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Botanical names

Acacia dealbata, Acacia mearnsii, Anredera cordifolia (baselloides),  Caesalpinia decapetala, Cardiospermum grandiflorum, Cassia (Senna) didymobotrya, Cestrum laevigatumChromolaena odorata, Eichhornia crassipes, Lantana camara, Leucaena leucocephala, Lilium formosanum, Litsea glutinosa, Montanoa hibiscifolia, Melia azedarach, Opuntia aurantiaca, Pereskia aculeata, Populus canescens, Psidium guajava, Ricinus communis, Rubus cuneifolius,  Schinus terebinthifolius, Solanum mauritianum, Tithonia diversifolia
 

English names

American Bramble, Armstrong's WeedBalloon Vine, Barbados Gooseberry, Black Wattle, Brazil Pepper Tree, Bridal Wreath, bugweed, Castor-oil Bush, Christmas Berry Tree, Eupatorium, Formosa Lily, Grey Poplar, Guava, Indian Laurel, Inkberry, Jointed Cactus, Lantana, Lemon Vine, Leucaena, Montanoa,  Nile Lily, Peanut-butter Cassia, pereskia, Persian Lilac, Pond Spice, Silver Wattle, South American Pepper, St Joseph's trumpet, syringa, Tickberry, Tithonia, Tree DaisyTriffid Weed, Water Hyacinth, White Shroud, Wild Senna
 

Afrikaans names

Amerikaansebraam, Barbadosstekelbessie, Blaasklimop, Brasiliaanse peperboom, Kasterolieboom, Katjie, Koejawel, Litjieskaktus, Litjiesturksvy, Gomdagga, Grondboontjiebotterkassia, Groot bitterappel, Gryspopulier, Indiese lourier, Inkbessie, Kraaldoring, Lantana, Luisboom, Maderia ranker, Maksering, Mauritiusdoring, Mexikaanse sonneblom, Nyllelie, Paraffienbos, Pereskia, Reusewattel, Sandbraam, Seringboom, Silverwattel, Sintjosefslelie, Snotterbel, Stuipboom, Swartwattel, Trompetlelie, Vaalpopulier, Waterhiasant
 

Zulu names

igayintombi, ink, intandela, ijikijolo, isigwayana, ljingijoye, qwaningi, sandanezweubhisi, ubhongobhongo, ubobo-encane, uboyana, ubukhwebezana, ufenisi, ugwava, ukwatapheya-mbumbulu, uhalahala, ulozisi, umbabane, umbanga banga, umhlakuva, umhlangura, umpono, umsilinga, uwatela, uyinki

Botanical name: Acacia dealbata
English: Silver Wattle
Afrikaans: Silverwattel
Zulu: uwatela

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Botanical name: Acacia mearnsii
English: Black Wattle
Afrikaans: Swartwattel
Zulu: uwatela
Acacia mearnsii
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Botanical name: Anredera cordifolia (baselloides)
English: Bridal Wreath, Madeira Vine,
 White Shroud
Afrikaans: Maderia ranker

Anredera cordifolia (baselloides)
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Botanical name: Caesalpinia decapetala
English: Mauritius Thorn, Mysore Thorn
Afrikaans: Kraaldoring, Mauritiusdoring
Zulu: ubobo-encane, ufenisi, ulozisi


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Botanical name: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
English: Balloon Vine
Afrikaans: Blaasklimop
Zulu: intandela

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Botanical name: Cassia (Senna) didymobotrya
English: Peanut-Butter Cassia, Wild Senna
Afrikaans: Grondboontjiebotterkassia

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Botanical name:    Cestrum laevigatum
English: Inkberry
Afrikaans: Inkbessie
Zulu: ink, uyinki

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Botanical name: Chromolaena odorata
English: Armstrong's Weed, Eupatorium,
Paraffin Bush, Triffid Weed
Afrikaans: Paraffienbos
Zulu: uhalahala, uboyana, sandanezwe

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Botanical name: Eichhornia crassipes
English: Water Hyacinth, Nile Lily
Afrikaans: Nyllelie, Snotterbel, Waterhiasant

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Botanical name: Lantana camara
English: Lantana, Tickberry
Afrikaans: Lantana, Gomdagga
Zulu: ubukhwebezana, ubhisi

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Botanical name: Leucaena leucocephala
English: Leucaena
Afrikaans: Reusewattel, Stuipboom
   

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Botanical name: Lilium formosanum
English: Formosa Lily, St Joseph's trumpet
Afrikaans: Sintjosefslelie, Trompetlelie
   

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Botanical name: Litsea glutinosa
English: Indian Laurel, Pond Spice
Afrikaans: Indiese lourier
Zulu: ukwatapheya-mbumbulu
Litsea glutinosa
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Botanical name: Melia azedarach
English: Syringa, Persian Lilac
Afrikaans: Seringboom, Maksering
Zulu: umsilinga
Melia azedarach
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Botanical name: Montanoa hibiscifolia
English: Montanoa, Tree Daisy
Zulu: ubhongobhongo
Montanoa hibiscifolia
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Botanical name: Opuntia aurantiaca
English: Jointed Cactus
Afrikaans: Litjieskaktus, Litjiesturksvy, Katjie

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Botanical name: Pereskia aculeata
English: Pereskia, Barbados Gooseberry, Lemon Vine
Afrikaans: Pereskia, Barbadosstekelbessie
Zulu: qwaningi
Pereskia aculeata
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Botanical name: Populus canescens
English: Grey Poplar
Afrikaans: Vaalpopulier, Gryspopulier
Populas X canescens
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Botanical name: Psidium guajava
English: Guava
Afrikaans: Koejawel
Zulu: ugwava
Psiduim guajava
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Botanical name Ricinus communis
English: Castor-oil Bush
Afrikaans: Kasterolieboom
Zulu: umhlakuva, umpono, umhlangura

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Botanical name: Rubus cuneifolius
English: American Bramble
Afrikaans: Amerikaansebraam, Sandbraam
Zulu: ijikijolo, ljingijoye

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Botanical name: Schinus terebinthifolius
English: Brazil Pepper Tree,
Christmas Berry Tree,
Pepper Hedge, South American Pepper
Afrikaans: Brasiliaanse peperboom
Zulu:
Schinus terebinthifolius
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Botanical name: Solanum mauritianum
English: Bugweed
Afrikaans: Luisboom, Groot bitterappel
Zulu: umbanga banga, isigwayana, igayintombi
Solanum mauritianum
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Botanical name: Tithonia diversifolia
English: Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia
Afrikaans: Mexikaanse sonneblom
Zulu: umbabane
mexican daisy
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This page was last edited on 23 April, 2006