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Catha edulis

Catha edulis: Photo G Nichols
Common names: Bushman's tea (Eng.); Boesmanstee (Afr.); umhlwazi (Zulu); iqgwaka (Xhosa); khat (Arabic)
Family: Celastraceae

... and through to tropical Africa and the Arab countries. Catha C. edulis can be grown from seeds that are harvested ... shoots have appeared, to avoid rotting. The generic name Catha is derived from the Arabic common name for this plant ... drooping branches, resembling a eucalypt from a distance. Catha edulis (Vahl.) Endl. 404 Catha edulis Bushman's tea is ...

17 / 02 / 2003 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG
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