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Berchemia discolor

Berchemia discolor (Brian KD2, iSpot)
Common names: birdplum, brown ivory (Eng.); bruinivoor, voëlpruim (Afr.); mogokgomo (Sepedi); nyiyi, nyiri (Xitsonga); motsintsila (Setswana); munie (Tshivenda), n
Family: Rhamnaceae

... M.S. Mothogoane National Herbarium, Pretoria February 2016 Berchemia discolor is a medium to large, deciduous or ... appear from January to July. It is sometimes confused with Berchemia zeyheri (red ivory), which is a smaller tree with ... more grey-green leaves and yellow to brown-red fruits. Berchemia discolor has a wide distribution, from northern ...

29 / 02 / 2016 | M.S. Mothogoane | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Berchemia zeyheri

Ripening fruits. Image Geoff Nichols
Common names: red ivorywood, purple ivory, pink ivory (Eng.); rooi-ivoor, rooihout (Afr.); monee (Sesothosa Leboa); umNeyi (siSwati); xiniyani (Xitsonga); moye (Set
Family: Rhamnaceae

... fruit from January to April.   Another related tree is Berchemia bicolor (brown ivory), which also bears edible ... eat the bark, which can cause damage to the tree. Berchemia Red ivorywood grows easily from seeds. Seeds should ... bags after reaching the 2-leaf stage. The generic name,  Berchemia,  was derived from a French botanist, M. Berchem, ...

30 / 05 / 2005 | Avhurengwi Phillemon Ndou | Walter Sisulu NBG
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