Checklist of species - SABONET

Arecaceae 

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Checklist of species 

Monocotyledonae 

ARECACEAE 

Palm family 

Hyphaene Gaertn. 

Fan palms 

Hyphaene petersiana Klotzsch N, SE 

mokolane, mokolwane, mokulane; northern ilala palm, real 

fan palm 

Voucher: Zibadianja Lagoon, Biegel, Pope & Gibbs 

Russel 4017 (SRGH) 

actual size: 1300 mm 

Phoenix L. 

Wild date palms 

Phoenix reclinata Jacq. N 

moxinxa-mokulane, nlala, thikerva, tsaro; dwarf date palm, 

wild date palm 

Voucher: Island on Zibadianja Lagoon, Biegel, Pope 

& Gibbs Russell 4018 (SRGH) 


ASPHODELACEAE 

Lily family 

Aloe L. 

Aloes 

Aloe excelsa Berger N 

Zimbabwe aloe 

Voucher: c. 25 km south of Ramokgwebane 

(Ramokgwebana), fl. 11.vii.1978, P.A. Smith 2462 

(GAB; K; SRGH) 

actual size: 130 mm

Aloe littoralis Baker N, SW, SE 

mokgopha; mopane aloe 

Voucher: Tsessebe, Venter, Archer & Hahn 406 (PRE) 

Aloe marlothii A.Berger var. marlothii SE 

mokgopha; flat-flowered aloe, mountain aloe, tree aloe 

Voucher: Lobatse, Marloth 3325 (PRE) 

Dicotyledonae 

ANACARDIACEAE 

Mango family 

Lannea A.Rich. 

False marula trees 

Lannea discolor (Sond.) Engl. N, SE 

molebatsi, moojwane, moopyane, moopyana-wa-dithaba, mootswana, 

segangacha; livelong 

Voucher: Pharing, Kanye, 

Hillary & 

Robertson 515 

(PRE) 

Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl. var. 

stuhlmannii (Engl.) Kokwaro 

N, SE 

mhota, mohota, molebatsi, 

nshangoma; false marula, tree grape 

Voucher: Selebi North, Kerfoot 

& Falconer 59 (PRE) 




Anacardiaceae 

actual size: 234 mm ❏ Lannea schweinfurthii 

var. stuhlmannii 

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Anacardiaceae 

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Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl. var. 

tomentosa (Dunkley) Kokwaro N 

mhota, mohota, molebatsi, nshangoma; hairy false marula 

Voucher: Sigara Pan, Drummond & Seagrief 5242 

(SRGH) 


Ozoroa Delile 

Resin trees 

Ozoroa insignis Delile subsp. reticulata (Baker 

f.) J.B.Gillett N, SE 

monokane; currant resin tree, tropical resin tree 

Voucher: 1.1 km east of footbridge at Namibia border 

fence, Smith 334 (GAB) 

Ozoroa longipes (Engl. & Gilg) R. & A.Fern. N 

monokane; round-leaved resin tree 

Voucher: Khardoum Valley, Wild & Drummond 1052 

(SRGH) 

Ozoroa paniculosa (Sond.) R. & A.Fern. var. 

paniculosa N, SW, SE 

monokane, monnyeladiatla, sekokwerepe; common resin tree, 

resin tree 

Voucher: East of Mahalapye, Yalala 104 (SRGH) 


• Lannea schweinfurthii 

var. tomentosa 



• Ozoroa paniculosa var. 

paniculosa

Ozoroa paniculosa (Sond.) R. & A.Fern. var. 

salicina (Sond.) R. & A.Fern. N, SW, SE 

narrow-leaved common resin tree 

Voucher: Tshabong, Wild 5149 (SRGH) 

Rhus L. 

Karee trees 

Rhus ciliata Licht. ex Schult. SE 

mokhidi 

Voucher: Banks of Limpopo river, Tuli block, Miller 

O.B. 373 PRE 

Rhus glauca Thunb. SE 

blue kuni-bush 

Voucher: Baratani Hill, Miller B/561 (PRE) 

Rhus lancea L.f. N, SW, SE 

moshabela, mosilabele, motshotiso, motshotlho, nsasane, 

nseseni; bastard willow, karee, karoo tree, willow rhus 

Voucher: Lobatse, Miller B/203 (PRE) 


Rhus leptodictya Diels 

SW, SE 

lehata-la-basimane, mogogobadimo, motshotlho, 

motshotlwane, nsasane; mountain karee, rock 

rhus 

Voucher: Dikgomo di kae, 

Wild 5181 (SRGH) 





Anacardiaceae 

❏ Ozoroa paniculosa var. 

salicina 

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Anacardiaceae 

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Rhus lucens Hutch. N 

shiny-fruited karee 

Voucher: South of Deka, Miller B/1328 (PRE) 


Rhus magalismontana Sond. subsp. 

