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IUCN Red List DD - Data Deficient LC - Least Concern LR/lc - Least Concern NT - Near Threatened LR/nt - Near Threatened LR/cd - Conservation Dependent VU - Vulnerable EN - Endangered CR - Critically Endangered EW - Extinct in the Wild EX - Extinct

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Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd

Bushman’s poisontree

Apocynaceae 53 23 Observations

Adansonia digitata L.

Baobab Tree

Malvaceae 508 320 Observations

Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch

Impala lily

Apocynaceae 382 331 Observations

Afrocanthium gilfillanii (N.E.Br.) Lantz

Velvet rock-elder

Rubiaceae 29 3 Observations

Afrocanthium mundianum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Lantz

Rock alder

Rubiaceae 29 5 Observations

Afzelia quanzensis Welw.

Pod-mahogany

Fabaceae 43 23 Observations

Albizia brevifolia Schinz

Mountain vals-thorn

Fabaceae 42 4 Observations

Albizia forbesii Benth.

Broadpod false-thorn

Fabaceae 37 7 Observations

Albizia harveyi E.Fourn.

Bushveld false thorn

Fabaceae 152 35 Observations

Albizia petersiana (Bolle) Oliv.

Many-stem false-thorn

Fabaceae 3 1 Observation

Albizia versicolor Oliv.

Large-leaved false-thorn

Fabaceae 111 22 Observations

Allophylus alnifolius (Baker) Radlk.

Lowveld false-crowberry

Sapindaceae 15 1 Observation

Aloe barberae Dyer

Tree aloe

Xanthorrhoeaceae 40 27 Observations

Androstachys johnsonii Prain

Lebombo-ironwood

Picrodendraceae 42 3 Observations

Annona senegalensis Pers.

Wild custard-apple

Annonaceae 126 45 Observations

Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg

Forest-fevertree

Gentianaceae 51 21 Observations

Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex Tul.

Tasselberry

Phyllanthaceae 110 12 Observations

Apodytes dimidiata E.Mey. ex Arn.

White pear

Icacinaceae 136 22 Observations

Balanites maughamii Sprague

Greenthorn

Zygophyllaceae 30 9 Observations

Bauhinia galpinii N. E. Br.

Pride-of-de-Kaap

Fabaceae 50 11 Observations

Bauhinia natalensis Hook.

Natal bauhinia

Fabaceae 46 12 Observations

Bauhinia tomentosa L.

Yellow bauhinia

Fabaceae 178 101 Observations

Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch) Hemsl.

Brown Ivory

Rhamnaceae 15 5 Observations

Berchemia zeyheri (Sond.) Grubov

Red Ivory

Rhamnaceae 9 6 Observations

Bolusantuhus speciosus (Bolus) Harms

Tree wisteria

Fabaceae 31 8 Observations

Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Benedict

Shepard tree

Capparaceae 66 20 Observations

Brachylaena rotundata S.Moore

Mountain silver-oak

Asteraceae 8 2 Observations

Brachylaena transvaalensis Hutch. ex E.Phillips & Schweick.

Forest silver-oak

Asteraceae 19 6 Observations

Breonadia salicina (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood

Matumi

Rubiaceae 57 8 Observations

Bridelia cathartica G. Bertol.

Blue sweetberry

Phyllanthaceae 43 5 Observations

Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.

Mitzeeri

Phyllanthaceae 75 32 Observations

Bridelia mollis Hutch.

Velvet sweetberry

Phyllanthaceae 35 8 Observations

Buddleja Saligna Willd.

False olive

Scrophulariaceae 22 5 Observations

Buddleja salviifolia (L.) Lam.

Sagewood

Scrophulariaceae 94 61 Observations

Burkea africana Hook.

Wild seringa

Fabaceae 24 4 Observations

Calodendrum capense (L.f.) Thunb.

Cape chestnut

Rutaceae 158 54 Observations

Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth.

Golden-pea

Fabaceae 28 7 Observations

Canthium armatum (K.Schum.) Lantz

False turkeyberry

Rubiaceae 24 2 Observations

Canthium inerme (L.f.) Kuntze

Turkeyberry

Rubiaceae 11 2 Observations

Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf.

Lowveld numnum

Apocynaceae 115 16 Observations

Carissa edulis L.

Simple-spined numnum

Apocynaceae 23 5 Observations

Carissa macrocarpa (Ecklon) A. DC.

Amantungulu

Apocynaceae 73 13 Observations

Cassia abbreviata Oliv.

Sjambokpod

Fabaceae 248 96 Observations

Cassinopsis ilicifolia (Hochst.) Sleumer

Lemonthorn

Icacinaceae 15 7 Observations

Celtis africana Burm. f.

White Stinkwood

Cannabaceae 53 24 Observations

Chionanthus foveolatus (E.Mey.) Stearn

Forest pock-ironwood

Oleaceae 22 4 Observations

Cissus quaddrangularis L.

Cactus vine

Vitaceae 12 2 Observations

Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f.

Horsewood

Rutaceae 8 2 Observations

Clerodendrum glabrum (E. Mey.) Mabb. & Y. W. Yuan

Smooth Tinderwood

Lamiaceae 43 3 Observations

Colophospermum mopane (Benth.) Leonard

Mopane

Fabaceae 48 21 Observations

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