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“Checklist of Trees in the Magaliesberg”
Acknowledgements: Lists #1 and #3 from Carruthers, V, “The Magaliesberg”, 1990, pp81-3; nomenclature updated to 1997 from Retief & Herman in Strelitzia #6, National Botanic Institute, 1997. Carruthers’ based his list on one compiled by P. Venter and J. Anderson and published by the Magaliesberg Protection Association in the Proposal for a Plan towards the Preservation of the Magaliesberg as a Natural Area.
‘National numbers’ for invasive aliens from von Breitenbach, National List of Introduced Trees, 1984. 
Note 1: Species found on the JHC’s ‘Foothold’ property during a rapid survey in 1991 are marked with *.
Note 2: The species in the supplementary list #2 “Additional trees & shrubs found at Foothold” were identified in the 1991 survey. Those with ‘national numbers’ need to be confirmed in the light of their absence from the Carruthers/Venter & Anderson list; those without numbers are shrubby species probably excluded from the Carruthers, etc., list as not being ‘trees’.
Note 2: The list of invasive alien species is by now certainly (and sadly) too short
 
 
1. Indigenous species
National number
Scientific name
Vernacular name
1
Cyathea dregei
Tree fern
29.5
Aloe marlothii
Mountain aloe
 
Aloe mutabilis (= arborescens?)
Cliff aloe
36
Salix mucronata
Cape willow
38
Myrica serrata
Lance-leaf waxberry
39
*Celtis africana
White stinkwood
48
*Ficus thonningii
Common wild fig
55
Ficus ingens
Red-leaved rock fig
60
Ficus cordata subsp. salicifolia
Wonderboom fig
63
Ficus abutilifolia
Large-leaved rock fig
70
Obetia tenax
Mountain nettle
71
Pouzolzia mixta
Soap nettle
75
*Faurea saligna
Transvaal beech [Boekenhout]
87
*Protea caffra
Common sugarbush
89
Protea gaguedi
African sugarbush
98.2
Protea welwitschii
Honey-scented sugarbush
100
Osyris lanceolata
Transvaal sumach
103
Ximenia caffra
Large sourpluml
122
Boscia albitrunca
Shepherd's tree
133
*Maerua caffra
Bush-cherry
139
*Pittosporum viridiflorum
Kasuur
145
Leucosidea sericea
Old wood [Ouhout]
147
Prunus africana
Red stinkwood
160
Acacia ataxacantha
Flame thorn
162
*Acacia caffra
Common hook-thorn
172
*Acacia karroo
Sweet thorn
179
Acacia nilotica
Scented thorn
183
*Acacia robusta
Splendid thorn
188
Acacia tortilis
Umbrella thorn
190
Dichrostachys cinerea
Sickle bush
193
Elephantorrhiza burkei
Sumach bean
197
Burkea africana
Wild syringa
215
Peltophorum africanum
Weeping wattle
226
Mundulea sericea
Cork bush
245
Erythrina lysistemon
Common coral tree
253
*Zanthoxylum capense
Small knobwood
256
Calodendrum capense
Cape chestnut
261
Vepris undulata
White ironwood
303
Securidaca longepedunculata
Violet tree
325
Bridelia mollis
Velvet sweetberry
328
Croton gratissimus
Lavender fever berry
335.1
Acalypha glabrata
Forest false-nettle
341
Spirostachys africana
Tamboti
346
Euphorbia cooperi
Transvaal candelabra tree
351
Euphorbia ingens
Common tree euphorbia [Naboom]
360
Sclerocarya birrea
Marula
362
Lannea discolor
Live-long
375
Ozoroa paniculosa
Common resin tree
386
*Rhus lancea
Karee
387
*Rhus leptodictya
Mountain karee
 
Rhus magalismontana
Magaliesberg rhus
392
*Rhus pyroides
Common wild currant
397
Ilex mitis
Cape holly
399
*Maytenus heterophylla
Common spike-thorn
 
