TREES OF NATURE'S VALLEY
a checklist 2018 INTRODUCTION
This tree checklist includes all indigenous trees of Nature’s Valley. It was first compiled by Elna Venter in 2008. This booklet has been revised by Kellyn Whitehead (NVT) and includes name changes, IUCN status and endemism.
Key: Names in GREEN = endemic to South Africa ( E ) = endangered ( P ) = Protected
1. TREES SPECIES
1. Common poison-bush/ Gewone gifboom Acokanthera oppositifolia
2. False current/ Valstaaibos Allophylus decipiens
3. White pear/ Witpeer Apodytes dimidiata subsp. dimidiata
4. Water white alder/ Waterwitels Brachylaena neriifolia
5. False olive/ Witolienhout Buddleja saligna
6. Wild pomegranate/ Wilde granaat Burchellia bubalina
7. Cape chestnut/ Wilde kastaiing Calodendrum capense
8. Turkey-berry/ Bosklipels Canthium inerme
2. TREES SPECIES
9. Rock-alder/ Klipels Canthium mundianum
10. Wild caper bush/ Wilde kapperbos Capparis sepiara var. citrifolia
11. Num-num/ Noem-noem Carissa bispinosa
12. Forest spoon-wood/Bastersaffraan Cassine peragua subsp peragua
13. Spoon-wood/ Lepelhout Cassine schinoides
14. White stinkwood/ Witstinkhout Celtis africana
15. Cape pock-ironwood/ Kaapse pokysterhout Chionanthus foveolatus subsp. tomentellus
16. Common lightning bush/ Bliksembos Clutia pulchella
3. TREES SPECIES
17. Cape rattle-pod/ Kaapse klapperpeul Crotalaria capensis
18. Red alder/ Rooiels Cunonia capensis
19. Assegai/ Assegaai P Curtisia dentata
20. Cape coastal cabbage tree/ Kaapse kuskiepersol Cussonia thyrsiflora
21. Forest tree fern/ Bosboomvaring Cyathea capensis
22. Star-apple/ Sterappel Diospyros dichrophylla
23. Bladdernut/ Swartbas Diospyros whyteana
24. Sourberry/ Suurbessie Dovyalis rhamnoides
4. TREES SPECIES
25. Cape ash/ Essenhout Ekebergia capensis
26. Saffron wood/ Saffraan Elaeodendron croceum
27. Dune guarri/ Duinghwarrie Euclea racemosa subsp. racemosa
28. Common guarri/ Gewone ghwarrie Euclea undulata subsp. undulata
29. Veld fig/ Veldvy Ficus burtt-davyi
30. Broom cluster fig/ Besemtrosvy Ficus sur
31. Kamassi/ Kamassie Gonioma kamassi
32. Cross-berry/ Kruisbessie Grewia occidentalis var. occidentalis
5. TREES SPECIES
33. Spike-thorn/ Pendoring Gymnosporia buxifolia
34. White forest spike-thorn/ Witbospendoring Gymnosporia nemorosa
35. Tree fuchsia/ Notsung Halleria lucida
36. False horsewood/ Valsperdebos Hippobromus pauciflorus
37. Cape holly/ Without Ilex mitis
38. Wild peach/ Wilde perske Kiggelaria africana
39. Coalwood/ Koolhout Lachnostylis hirta
40. Climbing saffron/ Ransaffraan Lauridia tetragona
6. TREES SPECIES
41. Iron martin/ Ystermartiens Laurophyllus capensis
42. Gum-leaved cone bush/ Grootgeelbos Leucadendron eucalyptifolium
43. Common pincushion/ Gewone luisiesbos Leucospermum cuneiforme
44. Forest bush-cherry/ Witboshout Maerua racemulosa
45. Silky-bark/ Rooisybas Maytenus acuminata var. acuminata
46. Cape blackwood/ Kaapse swarthout Maytenus peduncularis
47. Dune koko tree/ Duinekokoboom Maytenus procumbens
48. Kubu-berry/ Koeboebessie Mystroxylon aethiopicum subsp. aethiopicum
7. TREES SPECIES
49. Forest elder/ Bosvlier Nuxia floribunda
50. Cape redwood/ Kaapse rooihout Ochna arborea var. arborea
51. Black stinkwood/ Swart stinkhout E P Ocotea bullata
52. False ironwood/ Basterysterhout Olea capensis subsp. capensis
53. Ironwood/ Ysterhout Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa
54. Dune olive/ Duinolien Olea exasperata
55. Hard pear/ Hardepeer Olinia ventosa
56. Bush-tick berry/ Bietou Osteospermum monilifera
8. TREES SPECIES
57. Cape sumach/ Pruimbas Osyris compressa
58. Cheesewood/ Kasuur P Pittosporum viridiflorum
59. White alder/ Witels Platylophus trifoliatus
60. Outeniqua yellowwood/ Kalander Podocarpus falcatus P
61. Real yellowwood/ Opregte geelhout P Podocarpus latifolius
62. September bush/ Septemberbossie Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia
63. White sugarbush/ Witsuikerbos Protea mundii
64. Bearded protea/ Blousuikerbos Protea neriifolia
9.. TREES SPECIES
65. Quar/ Kwar Psydrax obovata subsp. obovata
66. Candlewood/ Kershout Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus
67. Mock spike-thorn/ Valspendoring Putterlickia pyracantha
68. Cape beech/ Kaapse boekenhout Rapanaea melanophloeos
69. Dogwood/ Blinkblaar Rhamnus prinoides
70. Common forest grape/ Bosdruif Rhoicissus tomentosa
71. White silky-bark/ Witsybas Robsonodendron eucleiforme
72. Red currant/ Bostaaibos Searsia chirindensis
10. TREES SPECIES
73. Dune crow-berry/ Duinekraaibessie Searsia crenata
74. Blue kuni bush/ Bloukoeniebos Searsia glauca
75. Glossy currant/ Blintaaibos Searsia lucida
76. Eastern kuni bush/ Oostelike koeniebos Searsia pyroides var. pyroides
77. Real wild currant/ Korentebos Searsia tomentosa
78. Red pear/ Rooipeer Scolopia mundii
79. Thorn pear/ Doringpeer Scolopia zeyheri
80. Cat-thorn/ Katdoring Scutia myrtina
11. TREES SPECIES
81. White milkwood/ Witmelkhout Sideroxylon inerme subsp. inerme P
82. Cape stock-rose/ Kaapse stockroos Sparrmannia africana
83. Cape wild banana/ Kaapse wildepiesang Strelitzia alba
84. Cape teak/ Kaapse kiaat Strychnos decussata
85. Coastal camphor bush/ Kuskanferbos Tarchonanthus littoralis
86. Black hazel/ Swarthaselaar Trichocladus crinitus
87. Wild mulberry/ Wilde moerbei Trimeria grandifolia subsp. grandifolia
88. White ironwood/ Witysterhout Vepris lanceolata
12. TREES SPECIES
89. Pink keurboom/ Pienk keurboom Virgilia divaricata
90. Mountain cypress/ Bergsipres Widdringtonia nodiflora
91. Forest knobwood/ Bosknophout Zanthoxylum davyi
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Trees of the Garden Route: Mossel Bay to Storms River, Venter E.. Briza Publications, Pretoria, South Africa (2012)
2. SANBI red list - http://redlist.sanbi.org/ *ICUN status and endemism.
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