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Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) Aiton f. var. undulatum
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Common names: milk bush, milkwort, uzura, wild cotton, wave-leaved xysmalobium (Eng.); bitterhout, bitterwortel, bitterhoutwortel, melkbos (Afr.); leshokoa, poho-tehla (Southern Sotho); iyeza elimhlophe, nwachaba, iShongwane (Xhosa); iShongwane, iShongwe, iShinga (Zulu)
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Virgilia divaricata Adamson & Virgilia oroboides (P.J.Bergius) Salter
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Common names: blossom tree, amaqua tree (Eng.); keurboom, amakwasboom (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 221
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Ursinia chrysanthemoides Fenzl. (Less.) Harv. var. geyeri (L.Bolus & Harry Hall) Prassler
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Common names: coral ursinia, crimson ursinia
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Urochloa mosambicensis (Hack.) Dandy
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Common names: bushveld signal grass, white buffalo grass, herringbone grass (Eng.); bosveldbeesgras, witbuffelsgras (Afr.)
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Tricholaena monachne (Trin.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
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Common names: blue seed grass (Eng.); blousaadgras (Afr.)
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Trichodesma angustifolium Harv. subsp. angustifolium
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Common names: blue-bells
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Trema orientalis (L.) Blume
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Common names: trema, pigeon wood (Eng.); hophout (Afr.); umVumvu, umVangazi, uPhakane (Xhosa); umSekeseke, umBhangabhanga, ifamu, iphubane, isikhwelamfene, ubathini, umbokhangabokhanga, umcebekhazana, umdindwa, umvangazi (Zulu); umBalalaqane (Sw); mpukupuku (Tso); modutu (Northern Sotho), makuru-kuru (Venda)
SA Tree No: 42
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Tetragonia decumbens Mill.
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Common names: dune spinach (Eng.); duinespinasie (Afr.)
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Tarchonanthus littoralis P.P.J.Herman
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Common names: coastal camphor bush ( Eng. ); kuskanferbos (Afr.); isiduli selindle (Xhosa); igqeba-elimhlophe, isidulu-sehlathi (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 333.2
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Tabernaemontana elegans Stapf
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Common names: toad tree (Eng.); laeveldse paddaboom (Afr.); umKhahlwana, umKhadlu (Zulu); muchanga (Shona)
SA Tree No: 644
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