia Sond. (= Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. subsp. natalitia (Sond.) F.White)

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Common names: forest myrtle (Eng.); bosmirt (Afr.); mukavha-mahunguvhu, murambo-thavha, musiri, tshitawatawane (Venda); umthintane, umbhovane, imanzana (Zulu); inchitsamuthi, ijobe (Swazi).

SA Tree No: 553.2

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Grewia afra Meisn.

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Common names: climbing raisin, yellow starflower (Eng.); rankrosyntjie (Afr); ilalanyathi, umunyumunu, iphata, iklolo, isaka, isilandula (isiZulu); likholo, (siSwati), nsihana (Xitsonga)

SA Tree No: 459

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Synaptolepis oliveriana Gilg

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Common names: chalk-stick root (Eng); uvuma omhlophe (isiZulu)

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Corchorus olitorius L.

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Common names: Egyptian spinach, Indian jute, wild jute, bush okra, Jew’s mallow, West African sorrel, jute mallow, tossa jute (Eng.); wilde jute, Indiese jute (Afr.); delele (Tshivenda); thelele (Sepedi); gushe (Xitsonga).

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Dovyalis longispina (Harv.) Warb.

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Common names: Coast Kei-apple (Eng), Kuskei-appel, Natalappelkoos (Afr.), umNyusa (isiZulu), imQokolo (isiXhoza)

SA Tree No: 510.1

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