APPENDIX a Plant Species List of Boschhoek Mountain Estate Trees

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APPENDIX a Plant Species List of Boschhoek Mountain Estate Trees APPENDIX A Plant species list of Boschhoek Mountain Estate Trees 52 Shrubs 36 Dwarf shrubs 25 Forbs 81 Grasses 78 Geophytes 4 Succulents 6 Parasites 7 Sedges 9 Ferns 5 Aliens 19 Total 322 Trees Acacia burkei swartapiesdoring black monkey-thorn Acacia caffra gewone haakdoring common hook-thorn Acacia karroo soetdoring sweet thorn Acacia robusta enkeldoring, brakdoring ankle thorn, brack thorn Albizia tanganyicensis papierbasvalsdoring paperbark false thorn Berchemia zeyheri rooi-ivoor red ivory Brachylaena rotundata bergvaalbos mountain silver oak Burkea africana wilde sering, rooisering wild seringa, red syringa Celtisa africana witstinkhout white stinkwood Combretum apiculatum rooibos red bushwillow Combretum molle fluweelboswilg velvet bushwillow Combretum zeyheri raasblaar large-fruited bushwillow Commiphora mollis fluweelkanniedood velvet corkwood Croton gratissimus laventelkoorsbessie lavender fever-berry Cussonia paniculata Hoëveldse kiepersol Highveld cabbage tree Cussonia spicata gewone kiepersol common cabbage tree Cussonia transvaalensis Transvaalse kiepersol Transvaal cabbage tree Diplorrhynchus condylocarpum horingpeulbos horn-pod tree Dombeya rotundifolia drolpeer, wilde peer wild pear Dovyalis caffra Keiappel Kei-apple Dovyalis zeyheri wilde-appelkoos wild apricot Englerophytum magalismontanum stamvrug Transvaal milkplum Erythrina lysistemon gewone koraalboom common coral tree Euclea crispa blougwarrie blue ghwarri Faurea saligna Transvaalboekenhout Transvaal beech 93 Ficus abutilifolia grootblaarrotsvy large-leaved rock fig Ficus ingens rooiblaarvy red-leaved fig Ficus burkei gewone wildevy common wild fig Heteropyxis natalensis laventelboom lavender tree Lannea discolor dikbas live-long Mimusops zeyheri moepel Transvaal red milkwood Ochna pulchra lekkerbreek peeling plane Olea europaea subsp. africana olienhout wild olive tree Ozoroa paniculosa gewone harpuisboom common resin tree Pappea capensis doppruim jacket-plum Protea caffra gewone suikerbos common sugar bush Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia koedoebessie kudu berry Psydrax locuples kranskwar krantz quar Pterocarpus rotundifolius dopperkiaat roun-leaved teak Searsia lancea karee karree Searsia leptodictya bergkaree mountain karree Searsia pyroides gewone taaibos common wild currant Securidaca longepedunculata krinkhout violet tree Steganotaenia araliacea geelwortelboom carrot tree Strychnos cocculoides kurkbasklapper corky monkey orange Strychnos pungens stekelblaarklapper spine-leaved monkey orange Syzygium cordatum waterbessie water berry Terminalia brachystemma groenvaalboom green cluster-leaf Terminalia sericea sandgeelhout, vaalboom silver cluster-leaf Vitex pooara poerabessie poora-berry Vitex rehmannii pypsteelboom pipe-stem tree Ziziphus mucronata blinkblaar-wag-‘n-bietjie buffalo thorn Shrubs Buddleja salviifolia saliehout sagewood Calpurnia aurea geelkeurboom wild laburnum Canthium suberosum kurkbokdrol corkey turkey-berry Carissa bispinosa noem-noem num-num Clutia pulchella gewone bliksembos common lightning bush Dichrostachys cinerea sekelbos sickle bush Diospyros lycioides bloubos bluebush Ectadiopsis oblongifolia bokhoring Ehretia rigida deurmekaarbos puzzle bush Elephantorrhiza burkei basboontjie sumach bean Euclea natalensis Natal gwarrie Natal guarri Gardenia volkensii bosveldkatjiepiering savanna gardenia Grewia flava fluweelrosyntjiebos velvet raisin bush Grewia flavescens skurwerosyntjie sandpaper raisin Grewia monticola vaalrosyntjie grey raisin 94 Grewia occidentalis kruisbessie cross-berry Gymnosporia buxifolia gewone pendoring common spike-thorn Gymnosporia polyacantha kraalpendoring kraal spike-thorn Gymnosporia senegalensis rooipendoring red spike-thorn Gymnosporia tenuispina klapperbos bell spike-thorn Hexalobus monopetalus shakama pruim shakama plum Lopholaena coriifolia pluisbossie fluffbush Maytenus undata kokoboom koko tree Mundulea sericea kurkbos cork bush Ochna natalitia Natalrooihout Natal plane Pachystigma triflorum Waterberg mispel Waterberg medlar Pavetta zeyheri fynblaarbruidsbos small-leaved bride’s bush Pouzolzia mixta seepnetel soap nettle Protea welwitschii troshofiesuikerbos cluster-head sugarbush Scolopia zeyheri doringpeer thorn pear Searsia keetii Keet-se-taaibos Keet’s slender currant Tricalysia lanceolata jakkalskoffie jackal-coffee Vangueria infausta gewone mispel wild medlar Vangueria parvifolium bergmispel mountain medlar Ximenia caffra suurpruim sourplum Zanthoxylum capense kleinperdepram small knobwood Dwarf shrubs Ancylobotrys capensis wilde appelkoos wild apricot Asparagus africanus katdoring, wilde asparagus wild asparagus Asparagus setaceus katdoring wild asparagus Asparagus suaveolens katdoring wild asparagus