Trees & Shrubs of the Southern Cape
A List of Indigenous Species
- Acacia caffra – Common Hook-thorn, Gewone Haakdoring (162)
- Acacia karroo – Sweet Thorn, Soetdoring (172)
- Acokanthera oppositifolia – Common Poison-bush, Gewone Gifboom (639)
- Allophylus decipiens – False Currant, Bastertaaibos (423)
- Aloe arborescens – Krantz Aloe, Kransaalwyn (28.1)
- Aloe ferox – Bitter Aloe, Bitteraalwyn (29.2)
- Aloe pluridens – French Aloe, Fransaalwyn (30.1)
- Andrachne ovalis – False Lightning Bush, Basterbliksembos (305)
- Apodytes dimidiata subsp. dimidiata – White Pear, Witpeer (422)
- Azima tetracantha – Needle Bush, Speldedoring (622.1)
- Brachylaena glabra – Malabar Tree, Malbaar (726)
- Brachylaena neriifolia – Water White Alder, Waterwitels (729)
- Buddleja saligna – False Olive, Witolienhout (636)
- Buddleja salviifolia – Sagewood, Saliehout (637)
- Burchellia bubalina – Wild Pomegranate, Wildegranaat (688)
- Calodendrum capense – Cape Chestnut, Wildekastaaiing (256)
- Canthium inerme – Common Turkey-berry, Gewone Bokdrol (708)
- Canthium mundianum – Rock Alder, Klipels (710)
- Canthium obovatum – Quar, Kwar (711)
- Capparis sepiaria – Wild Caper-bush, Wildekapperbos (130)
- Carissa bispinosa – Num-num, Noemnoem
- Carissa macrocarpa – Large Num-num, Grootnoemnoem (640.1)
- Cassine aethiopica – Kooboo-berry, Koeboebessie (410)
- Cassine crocea – Red Saffronwood, Rooisaffraan (412)
- Cassine eucleiformis – White Silky Bark, Witsybas (413)
- Cassine papillosa – Common Saffron, Gewone Saffraan (415)
- Cassine parvifolia – Mountain Saffron, Bergsaffraan (415.1)
- Cassine peragua – False Saffron, Bastersaffraan (414)
- Cassine tetragona – Climbing Saffron, Ranksaffraan (411.1)
- Cassinopsis ilicifolia – Lemon Thorn, Lemoentjiedoring (420)
- Celtis africana – White Stinkwood, Witstinkhout (39)
- Chionanthus foveolatus subsp. foveolatus – Common Pock Ironwood, Gewone Pokysterhout (615)
- Chionanthus foveolatus subsp. tomentellus – Cape Pock Ironwood, Kaapse Pokysterhout (615.1)
- Chrysanthemoides monilifera – Bush-tick Berry, Bietou (736.1)
- Clausena anisata – Horsewood, Perdepis (265)
- Clutia pulchella – Warty-fruited Clutia, Gewone Bliksembos
- Colpoon compressum – Cape Sumach, Pruimbas (99)
- Combretum caffrum – Cape Bushwillow, Kaapse Vaderlandswilg (533)
- Crotalaria capensis – Cape Rattle-pod, Kaapse Klapperpeul (224.1)
- Cunonia capensis – Red Alder, Rooiels (140)
- Curtisia dentata – Assegai, Assegaai (570)
- Cussonia thyrsiflora – Cape Coast Cabbage Tree, Kaapse Kuskiepersol (565)
- Cyathea capensis – Forest Tree Fern, Bosboomvaring (2)
- Cyathea dregei – Common Tree Fern, Gewone Boomvaring (1)
- Diospyros dichrophylla – Common Star-apple, Gewone Sterappel (603)
- Diospyros glabra – Blueberry Bush, Bloubessiebos (603.1)
- Diospyros lycioides – Bluebush, Bloubos (605)
- Diospyros whyteana – Bladder-nut, Swartbas (611)
- Dodonaea angustifolia – Sand Olive, Sandolien (437.1)
- Dovyalis caffra – Kei-apple, Kei-appel (507)
- Dovyalis rhamnoides – Common Sourberry, Gewone Suurbessie (509)
- Ehretia rigida – Puzzle Bush, Deurmekaarbos (657)
- Ekebergia capensis – Cape Ash, Essenhout (298)
- Encephalartos longifolius – Suurberg Cycad, Suurbergbroodboom (9)
- Erica caffra – Water Tree Erica, Waterheide (572)
- Erythrina caffra – Coast Erythrina, Kuskoraalboom (242)
- Euclea crispa var. crispa – Blue Guarri, Bloughwarrie (594)
- Euclea natalensis – Large-leaved Ghuarri, Natalghwarrie (597)
- Euclea racemosa – Sea Guarri, Seeghwarrie (599)
- Euclea schimperi subsp. schimperi – Bush Guarri, Bosghwarrie (600)