magalismontana SE 

mogoditshane, mohuditshane 

Voucher: Peleng Hill, 1 mile south of Lobatse, 

Woollard 1455 (UCBG) 


Rhus marlothii Engl. SE 

bitter karee 

Voucher: Mochudi, Harbor s.n. in Rogers 6628 (PRE) 


Rhus pallens Eckl. & Zeyh. SE 

Voucher: Pharing, Kanye, Miller B/908 (PRE) 


Rhus pyroides Burch. var. pyroides N, SW, SE 

mogodiri, mogolori, mohwidiri, motho-wa-goroga, 

setlhako, seto; five-thorned karee, five-thorned rhus 

Voucher: 4.8 km north of Lobatse Farm, 

Knock Duff, Leach & Noel 124 (SRGH) 

actual size: 66 mm

Rhus quartiniana A.Rich. N 

mabele-a-ditshwene, morupaphiri-wa-noka, seto; river karee, 

river rhus, water currant 

Voucher: Kasane, Chobe Safari Lodge, Venter, 

Archer & Hahn 385 (PRE) 


Rhus tenuinervis Engl. N, SW, SE 

modupaphiri, molopaphiri, morupaphiri, mosasawana, 

mosutlhaphiri; commiphora rhus, Kalahari karee 

Voucher: Lower Ngwezumbo, Miller B/186 (SRGH) 


Sclerocarya Hochst. 

Marula trees 

Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. subsp. 

caffra (Sond.) Kokwaro N, SW, SE 

morula, morwa, ntala, nthula; cider tree, 

marula tree 

Voucher: Near Madsiara Drift, 

Drummond 5290 

(SRGH) 

ANNONACEAE 

Custard Apple family 

Annona L. 

Custard apples 

Annona senegalensis Pers. subsp. senegalensis SE 

matakwaboli, mokamanawe, mokokole, mokokwenana; wild 

bullock’s heart, wild custard apple 

Voucher: Phikwe, Kerfoot & Falconer 50 

(PRE) 

Annonaceae 



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Annonaceae 

Artabotrys R.Br. 

Hook-berry bushes 

Artabotrys brachypetalus Benth. N, SE 

purple hook-berry 

Voucher: Kasane Rapids, Robertson & Elffers 95 

(PRE) 

Friesodielsia Steenis 

Bastard dwaba-berry bushes 

Friesodielsia obovata (Benth.) Verdc. N 

mochinga, mokondekonde; bastard dwaba-berry 

Voucher: Kasane, Venter, Archer & Hahn 386 

(PRE) 

Hexalobus A.DC. 

Shakama plums 

Hexalobus monopetalus (A.Rich.) Engl. & Diels 

var. monopetalus SE 

baboons’ breakfast, shakama plum, wild custard apple 

Voucher: Moremi, De Beer T24 (SRGH) 

Xylopia L. 

Bitterwood trees 

Xylopia odoratissima Welw. ex Oliv. N 

red fingers, small bitterwood 

Voucher: Kazungula, Miller 312 (FHO) 

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actual size: 62 mm

Heteromorpha Cham. & Schltdl. 

Parsley trees 

Heteromorpha arborescens (Spreng.) Cham. & 

Schltdl. N, SE 

(Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zeyh.) 

mmuabue, motlhotlhelo, mpyeya, serethe; parsley tree, 

parsnip tree 

Voucher: Serowe, De Beer B2 (SRGH) 

Steganotaenia Hochst. 

Carrot trees 

Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst. N, SE 

modumela, mophaphama, morobolo, morukutshwane; carrot 

tree 

Voucher: Mahalapye, De Beer 899 (SRGH) 


APIACEAE 

Parsley family 

APOCYNACEAE 

Oleander family 

Carrisa L. 

Num-num bushes 

Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan subsp. 

bispinosa N, SE 

morokolo, serokolo, simboko, thaba-di-lebane; num-num, ythorned 

carissa 

Voucher: Chobe National Park, Mahundu 

54 (SRGH) 



Apiaceae 

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Araliaceae 

30 

Carissa edulis Vahl N 

simboba; Arabian num-num, num-num, simple-spined numnum 

Voucher: Namatanga, Biegel, Pope & Gibbs Russell 

4100 (SRGH) 

Diplorhynchus Welw. ex Ficalho & Hiern 

Horn-pod trees 

Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Müll.Arg.) 

Pichon N 

modea, moleye, mongoma, motjia; horn-pod tree, 

wild rubber 

Voucher: Gubatsa Hills, Biegel, Pope & 

Gibbs Russell 836 (SRGH) 

Cussonia Thunb. 

