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Vachellia kosiensis (P.P.Sw. ex Coates Palgr.) Kyal. & Boatwr. (= Acacia kosiensis P.P.Sw. ex Coates Palgr.)
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Common names: dune thorn (Eng.); duinesoetdoring (Afr.); umunga (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 172.2
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Curio crassulifolius (DC.) P.V.Heath (= Senecio crassulifolius (DC.) Sch.Bip., Kleinia crassulifolia DC.)
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Common names: blue fingers (Eng.); blouvingertjies (Afr.)
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Triumfetta sonderi Ficalho & Hiern.
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Common names: Sonder’s truimfetta (Eng.); waaierbossie, maagbossie, rolbossie, spinnekopbossie, tolbossie (Afr.); mokuku (Sepedi)
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Manochlamys albicans (Aiton) Aellen
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Common names: spanspek soap bush (Eng.); spanspekbos, bobbejaanseep, seepbos, spekbos, hondebossie (Afr.)
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Pentzia dentata (L.) Kuntze
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Common names: greater skaapkaroo, duck's-foot skaapkaroo (Eng.) grootskaapkaroo, eendepootkaroo (Afr.)
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Dicliptera cernua (Hook. ex Nees) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (synonym Peristrophe cernua Hook. ex Nees)
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Common names: false buck-weed (Eng.)
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Protea mundii Klotzsch
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Common names: forest sugarbush, white protea (Eng.); witsuikerbos, boswitsuikerbos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 93
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Searsia lucida (L.) F.A.Barkley
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Common names: glossy crowberry, glossy currant, glossy wild currant (Eng.); blinktaaibos, slaptaaibos (Afr.); intlokolotshane-ebomvu, umchane, amapozi (isiXhosa); inhlokoshiyane (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 388
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Ursinia chrysanthemoides (Less.) Harv.
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Common names: parachute daisy, coral ursinia (Eng.); pokkiesbos, bergmagriet (Afr.)
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Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl.
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Common names: spikethorn, common spikethorn, stinking spike-thorn (Eng.); gewone pendoring, pendoring, stinkdoring, lemoendoring (Afr.); ingqwangane, ubangalala, usala (isiZulu); mnqaqoba, umhlongwe (isiXhosa); sephatwa (Northern Sotho); motlhonu (Setswana); sihlangu lesimnyama (siSwati) ; tshiphandwa (Tshivenda)
SA Tree No: 399
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