Assessment of Useful Plants in the Catchment Area of the Proposed Ntabelanga Dam in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Table 1

Plant species recorded in Ntabelanga catchment area in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Species marked with asterisk () are exotic to South Africa.

Species and family name	Family	Growth form
			B	C	F	M	O	T	V
baileyana F. Muell.	Fabaceae	Tree						X
Acacia caffra (Thunb.) Wild.	Fabaceae	Tree						X
dealbata Link.	Fabaceae	Tree			X			X
Acacia karroo Hayne	Fabaceae	Tree	X		X	X
mearnsii De Wild.	Fabaceae	Tree			X			X
Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Codd	Apocynaceae	Tree				X
Agathisanthemum bojeri Klotzsch	Rubiaceae	Herb
americana L.	Asparagaceae	Shrub				X	X
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh.	Apiaceae	Herb				X
Alepidea serrata Eckl. & Zeyh.	Apiaceae	Herb				X
cepa L.	Alliaceae	Herb							X
sativum L.	Alliaceae	Herb							X
Aloe arborescens Mill.	Asphodelaceae	Shrub				X
Aloe ciliaris Haw.	Asphodelaceae	Shrub				X
Aloe ferox Mill.	Asphodelaceae	Shrub				X
Aloe marlothii A. Berger	Asphodelaceae	Tree				X
hybridus L.	Amaranthaceae	Herb							X
Andropogon eucomus Nees	Poaceae	Grass
Anthospermum galioides Rchb. f.	Rubiaceae	Herb
Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult.	Poaceae	Grass
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd.	Asteraceae	Shrub				X
Arundinella nepalensis Trin.	Poaceae	Grass
Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce	Asparagaceae	Climber				X
Asparagus laricinus Burch.	Asparagaceae	Shrub				X
Berkheya bergiana Söderb.	Asteraceae	Herb
Berkheya discolor (DC.) O. Hoffm. & Muschl.	Asteraceae	Herb
Berkheya bipinnatifida (Harv.) Roessler	Asteraceae	Herb
vulgaris L.	Chenopodiaceae	Herb							X
pilosa L.	Asteraceae	Herb							X
Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook. f. ssp volubilis	Hyacinthaceae	Herb				X
oleracea L.	Brassicaceae	Herb							X
rapa L.	Brassicaceae	Herb							X
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam.	Rhizophoraceae	Tree						X
Buddleja saligna Willd.	Buddlejaceae	Tree
Bulbine abyssinica A. Rich.	Xanthorrhoeaceae	Herb				X
Bulbostylis contexta (Nees) Bodard	Cyperaceae	Herb
Bulbostylis densa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz.	Cyperaceae	Herb
Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl) R. W. Haines	Cyperaceae	Herb
Capparis tomentosa Lam.	Capparaceae	Tree				X
annuum L.	Solanaceae	Herb							X
Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan	Apocynaceae	Shrub							X
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) L. Bolus	Mesembryanthemaceae	Shrub				X
roseus (L.) G. Don	Apocynaceae	Herb				X	X
Celtis africana Burm. f.	Celastraceae	Shrub
Centella coriacea Nannf.	Apiaceae	Herb				X			X
Chaenostoma campanulatum Benth.	Scrophulariaceae	Herb
Chamaecrista capensis (Thunb.) E. Mey.	Fabaceae	Herb
album L.	Chenopodiaceae	Herb							X
Cheilanthes hirta Sw.	Pteridaceae	Pteridophyte				X
Chloris virgata Sw.	Poaceae	Grass
limon (L.) Burm. f.	Rutaceae	Tree				X			X
sinensis (L.) Osbeck	Rutaceae	Tree							X
Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond.	Combretaceae	Tree	X
Commelina africana L.	Commelinaceae	Herb
Convolvulus sagitattarius Thumb	Convolvulaceae	Herb				X
bonariensis (L.) Cronquist	Asteraceae	Herb
Conyza pinnata (L. f.) Kuntze	Asteraceae	Herb
Crabbea hirsuta Harv.	Acanthaceae	Herb
Crassula ericoides Haw.	Crassulaceae	Shrub
Crassula nudicaulis L.	Crassulaceae	Shrub
Crassula setulosa Harv.	Crassulaceae	Shrub
