Sweet dattock is a deciduous West African tree with a broad, spreading canopy. It typically grows in dry, open woodland areas, thriving in well-drained soil. The leaves are pinnate with leaflets arranged in opposite pairs. This tree is known for its small, sweet, fibrous fruits that are valued both for their taste and potential medicinal properties. Its hard, reddish-brown wood is utilized locally in construction and carpentry.

Shea butter is a popular deciduous tree found in savanna habitats and has a wide range of uses. The seeds contain fat (shea butter) that is used in cooking, pastries, moisturizers, soaps, candles, and cosmetics. The bark produces a latex that is used in chewing gum and glue. Both the fruits and flowers are important foods to locals living in savanna habitats.

Sand crown-berry is a robust, tropical tree that stands out with its reddish-brown bark and elliptical leaves which acquire a glossy green appearance as they mature. This hardy plant often thrives in Savannah landscapes, absorbing the intense sun to bolster its role in traditional medicine, reputed for anti-fever properties. Its resilience against harsh climates is echoed by its firm, upright stance and hearty root system.

The desert date (Balanites aegyptiaca) is an important shrub in Africa because it provides edible fruit that grows in many conditions, from arid to flooded climates and in very poor soils. The plant is also used as wood for furniture, tools, and fuel. This tree is truly multipurpose since its sticky gum is also an effective glue.

Baobab (Adansonia digitata) is indigenous to Africa, Australia, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. It thrives in areas that are dry and hot. It lives longer than virtually all other living things, and there are specimens alive today that are 3,000 years old or more. It has a large, water-filled trunk that is 28 m or more in circumference.

Combretum glutinosum is a deciduous shrub native to African savannahs, recognized for its robust, twisted branches and dense foliage. Its leathery leaves adapt well to arid conditions, and the conspicuous yellowish-green flowers exhibit a unique puffball arrangement, attracting various pollinators. During the dry season, combretum glutinosum's thick bark aids in water retention, underscoring its resilience in harsh environments.

Tamarind is a monotypic perennial tree grown for its timber and edible fruits. Tamarind trees yield brown seed fruits with a sweet, acidic pulp used in various varieties of cuisines around the world. The pulp is also used as a metal polish.

Variable combretum is most notable for its strangely shaped fruit. These dark brown fruits are four-winged and variable in shape, explaining the common name of the tree. Sadly though, they are not edible fruits.

Elephant tree is a tree whose Latin name(Sclerocarya birrea) literally translates to 'long nut.' The strong bark is used to make ropes and supports the local African economy. It is an important tree due to its indigenous fruits.

Native to the African savanna, monkey guava (Diospyros mespiliformis) is an important food source for African animals. Grazing animals typically eat its leaves, while jackals, in particular, are fond of its fruit, leading to another nickname: jackalberry. It frequently grows over termite mounds because the termites aerate the soil around it, while it offers them protection from the sun.

Bombax costatum features a striking, thick trunk with thorny bark, adapted for water storage in its arid habitat. The plant's large, vibrant red flowers and broad, palmate leaves are distinctive, attracting pollinators while providing shade to its base. This deciduous tree is robust, suited to survive in challenging terrains where it often becomes a local landmark.

The common bushweed (*Flueggea virosa*) is a bushy shrub that produces white, waxy fruits favored by animals and birds. Native to Southern Africa on woodland margins and riverbanks, it has also become naturalized in Hawaii and parts of China, where it is invasive and disruptive to local ecosystems. Common bushweed branches are regularly used to create handmade fish traps.

Leaves are bipinnately compound, silvery pubescent or glabrescent. Flowers are creamy white, fragrant and in pendulous racemes of up to 30 cm in length.

An important subsistence crop, pearl millet is hardy and drought-tolerant. Also known as Cenchrus americanus, it grows well near deserts where the rainfall is low. It has been cultivated in the United States since the 1850s and there are records of this important crop being grown since 2000 B.C.

Strychnos spinosa, the Natal orange, is a tree indigenous to tropical and subtropical Africa. It produces, sweet-sour, yellow fruits, containing numerous hard brown seeds. Greenish-white flowers grow in dense heads at the ends of branches (Sep-Feb/Spring - summer). The fruits tend to appear only after good rains. It is related to the deadly Strychnos nux-vomica, which contains strychnine. The smooth, hard fruit are large and green, ripen to yellow colour. Inside the fruit are tightly packed seeds, which may be toxic, surrounded by a fleshy, brown, edible covering. Animals such as baboon, monkeys, bushpig, nyala and eland eat the fruit. The leaves are a popular food source for browsers such as duiker, kudu, impala, steenbok, nyala and elephant.

This tropical tree, the tallow wood, produces leaves that smell like almonds. Although this tree is sometimes cultivated for its yellow fruits, it is often found growing wild in southern parts of the United States. The leaves and seeds contain cyanide.

Mission grass (Cenchrus polystachios) is a tough and quick-spreading grass that is distinctive because of its dark red flowering seed heads. This dense-growing grass is used as a first-growth plant to stabilize loose soil. Mission grass is also used to make paper.

Chamaecrista (Chamaecrista mimosoides) is sometimes planted on barren soils for its ability to improve them and increase fertility. It is also occasionally cultivated as animal fodder despite the fact that it contains the toxin anthraquinone chrysophanol. This bushy perennial herb can be most easily differentiated from similar species by a winged projection on the upper side of its leaves.

Powderbark gardenia is characterized by its lustrous, dark green leaves and highly fragrant, creamy-white flowers that bloom in the warmer seasons. This evergreen shrub thrives in well-drained soils, often found in sunny to partially shaded natural habitats. Its compact form and shiny foliage make powderbark gardenia a popular ornamental choice, with flowers that attract various pollinators. Remarkably, the fruit grows into woody capsules, giving powderbark gardenia an additional ornamental dimension.

Aroma (Dichrostachys cinerea) is a legume species as known as sicklebush, Bell mimosa, Chinese lantern tree and Kalahari Christmas tree. Aroma is native to Africa, the Indian subcontinent and North Australia. This species is a serious invasive species problem in Cuba.