List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes

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Foliage of the Silvertree (Leucadendron argenteum) Silvertree leucadendron foliage - Cecilia forest - Cape Town 1.jpg
Foliage of the Silvertree (Leucadendron argenteum)

This is a list of Southern African trees, shrubs, suffrutices, geoxyles and lianes, and is intended to cover Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [1]

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The notion of 'indigenous' is of necessity a blurred concept, and is clearly a function of both time and political boundaries. The global distribution of plants useful to humans, or inadvertently transported by them, is closely linked to a mapping of their journeys and settlements, and the movement of species in prehistoric times must be inferred from archaeological and palaeontological remains, centers of diversity, DNA samples and other sources.

Cyatheaceae

Blechnaceae

Cycadaceae

Zamiaceae

Encephalartos woodii Encephalartos woodii original stem Durban Botanic Gardens 04 09 2010.JPG
Encephalartos woodii

Podocarpaceae

Podocarpus latifolius Podocarpus latifolius, habitus, Jan Celliers Park.jpg
Podocarpus latifolius

Cupressaceae

Welwitschiaceae

Poaceae

Pandanaceae

Arecaceae

Araceae

Flagellariaceae

Asphodelaceae

Aloidendron dichotomum Aloe dichotoma -Keetmanshoop, Namibia-21Aug2009.jpg
Aloidendron dichotomum
Aloidendron pillansii Aloe pillansii00.jpg
Aloidendron pillansii

Asparagaceae

Dracaena aletriformis Dracaena aletriformis, habitus, a, Springbokpark.jpg
Dracaena aletriformis

Philesiaceae

Smilacaceae

Velloziaceae

Xerophyta retinervis Xerophyta retinervis00.jpg
Xerophyta retinervis

Musaceae

Piperaceae

Salicaceae

Myricaceae

Cannabaceae

Moraceae

Ficus thonningii Ficus thonningii, stam en blaarkruin, Waterberg.jpg
Ficus thonningii

Urticaceae

Proteaceae

Brabejum stellatifolium Brabejum stellatifolium tree in flower - Cape Town 6.JPG
Brabejum stellatifolium

Santalaceae

Colpoon compressum Osyris compressa berries detail.JPG
Colpoon compressum

Opiliaceae

Olacaceae

Polygonaceae

Aristolochiaceae

Chenopodiaceae

Amaranthaceae

Arthraerua leubnitziae Arthraerua leubnitziae - pencil bush-1493 - Flickr - Ragnhild & Neil Crawford.jpg
Arthraerua leubnitziae
Caliocorema capitata Caliocorema capitata -1256 - Flickr - Ragnhild & Neil Crawford.jpg
Caliocorema capitata

Nyctaginaceae

Phytolaccaceae

Aizoaceae

Portulacaceae

Ranunculaceae

Menispermaceae

Annonaceae

Annona senegalensis Annona senegalensis (4337693176).jpg
Annona senegalensis

Myristicaceae

Trimeniaceae (Monimiaceae)

Lauraceae

Ocotea bullata Ocotea bullata - Stinkwood tree - Cape Town 1.JPG
Ocotea bullata

Hernandiaceae

Capparaceae

Boscia albitrunca Boscia albitrunca, habitus, Steenbokpan, b.jpg
Boscia albitrunca

Moringaceae

Crassulaceae

Montiniaceae

Iteaceae

Pittosporaceae

Cunoniaceae

Cunonia capensis Cunonia capensis flowers on Devils Peak indigenous forest - Cape Town 3.JPG
Cunonia capensis

Myrothamnaceae

Bruniaceae

Hamamelidaceae

Rosaceae

Chrysobalanaceae

Connaraceae

Mimosaceae

Albizia adianthifolia Albizia adiantifolia 12102003 Afrique du sud.JPG
Albizia adianthifolia
Acacia karroo Acacia karroo00.jpg
Acacia karroo
Acacia nigrescens Acacia nigrescens, habitus, Steenbokpan, a.jpg
Acacia nigrescens
Acacia xanthophloea Acacia xanthophloea00.jpg
Acacia xanthophloea

Caesalpiniaceae

Senna petersiana Senna petersiana, habitus, Kloof.jpg
Senna petersiana

Fabaceae

Bolusanthus speciosus Gardenology.org-IMG 0668 rbgs10dec.jpg
Bolusanthus speciosus

