This list was compiled by George van der Watt, Bedford’s leading tree man.
Latin Name | English Common Name | Afrikaans Common Name |
Acacia karroo | Sweet Thorn | Soetdoring |
Acokanthera oppositifolia | Bushman's Poison | Boesmansgif |
Allophylus decipiens | Small-leaved False-currant | Kleinblaarvalstaaibos |
Aloe arborescens | Krantz Aloe | Kransaalwyn |
Aloe ferox | Bitter Aloe | Bitteraalwyn |
Andrachne ovalis | False Lightning-bush | Valsbliksembos |
Apodytes dimidiata | White Pear | Witpeer |
Azima tetracantha | Needle-bush | Speldedoring |
Brachylaena elliptica | Bitter-leaf Silver-oak | Bitterblaar |
Buddleja auriculata | Weeping Sagewood | Treursaliehout |
Buddleja saligna | False Olive | Witolienhout |
Buddleja salviifolia | Sagewood | Saliehout |
Calodendrum capensis | Cape Chestnut | Wildekastaiing |
Calpurnia aurea | Common Calpurnia | Geelkeur |
Canthium ciliatum | Hairy Turkey-berry | Harige Bokdrol |
Canthium inerme | Common Turkey-berry | Gewone Bokdrol |
Canthium mundianum | Rock-alder | Klipels |
Capparis sepiaria | Hedge Caper-bush | Heiningkapperbos |
Carissa bispinosa | Common Num-num | Noemnoem |
Carissa haematocarpa | Karoo Num-num | Karoo-noemnoem |
Cassinopsis ilicifolia | Lemon-thorn | Lemoentjiedoring |
Celtis africana | White-stinkwood | Witstinkhout |
Chaetacme aristata | Thorny Elm | Doringolm |
Chionanthus foveolatus | Pock-ironwood | Pokysterhout |
Chrysanthemoides monilifera | Bushtick-berry | Bietou |
Clausena anisata | Perdepis | Perdepis |
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Coddia rudis | Small Bone-apple | Kleinbeenappel |
Combretum caffrum | Cape Bushwillow | Kaapse Vaderlandswilg |
Curtisia dentata | Assegai | Assegaai |
Cussonia paniculata | Mountain Cabbage-tree | Bergkiepersol |
Cussonia spicata | Cabbage-tre | Kiepersol |
Cyathea capensis | Forest Tree Fern | Bosboomvaring |
Diopyros whyteana | Bladder-nut | Swartbas |
Diospyros dicrophylla | Poison Star-apple | Gifsterappel |
Diospyros lycioides | Bluebush Star-apple | Bloubos |
Dovyalis caffra | Kei-apple | Kei-appel |
Dovyalis zeyherii | Apricot Sourberry | Appelkoossuurbessie |
Ehretia rigida | Puzzle-bush | Deurmekaarbos |
Ekebergia capensis | Cape Ash | Essenhout |
Elaeodendron croceum | Forest Saffron | Bossaffraan |
Elaeodendron zeyheri | Small-leaved Saffron | Kleinblaarsaffraan |
Erica caffra | Water Tree Erica | Waterboomheide |
Euclea crispa | Blue Guarri | Bloughwarrie |
Euclea schimperi | Glossy Guarri | Blinkblaarghwarrie |
Euclea undulata | Small-leaved Guarri | Kleinblaarghwarrie |
Euphorbia triangularis | River Euphobia | Riviernaboom |
Grewia occidentalis | Cross-berry | Kruisbessie |
Gymnosporia buxifolia | Common spikethorn | Gewone Pendoring |
Halleria lucida | Tree-fuchsia | Notsung |
Heteromorpha arborescens | Parsley-tree | Wildepietersieliebos |
Hippobromus pauciflorus | False-perdepis | Valsperdepis |
Ilex mitis | African holly | Without |
Kiggelaria africana | Wild-peach | Wildeperske |
Lauridia tetragona | Climbing Saffron | Ranksaffraan |
Leucosidea sericea | Oldwood | Ouhout |
Maytenus acuminata | Silky-bark | Sybas |
Maytenus undata | Koko-tree | Kokoboom |
Myrsine africana | Cape-myrtle | Myrting |
Mystroxylon aethiopicum | Kooboo-berry | Koeboebessie |
Ochna serrulata | Carnival Ochna | Fynblaarrooihout |
Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa | Ironwood | Ysterhout |
Olea europaea subsp. africana | African Olive | Olienhout |
Osyris compressa | Coastal Tannin-bush | Kuslooibas |
Pappea capensis | Jacket-plum | Doppruim |
Pavetta lanceolata | Weeping Brides-bush | Treurbruidsbos |
Pittosporum viridiflorum | Cheeswood | Kaasuur |
Podocarpus falcatus | Small-leaved Yellowwood | Outeniqua-geelhout |
Podocarpus latifolius | Broad-leaved Yellowwood | Opregte-geelhout |
Polygala myrtifolia | September-bush | Septemberbossie |
Psydrax obovata | Quar | Kwar |
Ptaeroxylon obliquum | Sneezewood | nieshout |
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus | Candlewood | Kershout |
Rapanea melanophloeos | Cape-beech | Kaapse Boekenhout |
Rhamnus prinoides | Shiny-leaf | Blinkblaar |
Rhigozum obovatum | Three-leaved Rhigozum | Geelberggranaat |
Rhoicissus digitata | Baboon Grape | Bobbejaandruif |
Rhoicissus tridentata | Bushman's Grape | Boesmansdruif |
Rhus chirindensis | Red Currant | Bostaaibos |
Rhus gueinzii | Thorny Karee | Doringkaree |
Rhus pyroides | Common Currant | Gewone Taaibos |
Rhus tomentosa | Bicoloured Currant | Koentetaaibos |
Schotia afra | Karoo Boerbean | Karoo-boerboon |
Schotia latifolia | Bush Boer-bean | Bosboerboon |
Scolopia mundii | Red-pear | Rooipeer |
Scolopia zeyheri | Thorn-pear | Doringpeer |
Scutia myrtina | Cat Thorn | Katdoring |
Sideroxylon inerme | White Milkwood | Witmelkhout |
Trichocladus crinitus | Black Witch-hazel | Onder bos/ Swarthaselaar |
Trimeria grandifolia | Wild-mulberry | Wildemoerbei |
Trimeria trinervis | Small-leaved Wild-mulberry | Fynblaarwildemoerbei |
Vepris lanceolata | White Ironwood | Witysterhout |
Xymalos monospora | Lemonwood | Lemoenhout |
Zanthoxylum capense | Small Knobwood | Kleinperdepram |
Ziziphus mucronata | Buffalo Thorn | Blinkbaar Wag-'n-bietjie |