OUR COASTAL TREASURE
Trees & Shrubs
The below mentioned are some of the trees and shrubs that can be seen in our area. A few photos have been included and we hope that they will help in the identifying process should a tree fieldguide not be on hand.
Apodytes dimidiata – White Pear
Cassine peragua – Bastard Saffronwood
Chionanthus foveolatus – Common Pock Ironwood
Clausena anisata – Perdepis
Colpoon compressum – Cape Sumach
Dovyalis rotundifolia – Dune Suurbessie
Euclea racemosa – Sea Guarri
Grewia occidentalis – Crossberry
Morella cordifolia – Waxberry
Maytenus procumbens – Dune Kokoboom
Mystroxylon aethiopicum – Kooboo Berry
Olea capensis – False Ironwood
Olea exasperata – Dune Olive
Pittosporum viridiflorum (classified as Protected) – Cheesewood, Kasuur
Psydrax obovata – Quar
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus – Candlewood
Rapanea gilliana (Classified as Endangered) – Dwarf Cape Beech
Rapanea melanophloeos – Cape Beech
Rhamnus prinoides – Blinkblaar
Robsonodendron maritimum – Mock Silky Bark
Schotia afra var. afra – Karrooboerboon
Scolopia zeyheri – Thorn Pear
Scutia myrtina – Cat-thorn
Searsia crenata – Dune Crow-berry
Searsia glauca – Blue Kuni-bush
Searsia laevigata – Dune Taaibos
Searsia lucida forma scoparia
Sideroxylon inerme (Classified as Protected) – White Milkwood
Tarchonanthus littoralis – Camphor Bush
Zanthoxylum capense – Knobwood