On 3rd April 2009, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, published (Gazette No. 32090) the following documents (see www.deat.gov.za) for 30 days of public comment:
Kind of plant (Botanical name)
|
Common Name
|
Category
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Acacia baileyana
|
Bailey's wattle
|
3
|
Acacia cyclops
|
Rooikrans
|
2
|
Acacia dealbata
|
Silver wattle
|
Category 1 plant in Western Cape
Category 2 plant in the rest of South Africa
|
Acacia decurrens
|
Green wattle
|
2
|
Acacia elata
|
Pepper tree wattle
|
3
|
Acacia implexa
|
Screw - pod wattle
|
1
|
Acacia longifolia
|
Long - leaved wattle
|
1
|
Acacia mearnsii
|
Black wattle
|
2
|
Acacia melanoxylon
|
Australian blackwood
|
2
|
Acacia paradoxa
|
Kangaroo wattle
|
1
|
Acacia podalyriifolia
|
Pearl acacia
|
3
|
Acacia pycnantha
|
Golden wattle
|
1
|
Acacia saligna
|
Port Jackson willow
|
2
|
Achyranthes aspera
|
Burweed
|
1
|
Agave sisalana
|
Sisal hemp, Sisal
|
2
|
Ageratina adenophora
|
Crofton weed
|
1
|
Ageratina riparia
|
Mistflower
|
1
|
Ageratum conyzoides
|
Invading ageratum
|
1
|
Ageratum houstonianum
|
Mexican ageratum
|
1
|
Ailanthus altissima
|
Tree-of-heaven
|
3
|
Albizia lebbeck
|
Lebbeck tree
|
1
|
Albizia procera
|
False lebbeck
|
1
|
Alhagi maurorum
|
Camel thorn bush
|
1
|
Anredera cordifolia
|
Madeira vine, Brida wreath
|
1
|
Araujia sericifera
|
Moth catcher
|
1
|
Ardisia crenata
|
Coralberry tree, Coral bush
|
Category 1 plant only in Northern Province, Kwa Zulu-Natal & Mpumalanga
|
Argemone mexicana
|
Yellow - flowered Mexican poppy
|
1
|
Argemone ochroleuca
|
White - flowered Mexican poppy
|
1
|
Arundo donax
|
Giant reed, Spanish reed
|
1
|
Atriplex lindley
|
Sponge - fruit satltbush
|
3
|
Atriplex nummularia
|
Old man saltbush
|
2
|
Azolla filiculoides
|
Red water fern
|
1
|
Bauhinia purpurea
|
Butterfly orchid tree
|
3
|
Bauhinia variegata
|
Orchid tree
|
3
|
Bryophyllum delagoense
|
Chandelier plant
|
1
|
Caesalpinia decapetala
|
Mauritius thorn
|
1
|
Campuloclinium macrocephalum
|
Pom pom weed
|
1
|
Canna indica
|
Indian shot
|
1
|
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
|
Balloon vine
|
1
|
Casuarina cunninghamiana
|
Beefwood
|
2
|
Casuarina equisetifolia
|
Horsetail tree
|
2
|
Cereus jamacaru
|
Queen of the Night
|
1
|
Cestrum aurantiacum
|
Yellow or Orange cestrum
|
1
|
Cestrum elegans
|
Crimson cestrum
|
1
|
Cestrum laevgatum Schtdl
|
Inkberry
|
1
|
Cestrum parqui
|
Chilean cestrum
|
1
|
Chromolaena odorata
|
Triffid weed, Chromolaena
|
1
|
Cinnamomum camphora
|
Camphor tree
|
Category 1 plant only in the Northern Province, KwaZulu-Natal & Mpumalanga
|
Cirsium vulgare
|
Spear thistle, Scotch thistle
|
1
|
Convolvulus arvensis
|
Field bindweed, Wild morning glory
|
1
|
Cortaderia jubata
|
Pampas grass
|
1
|
Cortaderia selloana
|
Pampas grass
|
1
|
Cotoneaster franchetii
|
Coloneaster
|
3
|
Cotoneaster pannosus
|
Silver - leaf cotoneaster
|
3
|
Cuscuta campestris
|
Common dodder
|
1
|
Cuscuta suaveolens
|
Lucerne dodder
|
1
|
Cytisus monspessulanus
|
Montpellier broom
|
1
|
Cytisus scoparius
|
Scotch broom
|
1
|
Datura ferox
|
Large thorn apple
|
1
|
Datura innoxia
|
Downy thorn apple
|
1
|
Datura stramonium
|
Common thorn apple
|
1
|
Echinopsis spachiana
|
Torch cactus
|
1
|
Echium plantagineum
|
Patterson's curse
|
1
|
Echium vulgare
|
Blue echium
|
1
|
Egeria densa
|
Dense water weed
|
1
|
Eichhornia crassipes
|
Water hyacinth
|
1
|
Elodea canadensis
|
Canadian water weed
|
1
|
Eriobotrya japonica
|
Loquat
|
3
|
