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Pops you are spot on! yes I did do that
Perhaps the white stem which give it away.

Hey there AG you wiley old coot. You had me going for quite a while. It was, this time, the leaves and fruit which gave it away. Thanx for the thread

Hi AG,

Just want to let you know that I will follow this thread, even though I will not post too much.
My knowledge of plants is too limited to be able to contribute to the guessing, but that does not mean I am not very interseted in this thread.

Nina

Hi Nina. Have fun and try ti ID the trees. I too have scant knowledge of the trees and have, with AG's comments, improved my own knowledge. If you don't have a book on trees may I be so bold as to suggest that, if it fits into your budget, you buy "Photo Guide to Trees of Southern Africa" written by Ben, Piet and Ben-Erik van Wyk. It has helped me with this thread.

Hi Pops,

Thank you for the recommendation.
I will see if I can get this book here in Germany.

Nina

@ Nina no problem, just glad you are following
@ Pops, glad that the little information that I gave you help you,I will from now on just post pics of the plants with the names, you will still able to learn, and perhaps one day ID some here in Augrabies.
Maybe I should work on a photographic guide of plants in this area

Ok,This tree belongs to the Ebenaceae family:
Euclea pseudebenus
Afrikaans name:Swartebbehout
English: Black ebony
Male and female plants are found separately, and this specie is limited to the western part of the country, also inhabitants areas of exstreme dryness, and the fruits are edible but not very palatable.

DSC00868 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC00870 by closed4, on Flickr

Hi AG. The way you did the last tree fotos helped me a lot as it gave me an insight as to how to use Braam and Piet van Wyks' book " A Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa". I've battled with it for some time purely because I didn't understand their key to the different groups to which I now have a better understanding.

@pops

A few more pics of Acacia mellifera
Afrikaans: Swarthaak
English:Black Thorn
In some instances which is also rare you find these shrubs with pinkish flowers as well.

DSC00895 by closed4, on Flickr
This one have both coloration of flowers in it.
DSC00889 by closed4, on Flickr
A close up look at the pinkish flowers.

DSC00888 by closed4, on Flickr

Some posts split to here.
A friendly request for members to please keep the I.D. help posts in the Plant forum so not to distract from this very educational topic.
I'm sure Augrabies Guru would not mind sharing his knowledge there too.

Thanx in advance.

No problem JenB

Adenolobus garipensis
Afrikaans name:Bloubeesklou
English:Blue neat's foot/ Butterfly leaf
A shrub which reach between 4-5 meters, also browse on by giraffes,eland and kudu.
The leaves look like the description of the names.

DSC00900 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC00901 by closed4, on Flickr

Maerua gilgii
Afrikaans name: Rivierwitbos
English: River bush cherry
Grow up to 3m and found in the Orange river region of the districts of Namaqualand and Gordonia.
Will post the fruits on a later stage to show you how it look.

DSC00906 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC00907 by closed4, on Flickr

Cadaba aphylla
Afrikaans name: Swartstorm
English:Blackstorm

DSC00855 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC00856 by closed4, on Flickr

Sisyndite spartea
Afrikaans name: Woestynbesem
English: Desert broom

DSC00920 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC00921 by closed4, on Flickr

Ehretia rigida
Afrikaans name: Deurmekaarbos
English: Puzzle bush.

DSC00939 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC00940 by closed4, on Flickr