Notice no. 635 of 2019. A List of all protected tree species under Section 12 of the National Forests Act (Act no. 84 of 1998)

This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 6 DESEMBER 2019 No. 42887 127 General notices • alGemene kennisGewinGs Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Department of/ Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye, Departement van DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES NOTICE 635 OF 2019 635 National Forests Act (84/1998): A list of all protected tree species under section 12 of the Act 42887 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS NO. 2019 NATIONAL FORESTS ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 84 OF 1998) A LIST OF ALL PROTECTED TREE SPECIES UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 84 OF 1998) I, Barbara Dallas Creecy, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries hereby under section 15(3) of the National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998) publish a list of all protected tree species belonging to a particular species protected under section 12(1) (d), in the Schedule hereto. The effect of the declaration of protected trees is that, in terms of section 15(1) of the National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998), no person may cut, disturb, damage destroy or remove any protected tree; or collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquire or dispose of any protected tree, except under a license granted by the Minister; on in terms of the exemption from the provisions of this subsection published by the Minister in the Gazette on the advice of Council. In terms of section 62(2) (c) of the National Forests Act, 1998 ( Act No. 84 of 1998), any person who contravenes the prohibition on (i) the cutting, disturbance, damage, destruction or removal of protected trees referred to in section 15(1)(a); or (ii) the prohibition on the collection, removal, transport, export, purchase or sale or protected trees referred to in section 15(1)(b), is guilty of a first category offence. In terms of section 58(1), a person who is guilty of a first category offence referred to in section 62 and 63 may be sentenced to a fine or imprisonment for a period of up to three years, or to a fine and such imprisonment. MS B D CREECY MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 130 No. 42887 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 DECEMBER 2019 SCHEDULE A Botanical name English common names Other common names Afrikaans (A), Sepedi (P), Sesotho (S), Setswana (T), Tshivenda (V), isiXhosa (X), isiZulu (Z), Xitsonga (XT) National tree number Acacia erioloba Camel thorn Kameeldoring (A)/Mogohlo (NS)/Mogôtlhô (T)/ 168 Acacia haematoxylon Grey camel thorn Vaalkameeldoring (A)/Mokholo (T) 169 Adansonia digitata Baobab Kremetart (A)/Seboi (NS)/Mowana (T)/Ximuwu (XT) 467 Afzelia quanzensis Pod mahogany Peulmahonie (A)/Mutokota (V)/Inkehli (Z) 207 Balanites subsp. maughamii Torchwood Groendoring (A)/Ugobandlovu (Z) 251 Barringtonia racemosa Powder-puff tree Poeierkwasboom (A)/Iboqo (Z) 524 Boscia albitrunca Shepherd’s tree Witgat (A)/Mohlôpi (NS)/Motlhôpi (T)/ Muvhombwe (V)/Umgqomogqomo (X)/Umvithi (Z) 122 Brachystegia spiciformis Msasa Msasa (A) 198.1 Breonadia salicina Matumi Mingerhout (A)/Mohlomê (NS)/Mutu lume (V)/Umfomfo (Z) 684 Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Black mangrove Swartwortelboom (A)/isiKhangati (X)/IsiHlobane (Z) 527 Cassipourea swaziensis Swazi onionwood Swazi-uiehout (A) 531.1 Catha edulis Bushman’s tea Boesmanstee (A)/Mohlatse (NS)/Igqwaka (X)/Umhlwazi (Z) 404 Ceriops tagal Indian mangrove Indiese wortelboom (A)/isinkaha (Z) 525 Cleistanthus schlechteri var. schlechteri False tamboti Bastertambotie (A)/Umzithi (Z) 320 Colubrina nicholsonii Pondo weeping thorn Pondo-treurdoring (A) 453.8 Combretum imberbe Leadwood Hardekool (A)/Mohwelere-tšhipi (NS)/Motswiri (T)/Impondondlovu (Z) 539 Curtisia dentata Assegai Assegaai (A)/Umgxina (X)/Umagunda (Z) 570 Elaeodendron transvaalensis Bushveld saffron Bosveld-saffraan (A)/Monomane (T)/Ingwavuma (Z) 416 Erythrophysa Bushveld red Bosveld-rooiklapperbos 436.2 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 6 DESEMBER 2019 No. 42887 131 transvaalensis balloon (A)/Mofalatsane (T) Euclea pseudebenus Ebony guarri Ebbeboom-ghwarrie (A) 598 Ficus trichopoda Swamp fig Moerasvy (A)/Umvubu (Z) 54 Leucadendron argenteum Silver tree Silwerboom (A) 77 Lumnitzera racemosa var. racemosa Tonga mangrove Tonga-wortelboom (A)/isiKhaha esibomvu (Z) 552 Lydenburgia abbottii Pondo bushman’s tea Pondo-boesmanstee (A) 407 Lydenburgia cassinoides Sekhukhuni bushman’s tea Sekhukhuni-boesmanstee (A) 406 Mimusops caffra Coastal red milkwood Kusrooimelkhout (A)/Umthunzi (X)/Umkhakhayi (Z ) 583 Newtonia hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii Lebombo wattle Lebombo-wattel (A)/Umfomothi (Z) 191 Ocotea bullata Stinkwood Stinkhout (A)/Umhlungulu (X)/Umnukane (Z) 118 Ozoroa namaquensis Gariep resin tree Gariep-harpuisboom (A) 373.2 Philenoptera violacea Apple-leaf Appelblaar (A)/Mphata (NS)/Mohata (T)/isiHomohomo (Z) 238 Pittosporum viridiflorum Cheesewood Kasuur (A)/Kgalagangwe (NS)/Umkhwenkwe (X)/Umfusamvu (Z) 139 Podocarpus elongatus Breede River yellowwood Breëriviergeelhout (A) 15 Podocarpus falcatus (Afrocarpus falcatus) Outeniqua yellowwood Outniekwageelhout (A)/Mogôbagôba (NS)/Umkhoba (X)/Umsonti (Z) 16 Podocarpus henkelii Henkel’s yellowwood Henkel se geelhout (A)/Umsonti (X)/Umsonti (Z) 17 Podocarpus latifolius Real yellowwood Regte-geelhout (A)/Mogôbagôba (NS)/Umcheya (X)/Umkhoba (Z) 18 Protea comptonii Saddleback sugarbush Barberton-suikerbos (A) 88 Protea curvata Serpentine sugarbush Serpentynsuikerbos (A) 88.1 Prunus africana Red stinkwood Rooistinkhout (A)/Umkhakhase (X)/Umdumezulu (Z) 147 Pterocarpus angolensis Wild teak Kiaat (A)/Morôtô (NS)/Mokwa (T)/Mutondo (V)/Umvangazi (Z) 236 Rhizophora mucronata Red mangrove Rooiwortelboom (A)/isiKhangathi (X)/Umhlume (Z) 526 Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra Marula Maroela (A)/Morula (NS)/Morula (T)/Umganu (Z) /Nkanyi (XT) 360 Securidaca longepedunculata Violet tree Krinkhout (A)/Mmaba (T) 303 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 132 No. 42887 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 DECEMBER 2019 Sideroxylon inerme subsp. inerme White milkwood Witmelkhout (A)/Ximafana (X)/Umakhwelafingqane (Z) 579 Tephrosia pondoensis Pondo poison pea Pondo-gifertjie (A) 226.1 Warburgia salutaris Pepper-bark tree Peperbasboom (A)/Molaka (NS)/Mulanga (V)/isiBaha (Z) 488 Widdringtonia cedarbergensis Clanwilliam cedar Clanwilliamseder (A) 19 Widdringtonia schwarzii Willowmore cedar Baviaanskloofseder (A) 21