Tree and Grass List | Shakati Private Game Reserve

How does the Mokolo River flow?

The Mokolo River starts in the Waterberg Mountains between the koppies (Confluence of the Sand River with the Grootspruit River), and flows through a steep gorge into the Vaalwater town. From there it flows past Shakati via flat area until it enters the Mokolo Dam. From the Mokolo Dam it flows past another gorge where it finally enters the Limpopo River. Continue reading →

Overview

Welcome to the Fifth edition of Shakati Bush Facts. In the article, we will be focusing on the Waterberg Environment. This article is part of a two part series. The first article focused on the Waterberg Biosphere, and this second article will focus on the climate, ecology and other aspects of the Biosphere.

Shakati Private Game Reserve is situated close to the Marakele National Park and other private nature reserves and game farms in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve. This makes it important to preserve the wildlife and nature in the areas there is a future vision to expand the Marakele National Park to include other game reserves (same principal as the Dinokeng Nature reserve close to Hammanskraal). These combined efforts of the multiple game reserves will ensure that nature conservation is taken to a new level, which will positively affect the fragile Waterberg Biosphere ecosystem.

List of common trees

No	Latin name	English name	Afrikaans name
160	Acacia ataxacantha	Flame thorn	Vlamdoring
162	Acacia caffra	Common hook-thorn	Gewone haakdoring
172	Acacia karroo	Sweet thorn	Soetdoring
185	Acacia Senagal	Tree-horn thorn	Driehaakdoring
157	Albizia tanganyicensis	Paperbark false-thorn	Papierbasvalsdoring
295	Aloe marlothii	Flat flowered aloe	Bergaalwyn
	Anthocleista grandiflora	Forest fever tree	Boskoorsboom
730	Brachylaena rotundata	Mountain silver oak	Bergvaalbos
325	Bridelia mollis	Velvet sweetberry	Fluweelsoetbessie
197	Burkea africana	Wild seringa	Wildesering
706	Canthium gilfillani	Velvet-leaved canthium	Fluweelklipels
710	Canthium mundianum	Rock alder	Klipels
667	Clerodendrum glabrum	Tinderwood	Tontelhout
	Clutia pluchella	Lightning bush	Weerligbos
532	Combretum apiculatum	Red bushwillow	Rooibos
540	Combretum molle	Velvet bushwillow	Fluweelboswilg
243	Combretum nelsonii	Waterberg Bushwillow	Waterbergboswilg
546	Combretum zeyheri	Large-fruited bushwillow	Raasblaar
280	Commiphora mollis	Velvet corkwood	Fluweelkanniedood
278	Commiphora morlothii	Paperbark corkwood	Papierbaskanniedood
328	Croton gratissimus	Lavender fever-berry	Laventelkoorsbessie
564	Cussonia spicata	Common cabbage tree	Gewone kiepersol
190	Dichrostachys cineria	Sickle bush	Sekelbos
643	Diplorhynchus condylocarpon	Horn-pod tree	Horingpeutjieboom
471	Dombeya rotundifolia	Common wild pear	Gewone drolpeer
657	Ehretia rigida	Puzzle bush	Deurmekaarbos
	Elephantorrhizia burkeii	Sumach bean	Basboontjie
581	Engelerophytum magalismontanum	Transvaal milkplum	Stamvrug
	Erythroxylum delagoense	Small-leaved coca tree	Fynblaarkokaboom
594	Euclea crispa	Blue guarri	Bloughwarrie