Cabbage trees 

Cussonia natalensis Sond. N 

Voucher: At the lands next to Mbungwa 

River (Moroka), Muzila 121 

(UCBG) 


ARALIACEAE 

Ivy family 

Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. 

sinuata (Reyneke & Kok) De Winter SE 

mosetse; mountain cabbage tree 

Voucher: Lobatse, Leach & Noel 108 (SRGH) 



actual size: 580 mm

Cussonia spicata Thunb. SE 

mosetse; common cabbage tree 

Voucher: Kolobeng River, 20 miles northwest of 

Gaborone, Woollard 82 (UCBG) 


ASTERACEAE 

Daisy family 

Brachylaena R.Br. 

Wild silver oaks 

Brachylaena huillensis O.Hoffm. SE 

lowveld brachylaena, lowveld silver oak 

Voucher: Gorge north of Shoshong Village, Woollard 

840 (UCBG) 

Brachylaena ilicifolia (Lam.) Phill. & Schweick. 

SE 

small bitter-leaf 

Voucher: Mashata area, Baytopp 439 (UNIN) 

Brachylaena rotundata S.Moore SE 

mhatlha, modudu, mohotantswe, moswane; mountain silver 

oak, yellow brachylaena 

Voucher: Lobatse, Mott 883 (GAB) 




Asteraceae 

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Balanitaceae 

Tarchonanthus L. 

Wild camphor trees 

Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. N, SW, SE 

fulwane, mfatlha, mhata, mhatlha, mofata, mohatlha; African 

fleabane, camphor bush, wild camphor bush, wild cotton 

Voucher: Serowe, De Beer 886 (GAB) 

Vernonia Schreb. 

Bitter tea bushes 

Vernonia amygdalina Delile N 

moqo, moqune; bitter leaf, river vernonia, tree vernonia 

Voucher: Ngamiland District, 

Moremi Wildlife Reserve, 

Gadikwe Island, Barker & Reid 

29 (PRE) 

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Vernonia cinerascens Sch.Bip. SE 

small-leaved tree vernonia 

Voucher: Central District, Makgadikgadi Pan floor, 

Mukuba Dukuwe fence, Barnard 667 (PRE) 

Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake subsp. 

colorata N 

muduri, qutso; lowveld tree vernonia, star-flowered tree 

vernonia 

Voucher: Chobe, Miller B/1321 (PRE) 

Balanites Delile 

Torchwood trees 


BALANITACEAE 

Torchwood family 



actual size: 96 mm

Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile N 

desert date, Jericho balsam, simple-thorned torchwood, 

torchwood 

Voucher: Northeast of Leshoma, Hargreaves 6551 

(GAB) 

Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. SE 

lesser torchwood, small torchwood 

Voucher: North bank of Limpopo River, 12 miles east 

of Baines Drift (120 miles east of Palapye), Mott 1057 

(UCBG) 

Catophractes D.Don 

Trumpet thorn bushes 

Catophractes alexandri D.Don N, SW, SE 

mogwadiri, motshwaratshukudu; trumpet thorn 

Voucher: Near Nata River, Maun Road, Richards 14630 

(SRGH) 

Kigelia DC. 

Sausage trees 

Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. 

N, SE 

izungwe, kazungula, mobungubungu, 

moporota, mosungula, mozungula, 

uvunguvungu; sausage tree 

Voucher: Mbone Island, Smith 

1158 (SRGH) 


BIGNONIACEAE 

Jacaranda family 


Bignoniaceae 




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Bignoniaceae 

Markhamia Seem. ex Baill. 

Bell bean trees 

Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague N 

golden bean tree 

Voucher: Xlatseo, Smith 1179 

(SRGH) 

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Markhamia zanzibarica (Bojer ex DC.) 

K.Schum. N, SE 

mosetsanamontle, motshelaphala; bean tree, bell bean tree 

Voucher: Tuli Block, Nitani Game Reserve, Baytopp 

176 (UNIN) 

Rhigozum Burch. 

Thorny pomegranates 

Rhigozum brevispinosum Kuntze N, SW, SE 

lebuta, mallatau, mfefamaeba, mofurokwane, mohurukwana; 

short-thorn pomegranate, western rhigozum 


178 (UNIN) 

Rhigozum trichotomum Burch. SE, SW 

lekhubare 

Voucher: Ukwi Pan, 50 miles south of Ncojane, 





actual size: 29 mm

Rhigozum zambesiacum Baker SE 

mopane pomegranate 


177 (UNIN) 

Adansonia L. 

Baobab trees 

Adansonia digitata L. N, SW, SE 

dovuyu, ibozu, mbuyu, moana, mobuyu, mowana; Africa’s 

upside-down tree, baobab 

Voucher: Sigara Pan, Drummond & 

Seagrief 5244 (SRGH) 


BOMBACACEAE 

Baobab family 

BORAGINACEAE 

Heliotrope family 

Cordia L. 

