A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa - Revised
Author: Eve Palmer
Number of pages: 393
Year published: 1977
Edition: Revised
Published by: William Collins & Co. Ltd.
Hardcover
ISBN: 0 620 05468 9
Web site: William Collins
The Wildebeest's Review: A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa
Some of the subjects in this publication
Common Tree Fern - Page: 63Forest Tree Fern - Page: 63
Eastern Cape Giant Cycad - Page: 64
Thunberg s Cycad - Page: 66
Kei Cycad - Page: 66
White-haired Cycad - Page: 66
Karoo Cycad - Page: 66
Drakensberg Cycad - Page: 67
Lebombo Cycad - Page: 67
Natal Giant Cycad - Page: 67
Wood s Cycad - Page: 67
Modjadji Cycad - Page: 67
Lydenburg Cycad - Page: 68
Olifants River Cycad - Page: 68
Waterberg Cycad - Page: 68
Barberton Cycad - Page: 68
Kaapsehoop Cycad - Page: 68
Outeniqua Yellowwood (see 4298) - Page: 69
Lebombo Cycad - Page: 69
Real Yellowwood - Page: 70
Henkel s Yellowwood - Page: 70
Breede River Yellowwood - Page: 70
Cluster Pine - Page: 71
Patula Pine - Page: 71
Stone Pine - Page: 71
Mountain Cypress - Page: 73
Wild Date Palm - Page: 74
Lala Palm - Page: 75
Tree Aloe - Page: 77
Quiver Tree - Page: 77
Bitter Aloe - Page: 78
Mountain Aloe - Page: 79
Krantz Aloe - Page: 80
Coastal Strelitzia - Page: 81
Wild Willow - Page: 83
Common Oak - Page: 85
Turkey Oak - Page: 86
White Stinkwood - Page: 86
Bastard White Stinkwood - Page: 87
Pigeonwood Tree - Page: 87
Thorny Elm - Page: 87
Natal Elm - Page: 87
Broom Cluster Fig - Page: 91
Sycamore Fig - Page: 91
Giant-leaved Fig - Page: 92
Natal Fig - Page: 92
Namaqua Fig - Page: 93
Wonderboom - Page: 93
Mountain Nettle - Page: 94
Wild Almond - Page: 95
Silver Tree - Page: 97
Common Sugarbush - Page: 101
Silver Sugarbush - Page: 101
Wagon Tree - Page: 105
Sugarbush - Page: 106
Green Pincushion - Page: 107
Boekenhout - Page: 107
Broad-leaved Boekenhout - Page: 108
Escarpment Beechwood - Page: 108
Silky Hakea - Page: 109
Rock Hakea - Page: 109
Sweet Hakea - Page: 109
Sour Plum - Page: 111
Blue Sour Plum - Page: 111
Spekboom - Page: 112
Green-apple - Page: 114
Spekboom - Page: 114
Green-apple - Page: 115
Black Stinkwood - Page: 116
Lemonwood - Page: 116
Propeller Tree - Page: 118
Stinkbos - Page: 120
Bastard Shepherd s Tree - Page: 120
Shepherd Tree - Page: 121
Bush-cherry - Page: 122
Phantom-tree - Page: 123
Cheesewood - Page: 124
White Alder - Page: 125
Red Alder - Page: 125
White Witch-hazel - Page: 126
Black Witch-hazel - Page: 126
Splendid Witch-hazel - Page: 126
London Plane - Page: 127
Liquidambar - Page: 127
Bitter Almond - Page: 128
Oldwood - Page: 128
Mobola Plum - Page: 129
Worm Bark Albizia - Page: 132
Flat Crown Albizia - Page: 132
Ana Tree - Page: 140
Paperbark Thorn - Page: 141
Camel Thorn - Page: 141
Broadpod Robust Thorn (Ankle Thorn) - Page: 142
Sweet Thorn - Page: 142
Knob Thorn - Page: 143
Fever Tree - Page: 143
Common Hook Thorn (Cat Thorn) - Page: 144
Umbrella Acacia - Page: 145
Silver Wattle - Page: 145
Black Wattle - Page: 145
Green Wattle - Page: 146
Rooikrans - Page: 146
Port Jackson Willow - Page: 146
Blackwood - Page: 147
Sickle Bush - Page: 147
Pearl Acacia (see 28711) - Page: 147
Lebombo Wattle - Page: 148
Mesquite - Page: 148
Camel s Foot - Page: 149
Butterflyleaf - Page: 150
Mopane - Page: 151
Small False Mopane - Page: 152
Weeping Boer Bean - Page: 153
Karoo Boerbean - Page: 153
Dwarf Boer Bean - Page: 153
Zambezi Teak - Page: 153