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
|
Red river gum
|
2
|
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
|
Sugar gum
|
2
|
Eucalyptus diversicolor
|
Karri
|
2
|
Eucalyptus grandis
|
Saligna gum, Rose gum
|
2
|
Eucalyptus lehmannii
|
Spider gum
|
Category 1 plant in the Western Cape
Category 2 plant in the rest of South Africa
|
Eucalyptus paniculata
|
Grey ironbark
|
2
|
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
|
Black ironbark, Red ironbark
|
2
|
Eugenia uniflora
|
Pitanga, Surinam cherry
|
Category 1 plant in the Northern Province, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga
Category 3 plant in the rest of South Africa
|
Gleditsia triacanthos
|
Honey locust, Sweet locust
|
2
|
Grevillea robusta
|
Australian silky oak
|
3
|
Hakea drupacea
|
Sweet hakea
|
1
|
Hakea gibbosa
|
Rock hakea
|
1
|
Hakea sericea
|
Silky hakea
|
1
|
Harrisia martinii
|
Moon cactus, Harrisia cactus
|
1
|
Hedychium coccineum
|
Red ginger lily
|
1
|
Hedychium coronarium
|
White ginger lily
|
1
|
Hedychium flavescens
|
Yellow ginger lily
|
1
|
Hedychium gardnerianum
|
Kahili ginger lily
|
1
|
Hypericum perforatum
|
St.Johns' wort, Tipton weed
|
2
|
Ipomoea alba
|
Moonflower
|
Category 1 plant in the Northern Province, KwaZulu-Natal & Mpumalanga
Category 3 plant in the rest of South Africa
|
Ipomoea indica
|
Morning glory
|
Category 1 plant in the Northern Province, KwaZulu-Natal & Mpumalanga
Category 3 plant in the rest of South Africa
|
Ipomoea purpurea
|
Morning glory
|
3
|
Jacaranda mimosifolia
|
Jacaranda
|
3
|
All seed producing species or seed producing hybrids of Lantana that are non-indigenous to Africa
|
Lantana/Lantana, Tickberry, Cherry Pie
|
1
|
Lepidium
|
Pepper - cres, Hoary cardaria, White top
|
1
|
Leptospermum laevigatum
|
Australian myrtle
|
1
|
Leucaena leucocephala
|
Leucaena
|
Category 1 plant in the Western Cape
Category 2 plant in South Africa, excluding Western Cape
|
Ligustrum japonicum
|
Japanese wax - leaved privet
|
3
|
Ligustrum lucidum
|
Chinese wax - leaved privet
|
3
|
Ligustrum ovalifolium
|
Californian privet
|
3
|
Ligustrum sinense
|
Chinese privet
|
3
|
Ligustrum vulgare
|
Common privet
|
3
|
Lilium formosanum
|
St Joseph's lily, Trumpet lily, Formosa lily
|
3
|
Litsea glutinosa
|
Indian laurel
|
1
|
Lyrthrum salicaria
|
Purple loosestrife
|
1
|
Macfadyena unguis-cati
|
Cat's claw creeper
|
1
|
Melia azedarach
|
"Syringa", Persian lilac
|
3
|
Metrosideros excelsa
|
New Zealand christmas tree
|
3
|
Mimosa pigra
|
Giant sensitive plant
|
3
|
Montanoa hibiscifolia
|
Tree daisy
|
1
|
Morus alba
|
White mulberry, Common mulberry
|
3
|
Myoporum tenuifolium
|
Manatoka
|
3
|
Myriophylum aquaticum
|
Parrot's feather
|
1
|
Myriophyllum spicatum
|
Spiked water - milfoil
|
1
|
Nassella tenuissima
|
White tussock
|
1
|
Nassella trichotoma
|
Nassella tussock
|
1
|
Nephrolepis exaltata
|
Sword fern
|
3
|
Nerium oleander
|
Oleander
|
1
|
Nicotiana glauca
|
Wild tobacco
|
1
|
Opuntia aurantiaca
|
Jointed cactus
|
1
|
Opuntia exaltata
|
Long spine cactus
|
1
|
Opuntia
|
Mission prickly pear, Sweet prickly pear
|
1
|
Opuntia humifusa
|
Large flowered prickly pear,
Creeping prickly pear
|
1
|
Opuntia imbricata
|
Imbricate cactus,
Imbricate prickly pear
|
1
|
Opuntia lindheimeri
|
Small round - leaved prickly pear
|
1
|
Opuntia monacantha
|
Cochineal prickly pear,
Drooping prickly pear
|
1
|
Opuntia rosea
|
Rosea cactus
|
1
|
Opuntia spinulifera
|
Saucepan cactus,
Large roundleaved prickly pear
|
1
|
Opuntia stricta
