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The Tree Species of Djuma Game Reserve

A Complete Species List

All underlined species names click through to a text description.

Text by Graham Cooke. Over time we will add more trees and pictures to the descriptions.
  Common Name Scientific Name
     
1 Wild date palm Phoenix reclinata
2 Common wild fig Ficus natalensis
3 Lowveld fig Ficus stuhlmannii
4 Sycomore fig Ficus sycomorus
5 Large sour plum Ximenia caffra
6 Shepard's tree Boscia albitrunca
7 Flat crown Albizia adianthifolia
8 Worm cure albizia Albizia anthelmintica
9 Broad pod albizia Albizia forbesii
10 Sickle leaved albizia Albizia harveyi
11 Poison pod albizia Albizia versicolor
12 Ana tree Acacia albida
13 Sticky acacia Acacia borleae
14 Black monkey thorn Acacia burkei
15 Common hook thorn Acacia caffra
16 Corky bark acacia Acacia davyi
17 Blue thorn Acacia erubescens
18 Flaky acacia Acacia exuvialis
19 Red thorn Acacia gerhardii
20 Sweet thorn Acacia karroo
21 Knopthorn Acacia nigrescense
22 Scented thorn Acacia nilotica
23 White thorn Acacia polyacantha
24 Splendid acacia Acacia robusta
25 Three thorned acacia Acacia senegal
26 Paper bark acacia Acacia sieberana
27 Umbrella thorn Acacia tortilis
28 Fever tree Acacia xanthophloea
29 Huilboerboon Scotia brachypetala
30 Dwarf boerboon Scotia capitata
31 Sjambok pod Cassia abbreviata
32 African wattle Peltophorum africana
33 Tree wisteria Bolusanthus speciosus
34 Caterpillar pod Ormocarpum trichocarpum
35 Zebra wood Dalbergia melanoxylon
36 Kiaat or Mukwa Pterocarpus angolensis
37 Round leaved kiaat Pterocarpus rotundifolia
38 Camel's Foot Pilostigma thonningii
39 Apple leaf Lonchrocarpus capassa
40 Dwarf erythrina Erythrina humeana
41 Common coral tree Erythrina lysistemon
42 Torch wood Balanites maughamii
43 Small torch wood Balanites pedicellaris
44 White syringa Kirkia acuminata
45 Poison grub commiphora Commiphora africana
46 Velvet commiphora Commiphora mollis
47 Common commiphora Commiphora pyracanthoides
48 Natal mahogany Trichilia emetica
49 Potato bush Phyllanthus reticulatus
50 Sickle bush Dichrostachys cinerea
51 Tassel berry Antidesma venosum
52 Tamboti Spirostachys africana
53 Candelabra tree Euphorbia ingens
54 Marula Sclerocarya birrea
55 Live long Lannea discolor
56 False maroela Lannea stuhlmannii
57 Broad leaved resin tree Ozoroa obovata
58 Nana berry Rhus dentata
59 Common spike thorn Maytenus heterophylla
60 Confetti tree Maytenus senegalensis
61 Boesmantee Catha edulis
62 Transvaal saffron Cassine transvaalensis
63 Jacket-plum Pappea capensis
64 Buffalo thorn Ziziphus mucronata
65 Small jujube Ziziphus pubescens
66 Brown Ivory Berchemia discolor
67 Red ivory Berchemia zeyheri
68 Bitter grape Rhoicissus tridentata
69 Bastard brandy bush Grewia bicolor
70 Climbing raisin bush Grewia caffra
71 Rough leaved raisin bush Grewia flavescence
72 Silver raisin bush Grewia monticola
73 Brandybush Grewia flava
74 Gaint raisin bush Grewia hexamita
75 Wild pear Dombeya rotundifolia
76 African mango stone Garcinia livingstonii
77 Red bush willow Combretum apiculatum
78 Russet bush willow Combretum hereroense
79 Lead wood Combretum imberbe
80 Velvet bush willow Combretum molle
81 Large fruited bush willow Combretum zeyheri
82 Purple pod terminalia Terminalia prunoides
83 Silver terminalia Terminalia sericea
84 Lowveld milkberry Manilkara mochisia
85 Magic guarri Euclea divinorum
86 Natal gwarrie Euclea natalensis
87 Common gwarrie Euclea undulata
88 Jackal berry Diospyros mespilliformes
89 Black monkey orange Strychnos madagariensis
90 Spiny monkey orange Strychnos spinosa
91 Num num Carissa bispinosa
92 Impala lily or Sabi star Adenuim obesum
93 Sausage tree Kigalia africana
94 Transvaal gardenia Gardenia volkensii

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