Elephantorrhiza elephantina olifantswortel elephant’s root Indigofera comosa Jasminum multipartitum wilde jasmyn wild jasmine Lannea edulis wilde druif wild grape Lantana rugosa wildesalie bird’s brandy Lippia javanica laventelbossie lavender bush Myrothamnus flabellifolius opstandingsbossie resurrection plant Parinari capensis sandappel sand apple Phymaspermum athanasioides Plumbago zeylanica plumbago plumbago Psiadia punctulata Pygmaeothamnus zeyheri goorappel sand apple Rhynchosia nitens silwerboontjie Sansevieria aethiopica skoonma-se-tong bowstring hemp Searsia magalismontana Magaliesberg dwergtaaibos Magalies dwarf currant Searsia rigida Waterbergtaaibos Waterberg currant Seriphium plumosus bankrotbossie bankrupt bush 95 Solanum lichtensteinii grysbitterappel grey bitter apple Solanum panduriforme gifappeltjie poison apple Xerophyta retinervis bobbejaanstert baboon’s tail Xerophyta villosa Forbs Acrotome inflata Agathisanthemum bojeri Anthospermum hispidulum Barleria obtusa Becium angustifolium Blepharis integrifolia Ceratotheca triloba Chamaecrista mimosoides Clematis brachiata Cleome rubella Clerodendrum triphyllum Commelina africana Commelina benghalensis Commelina erecta Crotalaria sphaerocarpa Cucumis zeyheri Dicerocaryum eriocarpum Dicoma anomala Dicoma tomentosa Dicoma zeyheri Euphorbia cf. monteiroi Evolvulus alsinoides Fadogia homblei Felicia muricata Gnidia capitata Gomphocarpus fruticosus Gomphrena celosioides Hebenstretia angolensis Helichrysum aureonitens Helichrysum caespititium Helichrysum kraussii Helichrysum setosum Helichrysum sp. Hemizygia sp. Hermannia sp. Hibiscus sp. Indigofera melanadenia Ipomoea magnusiana 96 Ipomoea obscura Kohautia cynanchica Kyphocarpa angustifolia Leonotis leonurus Lotononis sp. Monsonia angustifolia Nymphaea nouchalii var. caerulea Oldenlandia herbacea Oxalis sp. Pelargonium luridum Persicaria lapathifolia Phyllanthus maderaspatensis Polycarpaea corymbosa Polygala hottentotta Pseudognaphalium luteo-album Pupalia lappacea Rhynchosia minima Rhynchosia totta Sebaea sp. Secamone filiformis Selago densiflora Senecio coronatus Senecio harveianus Senecio isatideus Senecio sp. Senecio venosus Sida cordifolia Sida rhombifolia Sida sp. Sium repandum Sphedamnocarpus pruriens Sutera palustris Tephrosia capensis Tephrosia longipes Tephrosia purpurea Tephrosia rhodesica Teucrium trifidum Tragia dioica Triumfetta sonderi Vernonia oligocephala Vernonia poskeana Wahlenbergia undulata Waltheria indica Ferns 97 Cheilanthes sp. Cheilanthes viridis Pellaea calomelanos Pteridium aquilinum Selaginella dregei Geophytes Babiana hypogea Boophane disticha seerooglelie, gifbol Eriospermum sp. Hypoxis rigidula Grasses Andropogon chinensis harige blougras hairy blue grass Andropogon eucomus kleinwitbaardgras, veergras snowflake grass, old man’s beard Andropogon huillensis grootwitbaardgras large silver andropogon Andropogon schirensis tweevingergras stab grass Aristida adscensionis steekgras annual three-awn Aristida canescens vaalsteekgras pale three-awn Aristida congesta subsp. barbicollis lossteekgras spreading three-awn Aristida congesta subsp. congesta katstertsteekgras tassel three-awn Aristida diffusa ystergras iron grass Aristida junciformis ngongoni steekgras ngongoni three-awn Aristida spectabilis rotssteekgras mountain three-awn Aristida stipitata langnaaldsteekgras long-awned three-awn Aristida transvaalensis klipsteekgras rock three-awn Bewsia biflora vals-eragrostis false love grass Bothriochloa insculpta stinkgras, stippelgras pinhole grass Brachiaria brizantha broodsinjaalgras common signal grass Brachiaria nigropedata swartvoetjiegras black-footed grass Brachiaria serrata fluweelsinjaalgras velvet signal grass Cymbopogon caesius breëblaarterpentyngras broad-leaved turpentine grass Cymbopogon pospischilii smalblaarterpentyngras narrow-leaved turpentine grass Cynodon dactylon kweekgras couch grass Digitaria diagonalis bruinsaadvingergras brown-seed finger grass Digitaria eriantha Smutsvingergras finger grass Digitaria longiflora vals kweekgras false couch grass Digitaria monodactyla eenvingergras one-finger grass Diheteropogon amplectens breëblaarblougras broad-leaved bluestem Elionurus muticus koperdraad wire grass Enneapogon scoparius kalkgras bottlebrush grass Enteropogon macrostachyus naaldgras needle grass 98 Eragrostis capensis hartjiesgras heart-seed love grass Eragrostis chloromelas krulblaargras curly leaf Eragrostis curvula oulandsgras weeping love grass Eragrostis gummiflua gomgras, kleefgras gum grass Eragrostis inamoena tite grass Eragrostis lehmanniana knietjiesgras Lehmann’s love grass Eragrostis nindensis hamelgras wether love grass Eragrostis plana taaipol-eragrostis tough love grass Eragrostis rigidior breëkrulblaar broad curly leaf Eragrostis sp. Eragrostis superba weeluisgras saw-tooth love grass Eragrostis trichophora harige-pluimgras
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