Forest Boer Bean - Page: 153
Pod Mahogany - Page: 154
Sjambok Pod - Page: 154
Zulu Podberry - Page: 155
Weeping Wattle - Page: 156
Wild Seringa - Page: 156
Forest Camwood - Page: 157
Flamboyant - Page: 157
Coast Coral Tree - Page: 158
Common Coral Tree - Page: 159
Dwarf Coral Tree - Page: 159
Broad-leaf Coral Tree - Page: 159
Natal Laburnum (see 29326) - Page: 160
Tree Wisteria - Page: 160
Free State Laburnum - Page: 160
Umzimbeet - Page: 161
Pink Blossom Tree - Page: 161
Kiaat - Page: 162
Giant Umzimbeet - Page: 162
Round-leaved Teak - Page: 163
Small-leaved Bloodwood - Page: 163
Apple-leaf (see 5426) - Page: 164
Nyala Tree - Page: 164
Forest Coca Tree - Page: 167
Common Coca Tree - Page: 167
Small-leaved Coca Tree - Page: 167
Green Thorn - Page: 168
Small Green Thorn - Page: 168
Cape Chestnut - Page: 169
Small Knobwood - Page: 169
Horsewood - Page: 170
Sand Knobwood - Page: 170
Knobwood - Page: 170
White Ironwood - Page: 171
Natal Cherry-orange - Page: 172
Zulu Cherry-orange - Page: 172
Mountain Syringa - Page: 173
White Seringa - Page: 173
Velvet-leaved Corkwood - Page: 179
Common Commiphora - Page: 179
Copper-stem Corkwood - Page: 179
Chinese Lantern - Page: 180
Cape Ash - Page: 181
Wild Honeysuckle Tree - Page: 181
Natal Mahogany - Page: 182
Rock Essenhout - Page: 182
Violet Tree - Page: 183
Forest Natal Mahogany - Page: 183
Kudu-berry - Page: 184
Fluted Drypetes - Page: 185
Water Ironplum - Page: 186
Tassel-berry - Page: 186
Stem-fruit Ironplum - Page: 186
Coastal Golden-leaf - Page: 187
Blue Sweetberry - Page: 188
Velvet Bridelia - Page: 188
Forest Fever Berry - Page: 188
Fever-berry - Page: 188
Wild Poplar - Page: 189
Lavender Croton - Page: 189
Manketti - Page: 190
Duiker-berry - Page: 191
Tamboti - Page: 191
Naboom Euphorbia - Page: 192
Valley-bush Euphorbia - Page: 193
Bushveld Candelabra Tree - Page: 193
River Euphorbia - Page: 193
Rubber-hedge Euphorbia - Page: 193
Honey Euphorbia - Page: 193
Swazi Euphorbia - Page: 194
Kei Euphorbia - Page: 194
Lebombo Euphorbia - Page: 194
Lowveld Euphorbia - Page: 194
Dead Man s Tree - Page: 194
Soutpansberg Euphorbia - Page: 194
Psychic Nut - Page: 195
Wild Plum - Page: 196
Marula - Page: 196
Tree Grape - Page: 197
Red Beech - Page: 197
Tarwood - Page: 198
Currant Resin Tree - Page: 200
Namaqua Resin Tree - Page: 200
Karee - Page: 205
Fire-thorn Karree - Page: 206
Kuni Bush - Page: 206
Red Currant - Page: 207
Pain-bush - Page: 207
Cape Holly - Page: 208
Silky-bark - Page: 210
Koko Tree - Page: 210
Common Spike-thorn - Page: 211
Candlewood Tree - Page: 211
Hedgehog Candlewood - Page: 212
Beaked Candlewood - Page: 212
Bushveld Kooboo-berry - Page: 213
Common Saffronwood - Page: 214
Transvaal Saffron - Page: 214
Bushman s Tea - Page: 215
False Lemon Thorn - Page: 216
Lemon Thorn - Page: 216
Jacket-plum - Page: 217
Sand Olive - Page: 218
Dune False Currant - Page: 218
False Horsewood - Page: 220
Sneezewood Tree - Page: 221
Transvaal Red Balloon - Page: 221
Namaqualand Red Balloon - Page: 221
Natal Bottlebrush - Page: 223
Transvaal Bottlebrush - Page: 224
Kei Bottlebrush - Page: 224
Buffalo-thorn - Page: 224
Brown Ivory - Page: 225
Red Ivory - Page: 225
False Buffalo-thorn - Page: 225
Dogwood - Page: 226
Cat-thorn - Page: 226
Lavender Tree - Page: 227
Jutta s Botterboom - Page: 228
Cobas - Page: 228
Forest Raisin - Page: 231
Cross-berry Raisin - Page: 231
Jutta s Botterboom - Page: 231
Cape Hemp - Page: 232
Wild Cotton Tree - Page: 232
