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Mystroxylon aethiopicum

Mystroxylon aethiopicum: Photo: Geoff Nichols
Common names: kooboo-berry, spoonwood (Eng.); koeboebessie, lepelboom, lepelhout (Afr.); umbomvane, umgxube, umnqayi (Xhosa); monamane (Northern Sotho); mukwatikwat
Family: Celastraceae

... but is often found on rocky ridges. The young branches of Mystroxylon aethiopicum are densely covered with prominent, ... in November, but ripen in late autumn to early winter. Mystroxylon aethiopicum grows in a wide range of vegetation ... northern provinces of South Africa. The bark and leaves of Mystroxylon aethiopicum are eaten by the black rhino, while ...

10 / 10 / 2005 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG
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