Acacia baileyana (Bailey’s wattle)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia cyclops (Rooikrans, Red eye)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia dealbata (Silver wattle)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Classified as a Category 1 invader in the Western Cape and a Category 2 invader in the rest of South Africa.

Acacia decurrens (Green wattle)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia elata (Pepper tree wattle)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Referred to incorrectly as Acacia terminalis in South Africa.

Acacia implexa (Screw-pod wattle)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia longifolia (Long-leaved wattle)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia mearnsii (Black wattle)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia melanoxylon (Australian blackwood)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia paradoxa (Kangaroo wattle)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia podalyriifolia (Pearl acacia, Vaalmimosa)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia pycnantha (Golden wattle)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Acacia saligna (Port Jackson, Port Jackson willow)

Family: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Acacia

Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-heaven, Hemelboom)

Classification: Simaroubaceae

Albizia lebbeck (Lebbeck tree, Lebbeckboom)

Classification: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Albizia

Albizia procera (False lebbeck, Basterlebbeck)

Classification: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae > Albizia

Ardisia crenata (Coralberry tree, Coral Bush)

Classification: Primulaceae

Incorrectly referred to as Ardisia crispa in South Africa. This Category 1 status only applies in Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.

Atriplex nummularia subsp. nummularia (Old man saltbush, Oumansoutbos)

Classification: Amaranthaceae > Chenopodioideae >  Atriplex

Bauhinia purpurea (Butterfly orchid tree, Skoenlapperorgideëboom)

Classification: Fabaceae > Caesalpinioideae > Bauhinia

Bauhinia variegata (Orchid tree, Orgideëboom)

Classification: Fabaceae > Caesalpinioideae > Bauhinia

Caesalpinia decapetala (Mauritius thorn, Kraaldoring)

[= Caesalpinia sepiaria]

Classification: Fabaceae > Caesalpinioideae > Caesalpinia

Cardiospermum grandiflorum (Balloon vine, Blaasklimop)

Classification: Sapindaceae

Casuarina cunninghamiana (Beefwood, Kasuarisboom)

Classification: Casuarinaceae

Not to be used for dune stabilisation.

Casuarina equisetifolia (Horsetail tree, Perdestertboom)

Classification: Casuarinaceae

Not to be used for dune stabilisation.

Cestrum aurantiacum (Yellow or Orange cestrum, Oranjesestrum)

Classification: Solanaceae > Cestrum

Cestrum elegans (Crimson cestrum, Karmosynsestrum)

[= Cestrum purpureum]

Classification: Solanaceae > Cestrum

Cestrum laevigatum (Inkberry, Inkbessie)

Classification: Solanaceae > Cestrum

Cestrum parqui (Chilean cestrum, Chileense Inkbessie)

Classification: Solanaceae > Cestrum

Cinnamomum camphora (Camphor tree)

Classification: Lauraceae > Cinnamomum

Declared status only applies to Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.

Cotoneaster franchetii (Cotoneaster, Dwergmispel, Oranje cotoneaster)

Classification: Rosaceae

Cotoneaster pannosus (Silver-leaf cotoneaster, Silwerdwergmispel)

Classification: Rosaceae

Eriobotrya japonica (Loquat, Lukwart)

Classification: Rosaceae

Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Red river gum, Rooibloekom)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus cladocalyx (Sugar gum, Suikerbloekom)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus diversicolor (Karri, Karie)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus grandis (Saligna gum, Rose gum, Salignabloekom)

[= Eucalyptus saligna]

Classification: Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus lehmannii (Spider gum, Spinnekopbloekom)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Category 1 plant in the Western Cape, Category 2 plant in the rest of South Africa.

Eucalyptus paniculata (Grey ironbark, Grysysterbasbloekom)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus sideroxylon (Black ironbark, Red ironbark, Swartysterbasbloekom)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Eugenia uniflora (Pitanga, Surinam cherry)

Classification: Myrtaceae

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, Amerikaanse driedoring, Soetpeulboom)

Classification: Fabaceae > Caesalpinioideae

Declared status excludes sterile cultivars.

Cytisus monspessulanus (Montpellier broom, Montpellierbrem)

[= Cytisus candicans, Genista monspessulana]

Classification: Fabaceae > Papilionoideae

Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom, Skotse brem)

[= Genista scoparia]

Classification: Fabaceae > Papilionoideae

Grevillea robusta (Australian silky oak, Australiese silwereik)

Classification: Proteaceae

Hakea drupacea (Sweet hakea, Soethakea)

[= Hakea suaveolens]

Classification: Proteaceae > Hakea

Hakea gibbosa (Rock hakea, Harige hakea)

Classification: Proteaceae > Hakea

Hakea sericea (Silky hakea, Syerige hakea)

Classification: Proteaceae > Hakea

Jacaranda mimosifolia (Jacaranda)

Classification: Bignoniaceae

Declared status excludes sterile cultivar 'Alba'.

