Trees

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Agavaceae Agave americana
Anacardiaceae Lannea discolor
Anacardiaceae Lannea schweinfurthii var. tomentosa
Anacardiaceae Lannea schweinfurthii var. stuhlmannii
Anacardiaceae Schinus molle
Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra
Anacardiaceae Searsia lancea
Annonaceae Annona senegalensis subsp. senegalensis
Annonaceae Artabotrys brachypetalus
Annonaceae Friesodielsia obovata
Annonaceae Hexalobus monopetalus var. monopetalus
Annonaceae Hexalobus monopetalus
Annonaceae Xylopia odoratissima
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Acokanthera oppositifolia
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Carissa spinarum
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae Calotropis procera
Araliaceae Cussonia natalensis
Araliaceae Cussonia spicata
Arecaceae Hyphaene petersiana
Arecaceae Phoenix reclinata
Asphodelaceae Aloe excelsa var. excelsa
Asphodelaceae Aloe littoralis
Asteraceae Vernonia amygdalina
Asteraceae Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata
Balanitaceae Balanites aegyptiaca var. aegyptiaca
Balanitaceae Balanites maughamii
Balanitaceae Balanites pedicellaris subsp. pedicellaris
Bignoniaceae Kigelia africana subsp. africana
Bignoniaceae Markhamia obtusifolia
Bignoniaceae Markhamia zanzibarica
Bignoniaceae Rhigozum brevispinosum
Bignoniaceae Rhigozum zambesiacum
Boraginaceae Cordia monoica
Burseraceae Commiphora africana
Burseraceae Commiphora glandulosa
Burseraceae Commiphora karibensis
Burseraceae Commiphora marlothii
Cactaceae Cereus jamacaru
Cannabaceae Celtis africana
Cannabaceae Chaetachme aristata
Capparaceae Boscia albitrunca
Capparaceae Boscia angustifolia var. corymbosa
Capparaceae Boscia foetida subsp. rehmanniana
Capparaceae Boscia mossambicensis
Capparaceae Boscia salicifolia
Capparaceae Cadaba natalensis
Capparaceae Cadaba termitaria
Capparaceae Maerua cafra
Celastraceae Elaeodendron matabelicum
Celastraceae Gymnosporia senegalensis
Chrysobalanaceae Parinari curatellifolia
Clusiaceae Garcinia livingstonei
Combretaceae Combretum adenogonium
Combretaceae Combretum erythrophyllum
Combretaceae Combretum mossambicense
Combretaceae Pteleopsis myrtifolia
Connaraceae Rourea orientalis
Dipterocarpaceae Monotes glaber
Ebenaceae Diospyros batocana
Ebenaceae Diospyros kirkii
Ebenaceae Diospyros lycioides subsp. sericea
Ebenaceae Diospyros lycioides subsp. lycioides
Ebenaceae Diospyros lycioides subsp. lycioides-sericea intermediates
Ebenaceae Diospyros mespiliformis
Ebenaceae Diospyros squarrosa
Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum zambesiacum
Euphorbiaceae Croton menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae Croton pseudopulchellus
Euphorbiaceae Erythrococca menyharthii
Euphorbiaceae Erythrococca trichogyne var. trichogyne
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cooperi var. cooperi
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia ingens
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia matabelensis
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria bussei
Euphorbiaceae Maprounea africana
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis var. communis Possibly sometimes a small tree
Euphorbiaceae Schinziophyton rautanenii
Euphorbiaceae Spirostachys africana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Afzelia quanzensis
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Baikiaea plurijuga
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Bauhinia macrantha
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Bauhinia petersiana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Brachystegia boehmii
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Burkea africana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Cassia abbreviata subsp. abbreviata
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Cassia abbreviata
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Cassia abbreviata subsp. beareana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Colophospermum mopane
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Dialium englerianum
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Erythrophleum africanum
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Erythrostemon gilliesii
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Guibourtia coleosperma
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Julbernardia globiflora
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Peltophorum africanum
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Piliostigma thonningii
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Schotia brachypetala
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Schotia capitata
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Senna spectabilis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia galpinii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia karroo
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nigrescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia xanthophloea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia amara subsp. sericocephala
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia anthelmintica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia antunesiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia brevifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia harveyi