Wild Tulip Tree - Page: 233
Snot-apple (see 12394) - Page: 233
Baobab - Page: 234
Common Wild Pear - Page: 236
Star-chestnut - Page: 237
Lowveld Chestnut - Page: 238
Southern Cola - Page: 238
Hairy Cola - Page: 239
Peeling Plane - Page: 240
Curry Bush - Page: 241
African Mangosteen - Page: 242
Forest Mangosteen - Page: 242
Wild Tamarisk - Page: 243
Forest Peach - Page: 244
Snuffbox Tree - Page: 245
Wild Peach - Page: 245
African Dog Rose - Page: 245
Red Pear - Page: 247
Thorn Pear - Page: 247
Wild Mulberry - Page: 248
False Red Pear - Page: 248
Kei Apple - Page: 250
Wild Apricot - Page: 250
Hard Pear - Page: 251
Pompon Tree - Page: 252
Mountain Hard Pear - Page: 252
Natal Hard Pear - Page: 252
Rock Hard Pear - Page: 252
Powder-puff Tree - Page: 254
Transvaal Privet - Page: 254
Black Mangrove - Page: 256
Red Mangrove - Page: 256
Large-fruited Bushwillow - Page: 259
Red Bushwillow - Page: 260
Russet Bushwillow - Page: 261
River Bushwillow - Page: 261
Velvet Bushwillow - Page: 261
Weeping Bushwillow - Page: 261
Cape Bush Willow - Page: 262
Leadwood - Page: 262
Forest Bush Willow - Page: 262
Silver Clusterleaf - Page: 264
Natal Myrtle - Page: 266
Umdoni - Page: 266
Forest Umdoni - Page: 267
Woodland Waterberry - Page: 267
Blue Gum - Page: 268
Common Cabbage-Tree - Page: 270
Wild-maple - Page: 271
Mountain Cabbage Tree - Page: 271
False Forest Cabbage Tree - Page: 271
Wild Parsley - Page: 272
Carrot-tree - Page: 273
Assegaai - Page: 273
False Assegaai - Page: 275
Cape-beech - Page: 276
White Milkwood - Page: 277
Fluted Milkwood - Page: 277
Silver-leaved Milkplum - Page: 278
Transvaal Milkplum (see 27103) - Page: 278
Coastal Red-milkwood - Page: 279
Bush Milkwood - Page: 281
Milk Pear - Page: 281
Blue Guarri - Page: 283
Ebony Guarri - Page: 283
Natal Guarri - Page: 284
Small-leaved Guarri - Page: 285
Jackal-berry - Page: 287
Bladder-nut - Page: 287
Bluebush - Page: 288
Small Ironwood - Page: 290
African Olive - Page: 290
Small Ironwood - Page: 291
Wing-leaved Wooden-pear - Page: 292
Mustard Tree - Page: 293
Forest Fever Tree - Page: 294
Cape Teak - Page: 296
Spiny Monkey Orange - Page: 297
Black Monkey-orange - Page: 297
Green Monkey Orange - Page: 298
Forest Nuxia - Page: 299
Common Wild Elder - Page: 299
Sagewood - Page: 300
False Olive - Page: 301
Common Poison-bush - Page: 302
Toad Tree - Page: 303
Wild Frangipani - Page: 304
Forest Toad Tree - Page: 304
Quinine Tree - Page: 305
Puzzle Bush - Page: 307
Sandpaper Bush - Page: 308
Cat s Whiskers - Page: 309
White Mangrove - Page: 310
Tree Fuchsia - Page: 311
Pambati Tree - Page: 311
Sausage Tree - Page: 313
Sesame-bush - Page: 315
Matumi - Page: 316
Wild Pomegranate - Page: 318
Eastern Bushveld Gardenia - Page: 319
Forest Gardenia - Page: 319
September Bells - Page: 320
Scented-bells - Page: 320
Natal Flame Bush - Page: 322
Velvet Wild-medlar - Page: 322
Common Turkey-Berry - Page: 325
Quar - Page: 326
Gland-leaf Brides-bush - Page: 327
Flaky-bark Bride s-bush - Page: 327
Zulu Brides-bush - Page: 327
Stink-leaf Brides-bush - Page: 327
Christmas Bush - Page: 327
Coastal Brides-bush - Page: 328
Poison Bride s Bush - Page: 328
Grey-leaved Brides-bush - Page: 328
Dune Brides-bush - Page: 328
Black Bird-berry - Page: 329
Malbar Tree - Page: 332
Camphor Bush - Page: 332
Coast Silver-oak - Page: 332
Broad-leaved Camphor Bush - Page: 333
Bush Tickberry - Page: 333
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