Lantana (Lantana, Tickberry, Cherry pie)

Classification: Verbenaceae

Declared status includes all seed producing species or seed producing hybrids of Lantana that are non-native to Africa.

Leptospermum laevigatum (Australian myrtle, Australiese mirt)

Classification: Myrtaceae > Leptospermum

Leucaena leucocephala (Leucaena, Reuse wattel)

[= Leucaena glauca]

Classification: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae

Category 1 plant in the Western Cape, Category 2 plant in the rest of South Africa.

Ligustrum japonicum (Japanese liguster, Japanese wax-leaved privet)

Classification: Oleaceae

Ligustrum lucidum (Chinese liguster, Chinese wax-leaved privet)

Classification: Oleaceae

Only for use as root-stock if authorised by the Executive Official in terms of regulation 15C(5).

Ligustrum ovalifolium (Californian privet, Kaliforniese liguster)

Classification: Oleaceae

Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet, Chinese liguster)

Classification: Oleaceae

Ligustrum vulgare (Common privet, Gewone liguster)

Classification: Oleaceae

Litsea glutinosa (Indian laurel, Indiese lourier)

[= Litsea sebifera]

Classification: Lauraceae

Macfadyena unguis-cati (Cat’s claw creeper, Katteklouranker)

Classification: Bignoniaceae

Melia azedarach (“Syringa”, Persian lilac, Maksering, Bessieboom)

Classification: Meliaceae

Metrosideros excelsa (New Zealand christmas tree, Nieu-Seelandse perdestert)

[= Metrosideros tomentosa]

Classification: Myrtaceae

Mimosa pigra (Giant sensitive plant, Raak-my-nie)

Classification: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae

Montanoa hibiscifolia (Montanoa, Tree daisy)

Classification: Asteraceae > Heliantheae

Morus alba (White mulberry, Common mulberry, Witmoerbei, Gewone moerbei)

Classification: Moraceae > Morus

Declared status excludes cultivar ‘Pendula’. Only for use as root – stock if authorised by the Executive Official in terms of regulation 15C(5).

Myoporum tenuifolium subsp. montanum (Manatoka)

[= Myoporum montanum]

Classification: Scrophulariaceae > Myoporum

Misidentified as Myoporum acuminatum in South Africa.

Nerium oleander (Oleander, Selonsroos)

Classification: Apocynaceae > Apocynoideae

Declared status excludes sterile, double-flowered cultivars

Paraserianthes lophantha (Australian Albizia, Stink bean, Australiese Albizia, Stinkboon)

[= Albizia lophantha]

Classification: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae

Passiflora caerulea (Blue passion flower, Siergrenadella)

Classification: Passifloraceae

Passiflora mollissima (Banana poka, Bananadilla, Piesangdilla)

Classification: Passifloraceae

Passiflora suberosa (Devil’s pumpkin, Indigo berry)

Classification: Passifloraceae

Passiflora subpeltata (Granadina)

Classification: Passifloraceae

Phytolacca dioica (Belhambra, Bobbejaandruifboom)

Classification: Phytolaccaceae

Pinus canariensis (Canary den, Kanariese den)

Classification: Pinaceae

Pinus elliotti (Slash pine, Basden)

Classification: Pinaceae

Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine, Aleppoden)

Classification: Pinaceae

Pinus patula (Patula pine, Treurden)

Classification: Pinaceae

Pinus pinaster (Cluster pine, Trosden)

Classification: Pinaceae

Pinus radiata (Radiata pine, Monterey pine, Radiataden)

Classification: Pinaceae

Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine, longifolia pine, Tjirden)

[= Pinus longifolia]

Classification: Pinaceae

Pinus taeda (Loblolly pine, Loblollyden)

Classification: Pinaceae

Pittosporum undulatum (Australian cheesewood, Sweet pittospormum, Australiese kasuur, Soet Pittosporum)

Classification: Pittosporaceae > Pittosporum

Plectranthus comosus (‘Abyssinian’ coleus, Woolly plectranthus, ‘Abessiniese’ coleus)

[= Coleus grandis]

Classification: Lamiaceae > Plectranthus

Misnamed Plectranthus barbatus in South Africa.