maxima Duchesne	Cucurbitaceae	Climber							X
moschata Duchesne ex Poir.	Cucurbitaceae	Climber							X
Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh.	Araliaceae	Tree
Cussonia spicata Thunb.	Araliaceae	Tree				X
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle	Poaceae	Grass						X
dactylon (L.) Pers.	Poaceae	Grass	X
Cyperus albostriatus Schrad.	Cyperaceae	Herb
Cyperus brevis Boeck.	Cyperaceae	Herb
Cyperus congestus Vahl	Cyperaceae	Herb
Cyphostemma setosum (Roxb.) Alston	Vitaceae	Climber
Dactyloctenium giganteum Fisher & Schweick.	Poaceae	Grass
carota L.	Apiaceae	Herb							X
Digitaria ternata (A. Rich.) Stapf	Poaceae	Grass
Diospyros austro-africana De Winter	Ebenaceae	Shrub
Diospyros lycioides Desf.	Ebenaceae	Shrub	X
Dovyalis caffra (Hook. f. & Harv.) Hook. f.	Flacourtiaceae	Shrub							X
Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels	Fabaceae	Shrub				X
Eragrostis chloromelas Steud.	Poaceae	Grass
Eragrotis curvula (Schrad.) Nees	Poaceae	Grass
Eragrostis gummiflua Nees	Poaceae	Grass
Eragrostis plana Nees	Poaceae	Grass
Eragrostis racemosa (Thunb.) Steud.	Poaceae	Grass
camaldulensis Dehnh.	Myrtaceae	Tree			X	X		X
grandis W. Hill ex Maiden	Myrtaceae	Tree			X			X
Euphorbia inaqualatera Sond.	Euphorbiaceae	Shrub
Finicia brevifolia Kunth.	Cyperaceae	Herb
Ficinia deusta (P. J.) Bergius) Levyns	Cyperaceae	Herb
carica L.	Moraceae	Tree							X
Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.	Flacourtiaceae	Shrub
Gomphrena celosioides Mart.	Amaranthaceae	Herb
Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl.	Celastraceae	Tree
Gymnosporia harveyana Loes.	Celastraceae	Tree
Gymnosporia nemerosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl.	Celastraceae	Tree
Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes.	Celastraceae	Tree
Harpochloa falx (L. f.) Kuntze61	Poaceae	Grass
Helichrysum herbaceum (Andrews) Sweet	Asteraceae	Herb
Helichrysum glomeratum Klatt	Asteraceae	Herb
Helichrysum gymnocomum DC.	Asteraceae	Herb				X
Helichrysum krebsianum Less.	Asteraceae	Herb
Helichrysum nudifolium (L.) Less.	Asteraceae	Herb				X
Helichrysum odoratissimum (L.) Sweet	Asteraceae	Shrub				X
Helichrysum oreophilum Klatt	Asteraceae	Herb
Hermannia depressa N. E. Br.	Sterculiaceae	Herb
Hermannia parviflora Eckl. & Zeyh.	Sterculiaceae	Herb
Hermannia transvaalensis Schinz	Sterculiaceae	Herb
Heteropogon contortus (L.) Roem. & Schult.	Poaceae	Grass
Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf	Poaceae	Grass						X
Hyparrhenia tamba (Steud.) Stapf	Poaceae	Grass
Hypoestes forskaolii (Vahl) R. Br.	Acanthaceae	Herb
Hypoxis argentea Harv. ex Baker	Hypoxidaceae	Herb				X
Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch. Mey. & Ave-Lall.	Hypoxidaceae	Herb				X
Ilex mitis (L.) Radlk.	Aquifoliaceae	Tree				X
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.	Poaceae	Grass
batatas (L.) Lam.	Convolvulaceae	Climber							X
Kalanchoe rotundifolia (Paw.) Paw.	Crassulaceae	Shrub
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora Harv.	Crassulaceae	Shrub
Kyllinga alata Nees	Cyperaceae	Herb
sativa L.	Asteraceae	Herb							X
Lantana rugosa Thunb.	Verbenaceae	Shrub
Leersia hexandra Sw.	Poaceae	Grass
Leonotis leonurus (L.) R. Br.	Lamiaceae	Shrub				X
Leucosidea sericea Eckl. & Zeyh.	Rosaceae	Shrub
Lobelia flaccida (C. Presl) A. DC.	Campanulaceae	Herb				X
Lobelia thermalis Thunb.	Campanulaceae	Herb
esculentum Mill.	Solanaceae	Climber							X
domestica Borkh.81	Rosaceae	Tree							X
azedarach L.	Meliaceae	Tree
Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka	Poaceae	Grass