Saucer-berry trees 

Cordia ovalis R.Br. ex A.DC N, SE 

(Cordia monoica Roxb.) 

moarasope, mosiane, mothate; sandpaper cordia, snot berry 

Voucher: 10 km northeast of Maun, Biegel & Gibbs 

Russell 3806 (GAB) 



Bombacaceae 

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Boraginaceae 

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Cordia pilosissima Baker N 

motolu; woolly cordia, woolly saucer-berry 

Voucher: Serondela cattle dip on 

banks of Chobe River, Miller B/ 

1029 (PRE) 

Cordia sinensis Lam. N, SE 

grey-leaved cordia, grey-leaved saucer-berry 

Voucher: Thamalakane River, Smith 183 (SRGH) 


Ehretia P.Browne 

Stamperwood bushes 

Ehretia amoena Klotzsch N, SE 

morobe; puzzle bush, sandpaper bush, stamperwood 

Voucher: Ngwapa, Kalake 79 (GAB) 


Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DC. N, SE 

mokgoba, morobe 

Voucher: Chobe, Biegel & Gibbs Russell 3886 (SRGH) 


Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce N, SW, SE 

morobadieta, morobe; Cape lilac, puzzle bush, stamperwood 


174 (UNIN) 


actual size: 106 mm

BUDDLEJACEAE 

Wild elder family 

Nuxia Comm. ex Lam. 

Wild elder trees 

Nuxia congesta R.Br. ex Fresen. SW, SE 

mohatantswe, mokwerekwere; brittlewood, wild elder 

Voucher: Lobatse, Rogers 6213 (PRE) 

actual size: 52 mm actual size: 18 mm 

Commiphora Jacq. 

Corkwood trees 

Commiphora africana (A.Rich.) Engl. N, SW, SE 

mothapo; hairy corkwood, poison-grub commiphora, poisongrub 

corkwood 

Voucher: 98 km south of Pandamatenga, Venter, 

Archer & Hahn 397 (PRE) 

Commiphora angolensis Engl. N, SW, SE 

moroka, 

mosutlhaphiri; 

commiphora, 

poison-grub, sand 

commiphora, sand 

corkwood 

Voucher: Kwebe 


Hills, Lugard 34 (K) 

Commiphora caerulea Burtt N 

blue-bark commiphora, blue-bark corkwood 

Voucher: Tsodilo Hills, Campbell 15 (GAB) 


BURSERACEAE 

Myrrh family 


Buddlejaceae 

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Burseraceae 

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Commiphora edulis (Klotzsch) Engl. N, SE 

mokomoto, moroka; rough-leaved 

commiphora, rough-leaved 

corkwood 

Voucher: 

Kasane, 

Miller 1193 actual size: 256 mm 

(PRE) 

Commiphora glandulosa Schinz N, SW, SE 

commiphora, glandular corkwood 

Voucher: Kanye, Hillary & Robertson 517 (SRGH) 


Commiphora karibensis Wild N 

angular-stemmed commiphora, Kariba corkwood 

Voucher: Kasane, Venter, Archer & Hahn 378 

(PRE) 

Commiphora marlothii Engl. N, SE 

mopapama; paperbark commiphora, paperbark corkwood 

Voucher: Between Tutume and 

Sebina, Pole Evans 2605 (PRE) 

Commiphora mollis (Oliv.) 

Engl. N, SE 

soft-leaved commiphora, 

velvet commiphora, velvet 

corkwood 

Voucher: Bosoli, Pole 

Evans 2577 (PRE) 



actual size: 80 mm

Commiphora mossambicensis (Oliv.) Engl. N, SE 

moroka; pepper-leaved commiphora, pepper-leaved corkwood 

Voucher: Kazungula, Miller B/6 (FHO) 


Commiphora pyracanthoides Engl. N, SW, SE 

moroka, seroka; common commiphora, common corkwood, cork tree 

Voucher: 4 km from Zanzibar on road to Sherwood, Terry et 

al. 199 (GAB) 


Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl. N, SE 

seroka; glossy-leaved commiphora, glossyleaved 

corkwood 

Voucher: Tuli Block, Nitani Game 

Reserve, Baytopp 164 (UNIN) 

Commiphora tenuipetiolata Engl. 

satin-bark commiphora, satin-bark corkwood 

Voucher: By Limpopo River, northeast of 

Platjan, Woollard 438 (UCBG) 

N, SE 


Commiphora viminea Burtt Davy SE 

(Commiphora merkeri Engl.) 

zebra corkwood 

Voucher: 6 miles south of Seleka, Hansen 3480 (K) 



Burceraceae 

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Capparaceae 

Boscia Lam. 