Geraniaceae

Linaceae

Ixonanthaceae

Erythroxylaceae

Zygophyllaceae

Balanitaceae

Rutaceae

Agathosma betulina Agathosma betulina - Kohler-s Medizinal-Pflanzen-020.jpg
Agathosma betulina
Zanthoxylum davyi Zanthoxylum davyi, stam, Krantzkloof NR, b.jpg
Zanthoxylum davyi

Irvingiaceae

Simaroubaceae

Burseraceae

Commiphora harveyi Commiphora harveyi, stam, Krantzkloof NR.jpg
Commiphora harveyi

Meliaceae

Malpighiaceae

Polygalaceae

Dichapetalaceae

Phyllanthaceae

Putranjivaceae

Picrodendraceae

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia cooperi 2760 Transvaal Candelabra.JPG
Euphorbia cooperi
Euphorbia damarana Euphorbia damarana.jpg
Euphorbia damarana

Buxaceae

Anacardiaceae

Protorhus longifolia Protorhus longifolia KirstenboschBotGard09292010B.jpg
Protorhus longifolia
Rhus pendulina Rhus pendulina.jpg
Rhus pendulina

Aquifoliaceae

Celastraceae

Maytenus procumbens Maytenus procumbens of South Africa - branch.JPG
Maytenus procumbens
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus Candlewood tree South Africa 8.JPG
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus
Cassine burkeana Cassine burkeana00.jpg
Cassine burkeana

Icacinaceae

Cassinopsis ilicifolia Cassinopsis ilicifolia, blomme, Jan Celliers Park.jpg
Cassinopsis ilicifolia

Sapindaceae

Melianthaceae

Greyiaceae

Rhamnaceae

Vitaceae


Malvaceae

Sterculia murex Sterculia murex, bloeiwyse, Jan Celliers Park.jpg
Sterculia murex

Ochnaceae

Hypericaceae

Hypericum revolutum Hypericum revolutum, blomme, Jan Celliers Park.jpg
Hypericum revolutum

Clusiaceae (Guttiferae)

Dipterocarpaceae

Tamaricaceae

Canellaceae

Violaceae

Achariaceae

Aphloiaceae

Gerrardinaceae

Passifloraceae

Penaeaceae

Thymelaeaceae

Lythraceae

Lecythidaceae

Rhizophoraceae

Combretaceae

Combretum bracteosum Combretum bracteosum, bloeiwyses, Manie van der Schijff BT, a.jpg
Combretum bracteosum
Combretum imberbe Combretum imberbe, habitus, Steenbokpan.jpg
Combretum imberbe
Terminalia phanerophlebia Terminalia phanerophlebia, bloeiwyses, Manie van der Schijff BT, b.jpg
Terminalia phanerophlebia

Myrtaceae

Melastomataceae

Araliaceae

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Curtisiaceae

Cornaceae

Ericaceae

Erica canaliculata Erica canaliculata1.jpg
Erica canaliculata

Myrsinaceae

Maesa lanceolata Maesa lanceolata, saailing, Krantzkloof NR.jpg
Maesa lanceolata

Sapotaceae

Ebenaceae

Diospyros whyteana Diospyros whyteana IMG 2651.JPG
Diospyros whyteana

Oleaceae

Salvadoraceae

Loganiaceae

Gentianaceae

Stilbaceae

Apocynaceae

Acokanthera oppositifolia Acokanthera oppositifolia, vrugte, Ou Fort, Durban.jpg
Acokanthera oppositifolia
Strophanthus speciosus Strophanthus speciosus, blomme, Manie van der Schijff BT, a.jpg
Strophanthus speciosus

Convolvulaceae

Boraginaceae

Verbenaceae

Lamiaceae

Solanaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Buddleja dysophylla Buddleja dysophylla, blare, Jan Celliers Park.jpg
Buddleja dysophylla

Bignoniaceae

Pedaliaceae

Acanthaceae

Mackaya bella Mackaya bella, Jan Celliers Park.jpg
Mackaya bella

Rubiaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Asteraceae

Brachylaena neriifolia Brachylaena neriifolia04.jpg
Brachylaena uniflora Brachylaena uniflora, blaar, Krantzkloof NR.jpg
Oldenburgia grandis Oldenburgia grandis00.jpg

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References

  1. Common trees of southern Africa WildlifeSafari.info
  2. "Celtis africana". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 24 February 2014.