Trees of Southern Africa, Covering All Known Indigenous Species in the Republic of South Africa, South-West Africa, Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland, Volume 1 |
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½ inch Acacia Acacia karroo Aloe ferox axils bark base birds bloom borne botanical botanists Botswana bracts branches bush caffra capensis carpels colour Combretum Commiphora conspicuous cycad dense east eastern Cape eastern Transvaal eaten edible egg-shaped Encephalartos Euclea feet female Ficus fleshy Flora flower-heads flowers foliage forest fruits genus green grows hairy inch 1.3 cm inflorescence Karoo kloofs known Knysna leaf leaflets leaves Maerua male marula midrib mountains Natal natalensis northern Transvaal northwards oblong Ocotea bullata Orange oval palm petals pink plants Podocarpus poisonous Pretoria Protea racemes Rhus River roots round roundish Salix seeds shrub slender slopes small tree smooth sometimes South Africa South West Africa south west Cape Southern Africa species specific name stalks stamens stem stinkwood subsp Swaziland tall Thunb tips tropical Africa trunk twigs usually veins veld Widdringtonia wide wild fig witgat wood yellow yellowwood young Zulu Zululand