Shepherd trees 

Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Benedict var. 

albitrunca N, SW, SE 

makgolela, mareko, motlopi, ntopi; caper bush, shepherds’ 

tree 

Voucher: Lobatse, Rogers 6211 (SRGH) 

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CAPPARACEAE 

Caper family 

Boscia angustifolia A.Rich. var. corymbosa 

(Gilg) DeWolf N 

motupa; rough-leaved boscia, rough-leaved shepherds’ tree 

Voucher: Kazungula, Miller 123 (PRE) 

Boscia foetida Schinz subsp. minima Toelken SE 

mopipi, motlopihatshe, motlopisana; smelly boscia, smelly 

shepherds’ tree 

Voucher: About 1 mile north of Botswana border on 

Mafikeng-Lobatse Road, Leach & Bayliss 12446 (PRE) 

Boscia foetida Schinz subsp. rehmanniana 

(Pest.) Toelken N, SW, SE 

mopipi; smelly boscia, smelly shepherds’ tree 

Voucher: Tuli Block, Merryhill (Part 1), Baytopp 168 

(UNIN) 

Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch N 

broad-leaved boscia, broad-leaved shepherds’ tree 

Voucher: Ngoma, Munro 4 (PRE) 





actual size: 58 mm

Boscia salicifolia Oliv. N 

willow-leaved boscia, willow-leaved shepherds’ tree 

Voucher: Tsotsoroga Pan, Goghe Hills, Erens 355 (PRE) 


Cadaba Forssk. 

Worm bushes 

Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild N, SE, SW 

mfitshwana, mhitshwana, monnamontsho; leafless cadaba, 

leafless wormbush 

Voucher: Mochudi, Harbor s.n. (SRGH) 

Cadaba natalensis Sond. SW 

mauve cadaba, Natal wormbush 

Voucher: Near Kuke Gate, Brown 8691 (PRE) 




Cadaba termitaria N.E.Br. N, SW, SE 

maaka-a-imena, makgolela, mhitshwana, modikaseolo, 

montshwane, motlopisane, motwaatwaa; pink cadaba, pink 

wormbush 

Voucher: Gaborone, Miller B376 (SRGH) 

actual size: 16.5 mm 

Capparis L. 

Caper bushes 

Capparis tomentosa Lam. N, SE 

modyangwe, motawana; woolly caper-bush 

Voucher: Lake Ngami, Lugard 18 (K) 

Maerua Forssk. 

Bead-bean trees 

Maerua angolensis DC. 

N, SW, SE 

kgotshane, mogogwane, moomana, moomane, 

moreketli, moretete; bead-bean tree 

Voucher: Kanye, Hillary & Robertson 538 (SRGH) 


Capparaceae 

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Celastraceae 

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Maerua juncea Pax subsp. crustata (Wild) Wild 

SE 

mmutswabutswane 

Voucher: UB Campus, Gaborone, Aye 1373 (UCBG) 

Maerua juncea Pax subsp. juncea SE 

Voucher: Motloutse River, north of Selibe-Phikwe, 

Setshogo S9 (UCBG) 

Maerua schinzii Pax N 

moomana, moomane, moretletla; ringwood tree 

Voucher: Serondela, Miller B/1128 (GAB) 

Elaeodendron Jacq. 

Elaeodendron matabelicum Loes. N 

(Cassine matabelica (Loes.) Steedman) 

condiment cassine, Matabele saffronwood 

Voucher: Tsessebe, Venter, Archer 

& Hahn 407 (PRE) 



CELASTRACEAE 

Staff-tree family 

Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) 

R.H.Archer N, SW, SE 

(Cassine transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Codd) 

mogwadibe, mongalangala, monomane; three-petalled 

cassine, Transvaal saffronwood 

Voucher: Serowe, Metsimasweu, Miller B/224 (PRE) 





• Maerua juncea subsp. crustata 

❏ Maerua juncea subsp. juncea

Gymnosporia (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f. 

Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) 

N.Robson subsp. heterophylla N, SW, SE 

(Maytenus heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. 

heterophylla) 

mhitshwane, morowanyero, motlharo, motlhono; common 

spike-thorn, spike-thorn 

Voucher: Road to Makalamabedi, Lambrecht 240 

(GAB) 

Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Exell N, SW, SE 

(Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell) 

mokutemu tembuze, motlhono; confetti tree, red spike-thorn 

Voucher: Serondela, Robertson & Elffers 45 (PRE) 


Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Marais SE 

(Maytenus tenuispina (Sond.) Marais) 

kgaba, mherehere, mosasane, mothwathwathwaa, 

motlhonwane 

Voucher: Kgale Mountain, 5 miles south of Gaborone, 


Hippocratea L. 

Paddle-pod bushes 

Hippocratea buchananii Loes. N 

velvet-leaved paddle-pod 

Voucher: Kasane, Pole Evans 4617 (PRE) 



Maytenus Molina 

Spike-thorn trees 

Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock SE 

mereko, modisakwane; koko tree, South African holly tree 

Voucher: 25 km north of Lobatse, Hillary & Robertson 

561 (PRE) 



Celastraceae 


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Chenopodiaceae 

Mystroxylon Eckl. & Zeyh. 