597	Euclea natalensis	Natal guarri	Natalghwarrie
601	Euclea undulate	Common guarri	Gewone ghwarrie
	Fadogia homblei	Wildedadel
75	Faurea saligna	Transvaal beech	Transvaalboekenhout
63	Ficus abutilifolia	Large-leaved rock fig	Grootblaarrotsvy
50	Ficus sur Broom	Cluster fig	Besemtrosvy
48	Ficus thonningii	Common wild fig	Gewone wildevy
691	Gardenia volkensii	Bushveld Gardenia	Bosveldkatjiepiering
	Grewia bicolor	White raisin	Witrosyntjie
459	Grewia flava	Velvet raisin	Fluweelrosyntjie
459	Grewia flavescens	Rough-leaved Raisin	Skurwe(blaar)-rosyntjie
462	Grewia monticola	Silver raisin	Vaalrosyntjie
	Grewia occidentalis	Croos-berry	Kruidbessie
455	Heteropyxis natalensis	Lavender tree	Laventelboom
106	Hexalobus monopetalus	Shakama-plum	Shakamapruim
397	Iilex mitis	Cape Holly	Without
362	Lannea discolor	Live-long Dikbas
111	Maytenus undata	Koko tree	Kokoboom
585	Mimusops zeyheri	Transvaal red milkwood	Moepel
226	Mundulea sericea	Cork bush	Kurkbos
	Myrothamnus flabellifolia	Resurrection plant	Opstandingsplant
403	Ochna pulchra	Peeling plane	Lekkerbreek
617	Olea europea	Olive tree	Olienhout
	Osyris lanceolata	Transvaal Sumach	Bergbas
375	Ozoroa paniculosa	Common risen tree	Gewone harpuisboom
433	Pappea capensis	Jacke-plum	Doppruim
	Pavetta Gardeniifolia	Common bride’s bush	Gewone Bruidsbos
722	Pavetta zeyheri	Small-leaved Bridal Bush F	ynblaarbruidsbos
215	Peltophorum africanum	Weeping wattle	Huilboom
	Pouzolzia mixta	Soapbush	Seepbos
87	Protea caffra	Common sugarbush	Gewone suikerbos
308	Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia	Kudu-berry	Koedoebessie
	Psydrax Livida	Green tree	Groenboom
237	Pterocarpus rotundifolius	Round-leaved teak	Dopperkiaat
382	Rhus engleri	Velvet karree	Fluweelkaree
387	Rhus leptodictya	Mountain karree	Bergkaree
	Rhus magalismontana	Mountain wild currant	Bergtaaibos
392	Rhus pyroides	Common wild currant	Gewone taaibos
360	Sclerocarya birrea	Marula	Maroela
623	Strychnos cocculoides	Corky monkey orange	Kurkbasklapper
626	Strychnos madagascariensis	Black monkey orange	Swartklapper
628	Strychnos pungens	Spine-leaved monkey orange	Stekelblaarklapper
555	Syzygium cordatum	Water berry	Waterbessie
703	Tapiphyllum parvifolium	Mountain wild medlar	Bergmispel
686	Tarenna supra-axillaris	Narrow-leaved False Bride’s Bush	Smalblaarbasterbruidsbos
548	Terminalia brachystemma	Green cluster leaf	Groenvaalboom
551	Terminalia sericea	Silver cluster-leaf	Vaalboom
	Vangueria cyanescens	Bush madlar	Bosmispel
702	Vangueria infausta	Wild medlar	Wildemispel
663	Vitex pooara Poora	Fingerleaf	Waterberg-poerabessie
664	Vitex rehmannii	Pipe-stem tree	Pypsteelboom
103	Ximenia caffra	Sourplum	Suurpruim
447	Ziziphus mucronata	Buffalo-thorn	Blinkblaarwag ‘n bietjie

List of Common Grasses

	English Name	Latin Name
1	Heeringbone grass	Pogonartia squarrosa
2	Curly Leaf	Eragrostis chloromelas
3	Tassel tree-awn	Aristida congesta
4	Couch grass	Cynodon dactylon
5	False couch grass	Digitaria longiflora
6	Natal red top	Melis repens
7	Cat’s tail	Perotis patens
8	Common finger grass	Digitaria eriantha
9	Rough tree-awn	Aristida rhiniochlora