- Euclea undulata subsp. undulata – Common Guarri, Gewone Ghwarrie (601)
- Faurea macnoughtonii – Terblanz Beech, Terblans (74)
- Ficus burtt-davyi – Veld Fig, Veldvy (49)
- Ficus sur – Broom Cluster Fig, Besemtrosvy (50)
- Freylinia lanceolata – Honey Bell Bush, Heuningklokkiesbos (670.1)
- Gonioma kamassi – Kamassi, Kamassie (641)
- Grewia occidentalis – Cross-berry, Kruisbessie (463)
- Halleria lucida – Tree Fuchsia, Notsung (670)
- Harpephyllum caffrum – Wild Plum, Wildepruim (361)
- Hartogiella schinoides – Spoonwood, Lepelhout (418)
- Heteromorpha trifoliata – Parsley Tree, Wildepietersieliebos (568)
- Hibiscus diversifolius – Prickly Tree Hibiscus
- Hippobromus pauciflorus – False Horsewood, Basterperdepis (438)
- Ilex mitis – Cape Holly, Without (397)
- Kiggelaria africana – Wild Peach, Wildeperske (494)
- Lachnostylis hirta – Coalwood, Koolhout (307)
- Laurophyllus capensis – Iron Martin, Ystermartiens (366)
- Leucadendron conicum – Grey Conebush, Vaaltolbos (78.1)
- Leucadendron ericifolium† - Erica-leaved Conebush, Heideblaargeelbos (80)
- Leucadendron eucalyptifolium – Tall Yellowbush, Grootgeelbos (81)
- Leucadendron salicifolium – Stream Conebush
- Leucospermum cuneiforme – Common Pincushion, Gewone Luisiesbos (84.2)
- Leucospermum patersonii – Bastard Pincushion, Basterkreupelhout (85)
- Lycium afrum – Kraal Honey-thorn, Kraalkariedoring (669.2)
- Maerua racemulosa – Forest Bush-cherry, Witboshout (134)
- Maytenus acuminata – Silky Bark, Sybas (398)
- Maytenus heterophylla – Common Spike-thorn, Gewone Pendoring (399)
- Maytenus nemorosa – White Forest Spike-thorn, Witbospendoring (399.3)
- Maytenus oleoides – Mountain Maytenus, Klipkershout (400)
- Maytenus peduncularis – Cape Blackwood, Kaapse Swarthout (401)
- Maytenus procumbens – Dune Kokoboom, Duinekokoboom (401.1)
- Metalasia muricata – White Bristle Bush, Witsteekbos (736.4)
- Metrosideros angustifolia – Lance-leaf Myrtle, Smalblaarmirt (559)
- Myrica serrata – Lance-leaf Waxberry, Smalblaarwasbessie (38)
- Myrsine africana – Cape Myrtle, Mirting (577.2)
- Noltea africana – Soap Dogwood, Seepblinkblaar (453)
- Nuxia floribunda – Forest Elder, Bosvlier (634)
- Ochna arborea – Cape Plane, Kaapse Rooihout (479)
- Ochna natalitia – Natal Plane, Natalrooihout (481)
- Ochna serrulata – Small-leaved Plane, Fynblaarrooihout (479.1)
- Ocotea bullata – Stinkwood, Stinkhout (118)
- Olea capensis subsp. capensis – False Ironwood, Basterysterhout (618)
- Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa – Ironwood, Ysterhout (618.2)
- Olea europaea subsp. africana – Wild Olive, Olienhout (617)
- Olea exasperata – Dune Olive, Duine-olienhout (619)
- Olinia ventosa – Hard Pear, Hardepeer (513)
- Passerina falcifolia – Outeniqua Gonna, Outenikwagonna (520)
- Passerina filiformis – Brown Gonna, Bruingonna
- Passerina rigida – Dune Gonna, Seekoppiesgonna
- Phylica paniculata – Common Hard-leaf, Gewone Hardeblaar (453.2)
- Phylica purpurea – Silk-fruited Hard-leaf
- Piper capense - Wild Pepper, Wilde Peperboom
- Pittosporum viridiflorum – Cheesewood, Kasuur (139)
- Platylophus trifoliatus – White Alder, Witels (141)
- Podalyria calyptrata – Water Blossom Pea, Waterkeurtjie (225)
- Podocarpus elongatus – Breede River Yellowwood, Breëriviergeelhout (15)
- Podocarpus falcatus – Outeniqua Yellowwood, Outenikwageelhout (16)
- Podocarpus latifolius – Real Yellowwood, Opregte Geelhout (18)
- Polygala myrtifolia – September Bush, Septemberbossie
- Protea aurea – Long-bud Protea, Langknopsuikerbos (90.3)
- Protea coronata – Green Protea, Groenhofiesuikerbos (91.1)