Saffron trees 

Mystroxylon aethiopica (Thunb.) Loes. N, SE 

(Cassine aethiopica Thunb.) 

bastard red ivory, Cape cherry, kooboo-berry, spoonwood 

Voucher: Shakawe, Story 4802 (SRGH) 

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Salacia L. 

Salacia luebbertii Loes. N 

salacia 

Voucher: Savuti Channel, Woollard 466 (UCBG) 


CHENOPODIACEAE 

Salt Bush family 

Salsola L. 

Ganna bushes 

Salsola aphylla L.f. SW 

lye ganna 

Voucher: Sua Pan, Larsen 981/6713 (UCBG) 


CHRYSOBALANACEAE 

Mobola Plum family 

Parinari Aubl. 

Mobola plum trees 

Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth. N 

mmola, mobola; cork tree, hissing tree, mobola plum, sand 

apple 

Voucher: 3 miles from Ngoma Bridge, 

Smith 293 (GAB) 

actual size: 40 mm

Garcinia L. 

Mangosteen trees 

Garcinia livingstonei T.Anderson N 

isika, mokonkono, mokononka, moralana, motsaodi, 

motsaudi; African mangosteen, lowveld 

mangosteen, wild plum 

Voucher: Maun, Erens 324 

(PRE) 

Combretum Loefl. 

Bushwillow trees 

Combretum adenogonium Steud. ex A.Rich. N 

four-leaved bushwillow, four-leaved combretum 

Voucher: Ngamiland, Curson 119 (PRE) 


Combretum albopunctatum Suess. N 

silver-dot bushwillow, silver-dot combretum 

Voucher: Lower Ngwezumba River, Miller B/200 (FHO) 

Combretum apiculatum Sond. subsp. 

apiculatum N, SW, SE 

mohudiri, ntshingidtza, ntshingitsha; 

red bushwillow 

Voucher: Tsodilo Hills, Banks 

39 (PRE) 

CLUSIACEAE 

St John’s Wort family 

COMBRETACEAE 

Combretum family 




Clusiaceae 

• Combretum apiculatum 

subsp. apiculatum 

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Combretaceae 

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Combretum apiculatum Sond. subsp. leutweinii 

(Schinz) Exell N, SE 

mohudiri, ntshingidtza, ntshingitsha; hairy red bushwillow 

Voucher: Serondela, Miller B/1265 (FHO) 

Combretum celastroides Welw. ex Lawson 

subsp. celastroides N 

jesse-bush combretum, savanna bushwillow 

Voucher: Serondela, Miller B/1274 (PRE) 

Combretum collinum Fresen. subsp. gazense 

(Swynn. & Baker f.) Okafor N, SW, SE 

modubana, mopupu, morubana; bushwillow, hairy 

bushwillow, variable combretum 

Voucher: Between Bushman Pits and Makalamabedi, 

De Beer & Yalala 28 (GAB) 



Combretum collinum Fresen. subsp. ondongense 

(Engl. & Diels) Okafor N, SW 

modubana; bushwillow, variable combretum 

Voucher: tree by roadside in Kasane village, 

Smith 4544 (SRGH) 


Combretum elaeagnoides 

Klotzsch N 

large-fruited jesse-bush combretum, 

oleaster bushwillow 

Voucher: Tsotsoroga Pan, Van 

Son s.n. sub TM 28825 (SRGH) 



❏ Combretum apiculatum subsp. 

leutweinii 

• Combretum collinum 

subsp. gazense 

❏ Combretum collinum subsp. 

ondongense

Combretum engleri Schinz N, SW 

modubana; bushwillow, sand bushwillow 

Voucher: Base of Tsodilo Hills, Guy 122/64 (GAB) 

Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond. N, SE 

moduba-wa-noka, modubu, mokhukhu; river bushwillow, river 

combretum 

Voucher: Near Tlokweng Village, Yalala 

147 (SRGH) 

Combretum hereroense Schinz N, SW, SE 

mokabi, mokata, mongare, monwana, mungave, nswazwi; 

mouse-eared combretum, russet bushwillow 

Voucher: 24 km west of Ghanzi, Balance 634 (SRGH) 

Combretum imberbe Wawra N, SW, SE 

kavimba, madikolo, mbgweti, monyondo, motswere, 

motswiri, movimba; bastard yellow wood, elephant trunk, 

ivory tree, leadwood 

Voucher: Near Mahalapye 

railway line, De Beer 

524 (SRGH) 



Combretum microphyllum Klotzsch SE 

burning-bush combretum, flame combretum, smallleaved 

flame bushwillow 

Voucher: Tuli Block, Nitani Game Reserve, 

Baytopp 156 (UNIN) 

Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don N, SW, SE 

modubatshipi, mohudiri-wa-lentswe, molatswe; velvet 

bushwillow, velvet-leaved combretum 

Voucher: Ngamiland, Curson 811 (PRE) 






Combretaceae 

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Combretaceae 

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Combretum mossambicense (Klotzsch) Engl. 