Melinis repens (Willd) Zizka	Poaceae	Grass
Microchlon caffra Nees	Poaceae	Grass
Miscanthus capensis (Nees) Andersson	Poaceae	Grass						X
Miscanthus junceus (Stapf) Pilg.	Poaceae	Grass
X paradisiaca L.86	Musaceae	Tree							X
glauca Graham87	Solanaceae	Shrub
Nidorella pinnata (L. f.) J.C. Manning & Goldbalt	Asteraceae	Herb
rosea L'Hér. ex Aiton	Onagraceae	Herb
ficus-indica (L.) Mill.	Cactaceae	Tree				X	X		X
Oxalis smithiana Eckl. & Zeyh.	Oxalidaceae	Herb
Panicum maximum Jacq.	Poaceae	Grass
distichum L.	Poaceae	Grass
clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.	Poaceae	Grass
americana Mill.	Lauraceae	Tree							X
Persicaria attenuata (R. Br.) Soják	Polygonaceae	Herb
Persicaria decipiens (R. Br.) Wilson	Polygonaceae	Herb
vulgaris L.	Fabaceae	Herb							X
Phoenix reclinata Jacq.	Arecaceae	Tree		X			X
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud.	Poaceae	Grass						X
sativum L.	Fabaceae	Herb							X
Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims.	Pittosporaceae	Shrub				X
lanceolata L.	Plantaginaceae	Herb
Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R. Br. ex Mirb.	Podocarpaceae	Tree
Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R. Br. ex Mirb.	Podocarpaceae	Tree
Polygala amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh.	Polygalaceae	Herb
armeniaca L.	Rosaceae	Tree							X
persica (L.) Batsch	Rosaceae	Tree							X
guajava L.	Myrtaceae	Shrub				X			X
Rhoicissus digitata (L.f.) Gilg & Brandt	Vitaceae	Climber				X
brasiliensis Gomes	Rubiaceae	Herb
humistrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud.	Rubiaceae	Herb
communis L.	Euphorbiaceae	Tree				X
babylonica L.	Salicaceae	Tree
Salvia scabra L. f.	Lamiaceae	Herb				X
pinnata (Lam.) Cabrera	Asteraceae	Herb
Schoenoplectus brachycerus (A. Rich.) Lye	Cyperaceae	Herb
Schoenoplectus corymbosus (Roem. & Schult.) J. Raynal	Cyperaceae	Herb
Schotia latifolia Jacq.	Fabaceae	Tree				X		X
Searsia dentata (Thunb.) F. A. Barkley	Anacardiaceae	Tree
Searsia pentheri (Zahlbr.) Moffett	Anacardiaceae	Tree
Searsia pyroides (Burch.) Moffett	Anacardiaceae	Shrub
Senecio decurrens DC.	Asteraceae	Herb
Senecio inaequidens DC.	Asteraceae	Herb
Senecio retrorsus DC.	Asteraceae	Herb
Setaria sphacelata (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. ex Moss	Poaceae	Grass
Sida rhombifolia L.	Malvaceae	Shrub				X
Solanum aculeastrum Dun.	Solanaceae	Shrub				X
tuberosum L.	Solanaceae	Herb							X
asper (L.) Hill	Asteraceae	Herb							X
oleraceus L.	Asteraceae	Herb							X
oleracea L.	Amaranthaceae	Herb							X
Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay	Poaceae	Grass		X
Sporobolus festivus Hochst. ex A. Rich.	Poaceae	Grass
Sporobolus fimbriatus (Trin.) Nees	Poaceae	Grass						X
Stachys aethiopica L.	Lamiaceae	Herb
minuta L.	Asteraceae	Herb
officinale Weber	Asteraceae	Herb							X
Tephrosia capensis (Jacq.) Pers.	Fabaceae	Herb
Teucrium trifidum Retz.	Lamiaceae	Herb
Trema orientalis (L.) Blume	Celtidaceae	Tree
Tulbaghia acutiloba Harv.	Alliaceae	Herb				X
Typha capensis (Rohrb.) N. E. Br.	Typhaceae	Herb		X		X
Vernonia natalensis Oliv. & Hiern	Asteraceae	Herb
vinifer L.	Vitaceae	Climber							X
Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) W.T. Aiton	Apocynaceae	Herb				X
mays L.	Poaceae	Grass							X
peruviana (L.) L.	Asteraceae	Herb
Ziziphus mucronata Willd.	Rhamnaceae	Tree				X
Zornia capensis Pers.	Fabaceae	Herb

= browse, C = brooms and crafts, F = firewood, M = medicinal, O = live fence and ornamentals, T = construction timber and thatching, and V = food plants.