- Protea eximia – Broad-leaved Protea, Breëblaarsuikerbos (88.3)
- Protea lanceolata – Lance-leaf Protea, Smalblaarsuikerbos (90.1)
- Protea mundii – White Sugarbush, Witsuikerbos (93)
- Protea neriifolia – Blue Sugarbush, Blousuikerbos (93.1)
- Protea nitida – Wagon Tree, Waboom (86)
- Protea obtusifolia – Bredasdorp Protea, Bredasdorpsuikerbos (94)
- Protea punctata – Water White Sugarbush, Waterwitsuikerbos (94.1)
- Protea repens – Sugarbush, Opregte Suikerbos (94.2)
- Protea susannae – Stinkleaf Protea, Stinkblaarsuikerbos (98.1)
- Prunus africana – Red Stinkwood, Rooistinkhout (147)
- Psoralea pinnata – Fountain Bush, Fonteinbos (225.7)
- Psychotria capensis – Black Bird-berry, Swartvoëlbessie (723)
- Ptaeroxylon obliquum – Sneezewood, Nieshout (292)
- Pterocelastrus rostratus – Red Candlewood, Rooikershout (408)
- Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus – Candlewood, Kershout (409)
- Putterlickia pyracantha – Bastard Spike-thorn, Basterpendoring (403.1)
- Rapanea melanophloeos – Cape Beech, Kaapse Boekenhout (578)
- Rhamnus prinoides – Dogwood, Blinkblaar (452)
- Rhoicissus digitata – Baboon Grape, Bobbejaandruif (456.2)
- Rhoicissus tomentosa – Common Forest Grape, Gewone Bosdruif (456.5)
- Rhoicissus tridentata – Bitter Grape, Bitterdruif (456.6)
- Rhus chirindensis – Red Currant, Bostaaibos (380)
- Rhus crenata – Dune Crowberry, Duinekraaibessie (380.1)
- Rhus glauca – Blue Kuni-bush, Bloukoeniebos (383.2)
- Rhus incisa – Rub-rub Berry, Baardbessie (385)
- Rhus laevigata – Dune Currant, Duinetaaibos (385.2)
- Rhus longispina – Thorny Currant, Doringtaaibos (388)
- Rhus lucida – Glossy Currant, Blinktaaibos (388.1)
- Rhus pyroides – Common Currant, Gewone Taaibos (392)
- Rhus tomentosa – Real Wild Currant, Korentebos (394)
- Rhus undulata – Kuni-bush, Koeniebos (395)
- Rothmannia capensis – Wild Gardenia, Wildekatjiepiering (693)
- Salix mucronata – Cape Willow, Kaapse Wilger (36.1)
- Schefflera umbellifera – False Cabbage Tree, Basterkiepersol (566)
- Schotia afra – Karoo Boer-bean, Karooboerboon (201)
- Schotia latifolia – Bush Boer-bean, Bosboerboon (204)
- Scolopia mundii – Red Pear, Rooipeer (496)
- Scolopia zeyheri – Thorn Pear, Doringpeer (498)
- Scutia myrtina – Cat-thorn, Katdoring (451)
- Sideroxylon inerme – White Milkwood, Witmelkhout (579)
- Solanum aculeastrum – Poison-apple, Bokappel (669.3)
- Solanum giganteum – Red Bitter-apple, Grootbitterappel (669.4)
- Sparmannia africana – Cape Stock-rose, Kaapse Stokroos (457)
- Sterculia alexandri – Cape Star-chestnut, Kaapse Sterkastaaiing (473)
- Strelitzia alba – Cape Wild Banana, Kaapse Wildepiesang (32)
- Strychnos decussata – Cape Teak, Kaapse Kiaat (624)
- Strychnos spinosa – Spiny Monkey Orange, Groenklapper (629)
- Tarchonanthus camphoratus – Wild Camphor Bush, Wildekanferbos (733)
- Tecoma capensis – Cape Honeysuckle, Kaapse Kamperfoelie (673.1)
- Trichocladus crinitus – Black Witch-hazel, Swarttowerhaselaar (142)
- Trichocladus ellipticus subsp. ellipticus – White Witch-hazel, Wittowerhaselaar (143)
- Trimeria grandifolia – Wild Mulberry, Wildemoerbei (503)
- Trimeria trinervis – Small-leaved Trimeria, Fynblaarbastermoerbei (504)
- Vepris undulata – White Ironwood, Witysterhout (261)
- Virgilia divaricata – Pink Blossom Tree, Pienk Keurboom (221.1)
- Virgilia oroboides subsp. oroboides – Blossom Tree, Keurboom (221)
- Virgilia oroboides subsp. ferruginea – (221.01)
- Widdringtonia nodiflora – Mountain Cypress, Bergsipres (20)
- Zanthoxylum capense – Small Knobwood, Kleinperdepram (253)
- Zanthoxylum davyi – Knobwood, Perdepram (254)
