South African Trees And South African Flora Information; All You Need To Know
Flora Of South Africa: All The Tree Species
Trees are one of the most important living components of nature and the ecosystem they live in. Trees are very useful and in the South African bushveld almost every tree species has a specific use, whether it's medicinal or just for leisure and comfort South Africa' s trees are so important. Think of the birds and mammals that also depend on these biotic organisms? This page serves as a directory for the 43 tree groups that South Africa holds. In these 43 groups of indigenous tree species, there are about 1000 different indigenous trees that occur in South Africa. This fact alone is mind boggling. Listed below are the 43 'clusters' of South African trees and on each of these 43 pages South Africa's tree species will be listed including some photographs and a few bits of information on the group of tree. The following pages try and exclude alien or invasive tree species from other places around the world.
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South African Tree Group 1: Succulents
South African Tree Group 2: Palms And Allies
South African Tree Group 3: Cedar
South African Tree Group 4: Figs
South African Tree Group 5: Milkplum's
South African Tree Group 6: Tamboti
South African Tree Group 7: Silver-Oak's
South African Tree Group 8: Spike Thorn
South African Tree Group 9: Wild-Plane
South African Tree Group 10: Common
South African Tree Group 11: Raisin Bush
South African Tree Group 12: Monkey-Orange and Allies
South African Tree Group 13: Sagewood's
South African Tree Group 14: Turkeyberry and Allies
South African Tree Group 15: Bridesbush and Allies
South African Tree Group 16: Wild-Medlar
South African Tree Group 17: False Gardenia
South African Tree Group 18: Onionwood
South African Tree Group 19: Spoonwood
South African Tree Group 20: Numnum and Allies
South African Tree Group 21: Poisonbush
South African Tree Group 22: Waterberry
South African Tree Group 23: Bushwillow
South African Tree Group 24: Quininetree and Allies
South African Tree Group 25: Wild-Almond
South African Tree Group 26: Bauhinia
South African Tree Group 27: Mopane
South African Tree Group 28: Corkwood
South African Tree Group 29: Coral
South African Tree Group 30: White Ironwood
South African Tree Group 31: Karee
South African Tree Group 32: Sausage Tree's and Allies
South African Tree Group 33: Boerbean
South African Tree Group 34: Soapberry
South African Tree Group 35: Peppertree
South African Tree Group 36: Knobwood
South African Tree Group 37: Marula
South African Tree Group 38: Kiaat
South African Tree Group 39: Baobab
South African Tree Group 40: Fingerleaf
South African Tree Group 41: Hook Thorn
South African Tree Group 42: Sweet Thorn
South African Tree Group 43: False Thorn
All the indigenous South African tree species can be found in the pages above, with information on the group and pictures of specific common South African succulents...

