Rhus burchellii

Taaibos [Afrikaans]; t'narra [language?]

See Namaqualand wildflowers (revised ed.) by Annelise le Roux & Ted Schelpe p. 126; Karoo wildflowers by David Shearing & Katryn van Heerden p. 96

Rhus chirindensis (Red Currant)

Bostaaibos [Afrikaans]; monoatlou [North Sotho]; umhlabamvubu [Zulu]; umhlakothi [Xhosa]

See Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 64.

Rhus crenata

Rosyntjiebos [Afrikaans]

See Southern Overberg wild flowers by Penny Mustart et al. p. 170

Rhus dentata (Nana-berry)

Nanabessie [Afrikaans]

See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 286; Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 62

Rhus discolor (Grassveld Currant)

Grasveldtaaibos [Afrikaans]; kopshane, mohlohlooane [South Sotho]; inhlangushane [Swazi]; inkobesehlungulu, intlokotshane, umnungamabele [Xhosa]

See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 534, 576; See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 286

Rhus dissecta

Rosyntjiebos [Afrikaans]

See West Coast wild flowers by John Manning & Peter Goldblatt p. 150; Cederberg wild flowers by Gretel van Rooyen & Hester Steyn p. 156

Rhus dregeana

Basterkareeboom, Besembos [Afrikaans]

See Karoo wildflowers by David Shearing & Katryn van Heerden p. 96

Rhus erosa (Broom Karee)

Besembos [Afrikaans]; tselabele [South Sotho]; ucane [Ndebele]

See Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 241.

Rhus glauca

Kroestaaibos, Taaiblaar [Afrikaans]

See Southern Overberg wild flowers by Penny Mustart et al. p. 170; West Coast wild flowers by John Manning & Peter Goldblatt p. 150

Rhus gracillima

See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 286

Rhus harveyi

See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 576.

Rhus incisa

Kalwertaaibos [Afrikaans]

See Namaqualand wildflowers (revised ed.) by Annelise le Roux & Ted Schelpe p. 126

Rhus kwazuluana

See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 536.

Rhus laevigata (Dune Taaibos)

[= Rhus mucronata, Rhus incana]

Duinetaaibos, Koerentebos [Afrikaans]; umhlakothi [Xhosa?]

Hottentots Holland to Hermanus wild flowers by Lee Burman & Anne Bean p. 130; West Coast wild flowers by John Manning & Peter Goldblatt p. 150

Rhus lancea (Karee)

Karee [Afrikaans]; inhlangutshane [Swazi]; mokalabata [North Sotho]; mosabêlê [Tswana]; mosilabele [South Sotho]; mushakaladza [Venda]; umhlakotshane [Xhosa]

See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 286; Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 116.

Rhus leptodictya (Mountain Karee)

Bergkaree [Afrikaans]; mohlwehlwe [North Sotho]; motshotlwane [Tswana]; mushakaladza [Venda]

See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 286; Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 85

Rhus lucida

Slaptaaibos, Kraaibessie [Afrikaans]

See Southern Overberg wild flowers by Penny Mustart et al. p. 170

Rhus magalismontana

Bergtaaibos [Afrikaans]

See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 288

Rhus nebulosa (Sand Currant)

Sandtaaibos [Afrikaans]

See Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 241.

Rhus pendulina (White Karee)

Witkaree, Rosyntjiebos [Afrikaans]; inhluti [Zulu]; mosilabele [South Sotho]

See Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 117.

Rhus pondoensis

See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 536.

Rhus populifolia

Suurtaaibos [Afrikaans]

See Namaqualand wildflowers (revised ed.) by Annelise le Roux & Ted Schelpe p. 126

Rhus pyroides (Common Wild Currant, Firethorn)

Taaibos, Brandtaaibos [Afrikaans]; inhlokoshiyane [Zulu]; koditshane [South Sotho]; Mogôdiri [Tswana]; motshakhutshakhu [North Sotho]; mutasiri [Venda]

See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 288; Karoo wildflowers by David Shearing & Katryn van Heerden p. 96; Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 80.

Rhus rigida

[= Rhus eckloniana]

Kliptaaibos [Afrikaans]

See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 288

Rhus rimosa

Suurtaaibos [Afrikaans]

See Cederberg wild flowers by Gretel van Rooyen & Hester Steyn p. 156

Rhus rosmarinifolia

See Southern Overberg wild flowers by Penny Mustart et al. p. 170

Rhus scytophylla

Kliptaaibos [Afrikaans]

See Cederberg wild flowers by Gretel van Rooyen & Hester Steyn p. 158

Rhus undulata (Kuni-bush)

Taaibos, Gharrabos, Ghnarrabos, Koeniebos, Namakwakoeniebos [Afrikaans]

See Cederberg wild flowers by Gretel van Rooyen & Hester Steyn p. 158

Rhus zeyheri (Blue Currant)

Bloutaaibos [Afrikaans]

See Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 288; Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe p. 241.

Rhus radicans (Poison Ivy)

This climber has been accidentally introduced to South Africa, and although not naturalised, is encountered in Johannesburg. Contact with the sap of Poison Ivy causes a severe skin reaction (dermatitis) in susceptible people and the reaction can persist for days. Leaves and fruit contain a poisonous resin and eating them causes an upset stomach and can even cause death.