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Sesamum senecioides (Klotzsch) Byng & Christenh. (= Dicerocaryum senecioides (Klotzsch) Abels
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Common names: devil’s thorn, boot protectors, stud plant (Eng.); elandsdoring (Afr.); museto (Tshivenda)
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Didelta spinosa (L.f.) Aiton
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Common names: spiny salad bush (Eng.); perdebos, perdebossie, slaaibos, slaaibossie, t'arda (Afr.)
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Pavetta zeyheri Sond. subsp. zeyheri
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Common names: grey-leaved bride’s bush, small-leaved bride’s bush, narrow-leaved bride’s bush (Eng.); fynblaarbruidbos (Afr.); igcegceleya, igceya (isiXhosa); murunda (Tshivenda); maitla-a-diluk, tshithabani (Shangaan); matiadule, tshitabanna (Setswana)
SA Tree No: 722
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Searsia incisa (L.f) F.A.Barkley
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Common names: rub-rub currant (Eng.); baardbessie (Afr.); unongqutu (isiXhosa)
SA Tree No: 385
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Plumbago zeylanica L.
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Common names: wild white leadwort, Ceylon plumbago (Eng.); swartwaterbossie (Afr.)
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Craibia brownii Dunn
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Common names: None in South Africa
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Orthanthera jasminiflora (Decne.) Schinz
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Common names: jasmine creeper, star jasmine (Eng.); sandmelktou, sandmelk, moerwortel, moerworteltjie (Afr.); rapologwane (Setswana); kamongamba (Hmbukushu); mosamo womosana (Subiya); oruzenga (Ovambenderu); manXatura (Shiyeyi); ekoka, omakoda, eschilulua, engodyo (Kwanyama Ovambo)
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Microloma sagittatum (L.) R.Br.
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Common names: firecracker vine, wax creeper (Eng.); bokhoring, bokhorinkies, bokmaellie, heuningblommetjie, kannetjie, melkblommetjie (Afr.)
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Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl.
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Common names: false spike-thorn, fire-thorn putterlickia (Eng.); valspendoring, branddoring (Afr.); intlangwana, umhlangwe, umqaqoba (Xho.)
SA Tree No: 403.1
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Asparagus retrofractus L.
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Common names: zigzag asparagus, ming fern bush; ming asparagus; pom pom asparagus (Eng.); katdoring (Afr.)
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