|
Pest pear of Australia
|
1
|
Orobanche minor
|
Lesser broomrape,
Clover broomrape
|
1
|
Paraserianthes lophantha
|
Austalian Albizia, Stink bean
|
1
|
Parthenium hysterophorus
|
Parthenium
|
1
|
Passiflora caerulea
|
Blue passion flower
|
1
|
Passiflora molissima
|
Banana poka, Bandadilla
|
1
|
Passiflora suberosa
|
Devil's pumpkin, Indigo berry
|
1
|
Passiflora subpeltata
|
Grandina
|
1
|
Pennisetum setaceum
|
Fountain grass
|
1
|
Pennisetum villosum
|
Feathertop
|
1
|
Pereskia aculeata
|
Pereskia/Barbados gooseberry
|
1
|
Phytolacca dioica
|
Belhambra
|
3
|
Pinus canariensis
|
Canary den
|
2
|
Pinus elliotti
|
Slash pine
|
2
|
Pinus halepensis
|
Aleppo pine
|
2
|
Pinus patula
|
Patula pine
|
2
|
Pinus pinaster
|
Cluster pine
|
2
|
Pinus radiata
|
Radiata pine, Monterey pine
|
2
|
Pinus roxburghii
|
Chir pine,
longifolia pine
|
2
|
Pinus taeda
|
Loblolly pine
|
2
|
Pistia stratiotes
|
Water lettuce
|
1
|
Pittosporum undulatum
|
Australian cheesewood,
Sweet pittospormum
|
1
|
Plectranthus comosus
|
Abyssinian' coleus,
Wooly plectranthus
|
3
|
Pontederia cordata
|
Pickerel weed
|
3
|
Populus alba
|
White popular
|
2
|
Populus x canescens
|
Grey popular,
Matchwood popular
|
2
|
Prosopis glandulosa
|
Honey mesquite
|
2
|
Proposis velutina
|
Velvet mesquite
|
2
|
Psidium cattleianum
|
Strawberry guava
|
3
|
Psidium guajava
|
Guava
|
2
|
Psidium guineense
|
Brazilian guava
|
3
|
Psidium x durbanensis
|
Durban guava
|
1
|
Pueraria lobata
|
Kudu vine
|
1
|
Pyrancantha angustifolia
|
Yellow firethorn
|
3
|
Pyrancantha crenulata
|
Himalayan firethorn
|
3
|
Rhus succedanea
|
Wax tree
|
1
|
Ricinus communis
|
Castor - oil plant
|
2
|
Rivina humilis
|
Rivina, Bloodberry
|
1
|
Robinia pseudoacacia
|
Black locust
|
2
|
Rorippa nasturtium - aquaticum
|
Watercress
|
2
|
Rosa rubiginosa
|
Eglantine,
Sweetbriar
|
1
|
Rubus cuneifolius
|
American bramble
|
1
|
Rubus fruticosus
|
European blackberry
|
2
|
Salix babylonica
|
Weeping willow
|
2
|
Salix fragilis
|
Crack or brittle willow
|
2
|
Salvinia molesta
|
Kariba weed
|
1
|
Schinus terebinthifolius
|
Brazilian pepper tree
|
Category 1 in KwaZulu-Natal
Category 3 in the rest of South Africa
|
Senna bicapsularis
|
Rambling cassia
|
3
|
Senna didymobotrya
|
Peanut butter cassia
|
3
|
Senna pendule
|
|
3
|
Sesbania punicea
|
Red sesbania
|
1
|
Solanum elaeagnifolium
|
Silver-leaf bitter apple
|
1
|
Solanum mauritianum
|
Bugweed
|
1
|
Solanum seaforthianum
|
Potato creeper
|
1
|
Solanum sisymbriifolium
|
Wild tomato,Dense -
thorned bitter apple
|
2
|
Sorghum halepense
|
Johnson grass, Aleppo grass
|
2
|
Spartium junceum
|
Spanish broom
|
1
|
Syzygium cumini
|
Jambolan
|
3
|
Syzygium jambos
|
Rose apple
|
3
|
Tamarix chinensis
|
Chinese tamarisk
|
Category 1 plant in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape
Category 3 plant in the rest of South Africa
|
Tamarix ramosissima
|
Pink tamarisk
|
Category 1 plant in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape
Category 3 plant in the rest of South Africa
|
Tecoma stans
|
Yellow bells
|
1
|
Thelechitonia trilobata
|
Singapore daisy
|
Category 1 in KwaZulu-Natal
Category 3 in the rest of South Africa
|
Thevetia
|
Yellow oleander
|
1
|
Tipuana tipu
|
Tipu tree
|
3
|
Tithonia diversifolia
|
Mexican sunflower
|
1
|
Tithonia rotundifolia
|
Red sunflower
|
1
|
Toona ciliata
|
Toon tree
|
3
|
Triplaris americana
|
Indian almond
|
1
|
Ulex europaeus
|
European gorse
|
1
|
Xanthium spinosum
|
Spiny cocklebur
|
1
|
Xanthium strumarium
|
Large cocklebur
|
1
|