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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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Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus

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Common names: sour fig, Hottentot fig (Eng.); elandsvy, goenavy, gouna, rankvy, rankvye, strandvy, suurvy, vy, vyerank, vyeranke (Afr.).

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Argyrella canescens (E.Mey. ex Graham) Harv. (= Dissotis canescens (E.Mey. ex Graham) Hook.f.)

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Common names: pink wild tibouchina, pink marsh dissotis, ordeal bean (Eng.); pienkkalwerbossie (Afr.); imfeyesele, imfeyenkala, uhlazifukwe oluncane (isiZulu), sichobochobo (SiSwati)

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Rosettea princeps (Kunth) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit (= Dissotis princeps (Kunth) Triana)

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Common names: purple wild tibouchina, royal dissotis, purple rosettea, wild tibouchina, (Eng.); kalwerbossie (Afr.); sichobochobo, umpongamponga (SiSwati)

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Treculia africana Decne. ex Trécul

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Common names: African breadfruit, African breadnut, African boxwood, wild jackfruit (English), ukwa (Igbo), mwaya (Swahili)

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Ficus tettensis Hutch.

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Common names: small-leaved rock fig (Eng.), kleinblaarrotsvy, klipvy (Afr.), tshikululu (Tshivenda), ibozane, ibozane umkulu, inkiwanyane, umkululu, umpayamputsane (isiNdebele)

SA Tree No: 62

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Ficus bubu Warb.

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Common names: bubu fig, sulphur-barked fig, Swazi fig (Eng.); bubuvy, Swazi-vy (Afr.); intfombi (Siswati)

SA Tree No: 56

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Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

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Common names: cowpea, black- eyed pea, southern pea (Eng.); akkerbone, boontjie, koertjie (Afr.); isikhwali, indumba, isihlumaya, umcwasibe (isiZulu); dinawa (Sotho and Tswana); munawa (Venda)

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Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.

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Common names: silver-spike, cogon grass, cottonwool grass, beady grass, bedding grass, Ramsammy grass, river grass, silky grass, susenke, sword grass (Eng.); donsgras, sygras, beddingsgras, lalanggras, palinggras, silweraargras (Afr.); kxokwane, mohlaba-lerumo, mohlorumo, mothlorumo, qheme, tlhoromo (Sesotho); umthente (isiZulu)

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Lycium horridum Thunb.

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Common names: buck honeythorn (Eng.); bokdoring, kriedoring, kraaldoring, slangbessiebos, wolwedoring (Afr.)

SA Tree No: 669.13

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