N, SE 

kankolo, motsheketsane, motsweketsane, mtweketsane; 

knobby combretum, knobby creeping bushwillow, 

Mozambique combretum, shaving-brush 

combretum 

Voucher: Matlapaneng Drift near Maun, 

Story 4651 (PRE) 

Combretum psidioides Welw. subsp. psidioides 

N 

peeling-twig combretum, silver bushwillow 

Voucher: Mahalapye, De 

Beer 674 (SRGH) 

Combretum schumannii Engl. N 

mochiara; sand bushwillow 

Voucher: Serondela, Miller B/1199 (SRGH) 

Combretum zeyheri Sond. N, SE 

moduba, modube, mosinsi, mosula, ufufu; large-fruited 

bushwillow, large-fruited combretum 

Voucher: Kanye Hills, De Beer 687 (SRGH) 



Pteleopsis Engl. 

Myrtle bushwillow trees 

Pteleopsis myrtifolia Engl. & Diels N 

moanzabala, mofungi, motindi; myrtle bushwillow, pteleopsis, 

two-winged pteleopsis 

Voucher: Kazungula, Miller B/194 (FHO) 



actual size: 64 mm

Terminalia L. 

Cluster-leaf trees 

Terminalia brachystemma Welw. ex Hiern 

subsp. brachystemma N 

nsuru-ntukunu; Kalahari sand cluster-leaf, Kalahari 

sand terminalia 

Voucher: Kasane, Chobe 

National Park ‘Valley 

Road’, Van Wyk 49 (PRE) 

Terminalia prunioides Laws. N, SW, SE 

mochara, motororo, motsiara, motsiyana, mususu; purple-pod 

cluster-leaf, purple-pod terminalia 


166 (UNIN) 


Terminalia randii Baker f. N, SE 

small-leaved cluster-leaf 

Voucher: 130 km south of Kazungula, Woollard 663 

(UCBG) 

Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC. N, SW, SE 

mokuba, mogonono, moshosho; silver cluster-leaf 

Voucher: Gaborone, Mott 818 (UCBG) 



Terminalia stuhlmannii Engl. N 

zigzag cluster-leaf, zigzag terminalia 

Voucher: 70 km south of Kazungula, Venter, Hahn & 

Archer 157 (PRE) 





Combretaceae 

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Connaraceae 

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Terminalia trichopoda Diels N 

hybrid cluster-leaf, hybrid terminalia 

Voucher: Tati, savanna woodland, Miller B/1307 

(PRE) 

Rourea Aubl. 

Short-pod trees 

Rourea orientalis Baill. N 

monwana; short-pod 

Voucher: Chobe District, between Kasane and 

Kazungula, Miller B/1129 (PRE) 


DIPTEROCARPACEAE 

Monotes family 

Monotes A.DC. 

Monotes trees 

Monotes glaber Sprague N 

moangarara; pale-fruited monotes 

Voucher: Sitengu Pan, Miller 143 (FHO) 



CONNARACEAE 

Itch-pod family 

EBENACEAE 

Ebony family 

Diospyros L. 

Star-apple bushes 

Diospyros batocana Hiern N 

monjongolo; sand jackal-berry 

Voucher: Leshoma Valley, Chobe, Miller 

B/480 (FHO) 

actual size: 104 mm

Diospyros lycioides Desf. subsp. guerkei 

(Kuntze) De Winter SE 

letlhaja, letlhajwa; Transvaal bluebush 

Voucher: Mannyelanong Hill, 32 km south of 

Gaborone, Mott 654 (SRGH) 

Diospyros lycioides Desf. subsp. lycioides 

N, SW, SE 

letlhaja, letlhajwa, molootsameno, motlhaja, motlhajwa, 

nshangule; bluebush, Kalahari star-apple, red star-apple 

Voucher: Bohelabatho Pan, Skarpe 293 (SRGH) 

Diospyros lycioides Desf. subsp. nitens (Harv. 

ex Hiern) De Winter SE 

velvet bluebush 


154 (UNIN) 

Diospyros lycioides Desf. subsp. sericea 

(Bernh.) De Winter N, SW, SE 

letlhaja, letlhajwa, motlhaja, motlhajwa; hairy bluebush, 

Kalahari star-apple, red star-apple 

Voucher: Chobe-Zambezi confluence, 

E.M. & W. 1469 (SRGH) 

Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. N 

isuma, mbiriri, mochenje, mokhutsomu, mokochong, 

mokutshumo, muchenje, utunda; African ebony, ebony, ebony 

diospyros, jackal-berry, medlar, monkey guava, Mozambique 

ebony, persimmon, Rhodesian ebony, Transvaal ebony 

Voucher: Gobega Lagoon, Biegel & Gibbs 

Russell 3861 (SRGH) 