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia tanganyicensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Albizia versicolor
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Amblygonocarpus andongensis
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Elephantorrhiza burkei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Elephantorrhiza goetzei subsp. goetzei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Baphia massaiensis subsp. obovata var. obovata
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Bobgunnia madagascariensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Bolusanthus speciosus
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria pallidicaulis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Dalbergia melanoxylon
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Dalbergia sissoo
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Erythrina abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Erythrina latissima
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Erythrina lysistemon
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Mundulea sericea
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Ormocarpum trichocarpum
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Philenoptera nelsii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Philenoptera violacea
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus angolensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus lucens subsp. antunesii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. martinii
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. rotundifolius
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. polyanthus
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Sesbania sesban var. nubica
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Xanthocercis zambesiaca
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Xeroderris stuhlmannii
Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Heteropyxidaceae Heteropyxis natalensis
Kirkiaceae Kirkia acuminata
Lamiaceae Premna senensis
Lamiaceae Vitex mombassae
Loganiaceae Strychnos cocculoides
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae Adansonia digitata
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Grewia monticola
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus diversifolius subsp. rivularis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia africana
Meliaceae Ekebergia capensis
Meliaceae Entandrophragma caudatum
Meliaceae Melia azedarach
Meliaceae Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica
Meliaceae Turraea nilotica
Meliaceae Turraea zambesica
Metteniusaceae Apodytes dimidiata var. dimidiata
Moraceae Ficus abutilifolia
Moraceae Ficus burkei
Moraceae Ficus fischeri
Moraceae Ficus glumosa
Moraceae Ficus ingens
Moraceae Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis
Moraceae Ficus nigropunctata
Moraceae Ficus ovata
Moraceae Ficus petersii
Moraceae Ficus salicifolia
Moraceae Ficus sur
Moraceae Ficus sycomorus
Moraceae Ficus verruculosa
Moringaceae Moringa oleifera
Myricaceae Myrica serrata
Myrtaceae Syzygium cordatum
Myrtaceae Syzygium guineense subsp. guineense
Myrtaceae Syzygium guineense subsp. barotsense
Myrtaceae Syzygium guineense subsp. afromontanum
Ochnaceae Ochna glauca
Ochnaceae Ochna inermis only rarely a tree
Ochnaceae Ochna pretoriensis
Ochnaceae Ochna pulchra subsp. pulchra
Olacaceae Olax dissitiflora
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. caffra
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. natalensis
Pedaliaceae Sesamothamnus lugardii
Phyllanthaceae Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Pittosporaceae Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum
Poaceae Setaria lindenbergiana
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Proteaceae Faurea saligna
Proteaceae Protea gaguedi
Ptaeroxylaceae Ptaeroxylon obliquum
Rhamnaceae Berchemia discolor
Rhamnaceae Berchemia zeyheri
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus prinoides
Rhamnaceae Ziziphus mucronata
Rubiaceae Catunaregam taylorii
Rubiaceae Crossopteryx febrifuga
Rubiaceae Pavetta gardeniifolia
Rutaceae Citropsis daweana
Rutaceae Vepris reflexa
Rutaceae Vepris zambesiaca
Rutaceae Zanthoxylum capense
Salicaceae Dovyalis caffra
Salicaceae Dovyalis zeyheri
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Salicaceae Homalium abdessammadii
Salicaceae Homalium dentatum
Salicaceae Oncoba spinosa
Salicaceae Salix babylonica
Salicaceae Salix mucronata subsp. subserrata
Salicaceae Scolopia zeyheri
Santalaceae Osyris lanceolata
Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia
Sapindaceae Erythrophysa transvaalensis
Scrophulariaceae Buddleja saligna
Scrophulariaceae Buddleja salviifolia
Solanaceae Nicotiana glauca
Solanaceae Solanum mauritianum
Stilbaceae Halleria lucida
Stilbaceae Nuxia congesta
Stilbaceae Nuxia oppositifolia
Urticaceae Obetia tenax
Verbenaceae Duranta erecta
Vitaceae Rhoicissus revoilii
Number of species: 227


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: List of species with each spot-character: Trees.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=2, retrieved 19 April 2024

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