*Maytenus polyacantha
Kraal spike-thorn
403
*Maytenus undata
Koko tree
405
*Pterocelastrus echinatus
White candlewood
411
*Cassine burkeana
Transvaal kooboo-berry
420
Cassinopsis ilicifolia
Lemon thorn
422
Apodytes dimidiata
White pear
433
*Pappea capensis
Jacket plum
437
*Dodonaea angustifolia
Cape sand olive
447
*Ziziphus mucronata
Buffalo thorn
450
Berchemia zeyheri
Red ivory
452
Rhamnus prinoides
Dogwood [Blinkblaar]
453.2
Phylica paniculata
Common hardleaf
459.1
*Grewia flava
Wild raisin
462
Grewia monticola
Silver raisin
463
*Grewia occidentalis
Cross berry
471
*Dombeya rotundifolia
Common wi1d pear
480
Ochna holstii
Red ironwood
480.2
Ochna pretoriensis
Magalies plane
483
Ochna pulchra
Peeling plane [Lekkerbreek]
494
*Kiggelaria africana
Wild peach
498
*Scolopia zeyheri
Thorn pear
511
Dovyalis zeyheri
Wild apricot
514
*Olinia emarginata
Transvaal hard pear
532
*Combretum apiculatum
Hairy red bushwillow
536
*Combretum erythrophyllum
River bushwillow
537
*Combretum molle
Velvety bushwillow
546
*Combretum zeyheri
Large-fruited bushwillow
551
Terminalia sericea
Silver cluster-leaf
563
*Cussonia paniculata
Mountain cabbage tree
564.3
Cussonia transvaalensis
Transvaal cabbage tree
568
*Heteromorpha trifoliata
Parsley tree
577.1
*Myrsine africana
Cape myrtle
577.2
Myrsine pillansii
Large Cape myrtle
581
*Englerophytum magalismontanum
Transvaal milkplum [Stamvrug]
585
Mimusops zeyheri
Transvaal red milkwood [Moepal]
594
*Euclea crispa
Karoo guarri
597.2
Euclea natalensis
Natal guarri
601
Euclea undulata
Small-leaved guarri
605.1
*Diospyros lycioides
Karoo bluebush
611
*Diospyros whyteana
Bladder nut
615
Chionanthus foveolata
Common pock ironwood
617
*Olea europaea subsp. africana
Wild olive
618
*Olea capensis
Bushveld ironwood
623
Strychnos cocculoides
Corky monkey orange
628
Strychnos pungens
Spine-leaved orange
631
Strychnos usambarensis
Blue bitterberry
633
*Nuxia congesta
Wild elder
636
*Buddleja saligna
False olive
637
*Buddleja salviifolia
Sagewood
639
*Acokanthera oppositifolia
Common poisonbush
640.1
Carissa bispinosa
Num-num
647
Rauvolfia caffra
Quinine tree
657
*Ehretia rigida
Puzzle bush
666
Vitex zeyheri
Silver pipe-stem tree
667
Clerodendrum globrum
Resin leaf
 
Tetradenia brevispicata
Ginger bush
669.4
Solanum giganteum
Healing-leaf tree
670
*Halleria lucida
Tree fuchsia
693
*Rothmannia capensis
Wild gardenia
699
Tricalysia lanceolata
Bastard forest coffee
702
*Vangueria infausta
Wild medlar
703
*Tapiphyllum parvifolium
Mountain medlar
709.1
Canthium suberosum
Corky turkey-berry
710
Canthium mundianum
Rock alder
713
*Psydrax livida
Bushveld rock alder
714.1
*Pachystigma macrocalyx
Crowned medlar
716
*Pavetta gardeniifolia
Common bride’s bush
722
Pavetta zeyheri
Small-leaved bride’s bush
730
Brachylaena rotundata
Mountain silver oak
733
*Tarchonanthus camphoratus
Camphor bush
 
2. Additional trees & shrubs found at Foothold
 
*Rhus rigida
Rock currant
410
*Cassine aethiopica
Kooboo-berry
 
*Rhoicissus tridentata
Bushman’s grape
 
*Diospyros austro-africana
Firesticks star-apple
 
*Ancyclobotrys capensis
Wild apricot
660
*Vitax harveyana
Three-finger vitax [probably a misidentification of V. zeyheri]
706
*Canthium gilfillanii
Velvet rock alder
 
3. Invasive Aliens
 
Cereus peruvianus
Queen of the night cactus
X 250
Populus canensis
Grey poplar
X 258
Salix babylonica
Weeping willow
X 494
Acacia mearnsii
Black wattle
X 490
Acacia dealbata
Silver wattle
X 604
Melia azedarach
Syringa
X 971
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Jacaranda
X 759
Opuntia ficus-indica
Prickly pear