Apocynaceae
Carissa spinarum L. (= Carissa edulis Vahl)
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Common names: simple-spined num-num, climbing num-num, small num-num, bush plum (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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Secamone alpini Schult.
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Common names: monkey rope, russet secamone (Eng.), bobbejaantou, bostou (Afr.), iyeza lentloko, ityholo (isiXhosa), inyazangoma (isiZulu)
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Pachypodium saundersii N.E.Br.
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Common names: kudu lily, rathbonia (Eng.); koedoelelie (Afr.); isihlehle, insema-yamatshe (isiZulu); sikhubakhuba, ligubaguba (siSwati).
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Landolphia kirkii Dyer ex Hook.f.
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Common names: sand apricot-vine, rubber vine (Eng.), sandrankappelkoos, melktou (Afr.), muvhungo, mukumululo (fruit) (Tshivenda), umbungwa, umkuzi (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 640.8
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Huernia procumbens (R.A.Dyer) L.C.Leach
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Common names: Limpopo snake plant (Eng.); Limpopo aasblom (Afr.)
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Pachypodium bispinosum (L.f.) A.DC.
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Common names: bell-flower thick-foot (English), bobbejaankos, kafferkambroo, kragman, sterkman, dikvoet (Afrikaans)
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Carissa sebrabergensis Van Jaarsv. & Swanepoel
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Common names: Sebraberg numnum (Eng.); Sebraberg-noemnoem (Afr.)
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Pachycarpus acidostelma M.Glen & Nicholas
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Common names: Highflats pachycarpus
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Stapelia leendertziae N.E.Br.
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Common names: bell stapelia, Leendertz’s carrion flower, carrion chalice, carrion flower, rugose cup starfish, maroon cup starfish, star flower, black bells (Eng.); aaskelk, aasklok, rooiaasblom, tulp assblom (Afr.)
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Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br.
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Common names: giant stapelia, giant carrion flower, carrion flower (Eng.); reuseaasblom, aasblom, duikershoring, haasoor (Afr.); ililo elikhulu, isihlehle, uzililo (isiZulu); bohatsu (Sesotho); tililo (SiSwati); bandaulu (TshiVenda)
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