Appendix 2: Value and utilization of important species at national level

Species

Value code

Present, future or potential use

ti

po

wo

nw

pu

fo

fd

sh

ag

co

am

xx

Acacia ataxacantha

2

bee plant/basket weaving

Acacia erioloba

1

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Acacia erubescens

2

x

x

x

x

brush fence

Acacia galpinii

2

x

x

x

carvings

Acacia haematoxylon

2

x

x

x

x

x

x

Acacia karroo

2

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

bee plant/rope making

Acacia luederitzii

2

x

x

x

x

bee plant

Acacia mellifera

2

x

x

x

bee plant/brush fence

Acacia nigrescens

2

x

x

x

x

x

Acacia nilotica

2

x

x

x

x

x

x

Acacia tortilis

2

x

x

x

x

x

brush fence

Adansonia digitata

2

x

x

x

x

Afzelia quanzensis

2

x

x

ornaments/carvings

Amblygonocarpus andongensis

2

x

Atriplex nummularia (introduced)

1

x

x

Azanza garckeana

1

x

x

Baikiaea plurijuga

1

x

x

x

Bauhinia petersiana

2

x

x

Berchemia discolor

2

x

x

Bolusanthus speciosus

2

x

x

x

x

Boscia albitrunca

2

x

x

x

carvings

Brachystegia spiciformis

2

x

bee plant

Bridelia mollis

2

x

Burkea africana

2

x

x

Cassia abbreviata

2

x

Casuarina cunninghamiana (introduced)

1

x

x

x

x

x

x

Colophospermum mopane

2

x

x

x

x

x

Combretum apiculatum

2

x

x

x

Combretum collinum

2

x

x

Combretum erythrophyllum

2

x

carvings

Combretum hereroense

2

x

Combretum imberbe

2

x

x

x

x

x

Commiphora africana

2

x

live fences

Croton gratissimus

2

x

x

x

Croton megalobotrys

2

x

x

Delonix regia (introduced)

2

x

x

Dichrostachys cineria

2

x

x

x

x

carvings

Diospyros mespiliformis

2

x

x

x

Dodonaea angustifolia

2

x

x

x

x

Ekebergia capensis

2

x

x

x

Englerophytum magalismontanum

2

x

x

x

Erythrophleum africanum

2

x

x

Eucalyptus camaldulensis (introduced)

1

x

x

x

x

x

x

Euclea divinorum

2

x

x

carvings

Euclea undulata

2

x

x

x

x

Faidherbia albida

1

x

x

x

x

x

x

Faurea saligna

1

x

x

carvings

Ficus abutilifolia

2

x

x

x

Ficus sur

2

x

x

x

Ficus sycomorus

2

x

x

x

Garcinia buchananii

2

x

x

x

carvings

Gardenia volkensii

2

x

carvings

Grewia bicolor

2

x

x

rope making

Grewia flava

2

x

x

Grewia flavescens

2

x

Grewia monticola

2

x

carvings

Grewia retinervis

2

x

Guibortia coleosperma

2

x

x

Hyphaene petersiana

1

x

x

beer making/basket weaving

Julbernadia globiflora

2

x

x

carvings

Kigelia africana

2

x

x

carvings

Kirkia acuminata

2

x

x

carvings

Lannea schweinfurthii

2

x

x

x

x

Leucaena leucocephala (introduced)

1

x

x

x

Lonchocarpus capassa

2

x

x

carvings

Lonchocarpus nelsii

2

x

carvings

Melia azedarach (introduced)

2

x

x

x

Mimusops zeyheri

1

x

x

x

Ochna pulchra

2

x

x

soap making

Pappea capensis

2

x

x

x

beer and soap making

Peltophorum africanum

2

x

x

x

carvings

Phoenix reclinata

1

x

x

x

beer, broom and mat making

Prosopis glandulosa (introduced)

2

x

x

x

bee plant

Pterocarpus angolensis

1

x

x

x

carvings

Rhus lancea

2

x

x

x

carvings/beer making

Rhus pyroides

2

x

x

x

carvings

Rhus tenuinervis

2

x

x

carvings

Schinus molle (introduced)

2

x

x

x

Schinziophyton rautanenii

2

x

x

Sclerocarya birrea

1

x

x

x

x

beer making/carvings

Spirostachys africana

1

x

carvings

Strychnos cocculoides

1

x

carvings

Strychnos madagascariensis

2

x

Strychnos potatorum

2

x

x

Strychnos pungens

2

x

x

Strychnos spinosa

1

x

x

x

carvings

Terminalia prunioides

2

x

x

carvings

Terminalia sericea

2

x

x

x

carvings

Trichilia emetica

2

x

x

carvings

Vangueria infausta

1

x

x

x

Vangueriopsis lanciflora

2

x

x

Xanthocersis zambesiaca

2

x

x

Ximenia americana

2

x

x

cosmetics

Ximenia caffra

2

x

x

cosmetics

Ziziphus mucronata

2

x

x

x

Utilization

ag	agroforestry sysytems
am	amenity, aesthetic, ethical values
co	soil and water conservation
nw	non wood products (gums, resins, medicines, dyes, tannins, etc.)
fo	food
fd	fodder
po	posts, poles, roundwood
pu	pulp and paper
sh	shade, shelter
ti	timber production
wo	fuelwood, charcoal
xx	other

Value

1. Species of current socio-economic importance and already in breeding programmes or anticipated to be included in breeding programmes

2. Species with clear potential or future value

3. Species of unknown value given present knowledge and technology