Von Breitenbach, F. 1990. National list of indigenous trees. Second revised edition. Dendrological Foundation, Pretoria.
Maerua angolensis DC. subsp. angolensis
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Common names: bead-bean tree, bead-pod-tree, knobbly-bean tree (Eng.); knoppiesboontjieboom (Afr.); umenwayo, umgodithi (Zulu); umvitsi (Swati.); mogôgwane, moomane, moratlêtla, moreketli (Tswana), mutamba-na-mme (Venda);
SA Tree No: 132
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Ficus salicifolia Vahl
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Common names: Wonderboom fig (Eng.); wonderboomvy (Afr.); isisantu (isiZulu); umkhiwane, indhlaleni (siSwati); motlhatsa (setswana); mohlatssa, mohlatsiso, monokane (Northen Sotho); inkwane (isiNdebele); muuomo (Tshivenda)
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Grewia flava DC.
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Common names: velvet raisin, wild currant, brandybush (Eng.); rosyntjiebos, brandewynbos, wilderosyntjie (Afr.); mothetlwa (Nso.); umlalampunzi, unhlwampunzi (Zul.)
SA Tree No: 459.1
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Entandrophragma caudatum (Sprague) Sprague
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Common names: mountain mahogany, wooden-banana (Eng.); bergmahonie (Afr.); mophumêna (Tsw.); munzhounzhou (Ven.)
SA Tree No: 293
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Croton megalobotrys Müll.Arg.
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Common names: feverberry, large feverberry (Eng.); koorsbessie, grootkoorsbessie (Afr.); motsibi (Northern Sotho), muruthu (Tshivenda)
SA Tree No: 329
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Bauhinia petersiana Bolle subsp. macrantha (Oliv.) Brummitt & J.H.Ross
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Common names: Kalahari bauhinia, Kalahari camel’s foot, coffee neat's foot (Eng.); kalaharibauhinia, kalaharibeesklou, koffiebeesklou (Afr.); motsantsa, mogotswe (Setswana); mushakule (Tshivenda), imondo (isiNdebele)
SA Tree No: 208.3
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Brachylaena rotundata S.Moore
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Common names: mountain silver-oak, Transvaal silver-tree (Eng.); bergvaalbos, bergvaalboom (Afr.); moswane (Tsw)
SA Tree No: 730
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Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl. var. stuhlmannii (Engl.) Kokwaro
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Common names: false-marula (Eng.); valsmaroela (Afr.); mmopu (NSo.); umganunkomo (Zul.)
SA Tree No: 363
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Elephantorrhiza burkei Benth.
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Common names: elephant-root, sumach bean (Eng.); basboontjie, basbos (Afr.) lesitsane (Northern Sotho); mositsane, mosidi, mosidi-godimo, mosidi-mogolo (Tswana), tshisesevhafa (Venda)
SA Tree No: 193
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Albizia tanganyicensis Baker f. subsp. tanganyicensis
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Common names: paperbark false-thorn, paperbark albizia, sneezewood (Eng.); papierbasvalsdoring (Afr.); ugudha-mfeni (isiXhosa); mulelu, munungufhefhe (Tshivenda)
SA Tree No: 157
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