Common names: wild plum (Eng.); wildepruim, suurbessie, gwenjabessie (Afr.); umgwenya (Zulu, Xhosa); mothekele (Northern Sotho)
Family: Anacardiaceae
... that are crowded towards the end of the branches. The Harpephyllum caffrum grows from the Eastern Cape northwards ... other fruit-eating birds feed on the fruits of this tree. Harpephyllum H. caffrum grows easily from seeds. Stored seeds ... also helps to combat fungal diseases. The generic name Harpephyllum is of Greek derivation, meaning sickle-like ...
18 / 10 / 2004 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG
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