Populus alba (White poplar, Witpopulier)

Classification: Salicaceae

Populus x canescens (Grey poplar, Matchwood poplar, Vaalpopulier)

Classification: Salicaceae

Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana and hybrids (Honey mesquite, Heuningprosopis)

Classification: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae

Prosopis velutina and hybrids (Velvet mesquite, Fluweelprosopis)

Classification: Fabaceae > Mimosoideae

Psidium cattleianum (Strawberry guava, Aarbei koejawel)

[= Psidium littorale var. longipes]

Classification: Myrtaceae

Psidium guajava and hybrids (Guava, Koejawel)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Psidium guineense (Brazilian guava, Brasiliaanse koejawel)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Psidium x durbanensis (Durban guava, Durbanse koejawel)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Pueraria lobata (Kudzu vine, Kudzuranker)

Classification: Fabaceae > Papilionoideae

Pyracantha angustifolia (Yellow firethorn, Geelbranddoring)

Classification: Rosaceae

Declared status excludes cultivars.

Pyracantha crenulata (Himalayan firethorn, Rooivuurdoring)

Classification: Rosaceae

Rhus succedanea (Wax tree, Wasboom)

[= Toxicodendron succedaneum]

Classification: Anacardiaceae > Rhus

Ricinus communis (Castor - oil plant, Kasterolieboom)

Classification: Euphorbiaceae

Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust, Witakasia)

Classification: Fabaceae > Papilionoideae

Only for use as root – stock if authorised by the Executive Official in terms of regulation 15B(10).

Rosa rubiginosa (Eglantine, Sweetbriar, Wilderoos)

Classification: Rosaceae

Rubus cuneifolius and Rubus x proteus (American bramble, Amerikaanse braam)

Classification: Rosaceae > Rubus

Rubus fruticosus (European blackberry, Braam)

Classification: Rosaceae > Rubus

Salix babylonica (Weeping willow, Treurwilger)

Classification: Salicaceae

Careful not to confuse this with the indigenous Salix mucronata.

Salix fragilis (Crack or brittle willow)

Classification: Salicaceae

Careful not to confuse this with the indigenous Salix mucronata.

Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree, Brasiliaanse peperboom)

Classification: Anacardiaceae > Schinus

Category 1 in Kwa-Zulu-Natal, Category 3 in the rest of South Africa.

Senna bicapsularis (Rambling cassia)

[= Cassia bicapsularis]

Classification: Fabaceae > Caesalpinioideae

Senna didymobotrya (Peanut butter cassia, Grondboontjiebotterkassia)

[= Cassia didymobotrya]

Classification: Fabaceae > Caesalpinioideae

Senna pendula var. glabrata

[= Cassia coluteoides]

Classification: Fabaceae > Caesalpinioideae

Sesbania punicea (Red sesbania, Rooi sesbania)

Classification: Fabaceae > Papilionoideae

Solanum elaeagnifolium (Silver-leaf bitter apple, Satansbos)

Classification: Solanaceae > Solanum

Solanum mauritianum (Bugweed, Luisboom)

Classification: Solanaceae > Solanum

Solanum seaforthianum (Potato creeper, Aartappelranker)

Classification: Solanaceae > Solanum

Solanum sisymbriifolium (Wild tomato, Dense - thorned bitter apple, Wildetamatie, Doringtamatie)

Classification: Solanaceae > Solanum

Spartium junceum (Spanish broom, Spaanse besem)

Classification: Fabaceae > Papilionoideae

Syzygium cumini (Jambolan)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Syzygium jambos (Rose apple, Jamboes)

Classification: Myrtaceae

Tamarix chinensis (Chinese tamarisk)

Classification: Tamaricaceae

Category 1 plant in the Northern-, Western-, and Eastern Cape, Category 3 plant in the rest of South Africa.

Tamarix ramosissima (Pink tamarisk, Perstamarisk)

Classification: Tamaricaceae

Category 1 plant in the Northern-, Western-, and Eastern Cape, Category 3 plant in the rest of South Africa.

Tecoma stans (Yellow bells, Geelklokkies)

Classification: Bignoniaceae

Thevetia peruviana (Yellow oleander, Geel-oleander)

[= Thevetia neriifolia]

Classification: Apocynaceae

Tipuana tipu (Tipu tree, Tipoeboom)

[= Tipuana speciosa]

Classification: Fabaceae > Papilionoideae

Toona ciliata (Toon tree, Toonboom)

[= Cedrela toona]

Classification: Meliaceae

Triplaris americana (Palo santo, Triplaris, Ant Tree)

Classification: Polygonaceae

Ulex europaeus (European gorse, Gaspeldoring)

Classification: Fabaceae > Papilionoideae