Ebenaceae 

actual size: 50 mm ❏ Diospyros lycioides subsp. guerkei 





• Diospyros lycioides subsp. lycioides 

▲ Diospyros lycioides subsp. 

nitens 

▼ Diospyros lycioides subsp. nitens 

De Winter 

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Ebenaceae 

Euclea Murray 

Guarri bushes 

Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Guerke subsp. ovata 

(Burch.) F.White SE 

round-leaved blue guarri 

Voucher: Pharing, Mmakgodumo 

Valley, Miller B/550 (K) 


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Euclea divinorum Hiern N, SE 

moshitondo, motlhakola, nshangule; diamond leaf, diamondleaved 

euclea, magic guarri, toothbrush tree 

Voucher: Majali River, Yalala 191 (SRGH) 


Euclea natalensis A.DC. subsp. angustifolia 

F.White SE 

mosasawane, motlhakola, motlhakola-o-montsho, 

motlhakola-wa-kgomo; large-leaved guarri 

Voucher: Bakgatla Reserve, Mochudi, Rogers 6630 

(K) 


Euclea natalensis A.DC. subsp. natalensis SE 

mosasawane, motlhakola, motlhakola-o-montsho, 

motlhakola-wa-kgomo; large-leaved guarri, Natal guarri 

Voucher: At Kolobeng River, 20 km west of Gaborone, 

Mott 963 (GAB) 


Euclea undulata Thunb. subsp. myrtina 

(Burch.) Hiern N, SW, SE 

mokwelekwele, moshitondo, mosokola, motlhakola, 

motlhakolana, motlhakolane, motlhakolwana, 

motlhakolwane, motokola, nshangule-ntukunu; common 

guarri, fire-fighter’s blessing, small-leaved guarri, thicket euclea 


152 (UNIN) 

❏ Euclea crispa subsp. ovata 

• Euclea natalensis subsp. 

angustifolia 

❏ Euclea natalensis subsp. 

actual size: 29 mm actual size: 29 mm

ERYTHROXYLACEAE 

Coca family 

Erythroxylum P.Browne 

Coca trees 

Erythroxylum zambesiacum N.Robson N 

Zambezi coca tree 

Voucher: Kasane, Miller B/825 (PRE) 


EUPHORBIACEAE 

Euphorbia family 

Acalypha L. 

False-nettle bushes 

Acalypha glabrata Thunb. var. glabrata SE 

moharatshwene; forest false-nettle, silky berry 

Voucher: 2326b1, hill 5 miles south of Shoshong, 



Acalypha glabrata Thunb. var. pilosior 

(Kuntze) Prain SE 

moharatshwene; hairy forest false-nettle 

Voucher: 3 km north of Kanye, Hansen 3507 (GAB) 


Antidesma L. 

Tassel berry trees 

Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex Tul. N, SE 

kgobe-tsa-badisana, moingwe, mojama, motoya, muxuwa, 

segagama, simai; tassel berry 

Voucher: Kasane, Venter, Archer & 

Hahn 374 (PRE) 

Erythroxylaceae 

• Acalypha glabrata var. 

glabrata 

❏ Acalypha glabrata var. 

pilosior 


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Euphorbiaceae 

Bridelia Willd. 

Sweetberry trees 

Bridelia cathartica Bertol.f. N 

blue sweetberry, knobby bridelia 

Voucher: Kasane, Woollard 170 (GAB) 

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Bridelia mollis Hutch. N, SE 

mokokokwena, mokokonane, mokokonyana, mokokwane, 

mokokwele, mokokwenana, mokokwenane, 

mokomanawe, mokopakopa, mokopokopo, 

mokororo, mongwanengebe, 

nkumbakumba; velvet bridelia, 

velvet sweetberry 

Voucher: Matshukudu Ridge, 

10 miles west of Molepolole, Woollard 

1227 (UCBG) 

Clutia L. 

Lightning bushes 

Clutia pulchella L. var. pulchella SW, SE 

pudimolwetse; warty-fruited lightning bush 

Voucher: Otse Hill, 30 miles southeast of Gaborone, 

Mott 220a (GAB) 

Croton L. 

Fever-berry trees 

Croton gratissimus Burch. var. gratissimus N, 

SE, SW 

mhakwana, mmakwana, moologa, ngala-dombo, 

umumbango; lavender croton, lavender fever-berry 

Voucher: Gcwihaba Hills, Long 

& Rae 333 (GAB) 


Croton gratissimus Burch. var. subgratissimus 

(Prain) Burtt Davy N, SW, SE 

mhakwana, mmakwana, moologa, ngala-dombo, 

umumbango; lavender croton, lavender fever-berry 


s.n. sub UNIN 8494 (UNIN) 




• Croton gratissimus var. 

gratissimus 

❏ Croton gratissimus var. 

subgratissimus

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