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Spirostachys africana

Fruits of the tamboti.Photo: G Nichols
Common names: tamboti (Eng.); tambotie (Afr.); umThombothi (Zulu); Modiba (Northern Sotho); umThombotsi (siSwati); Ndzopfori (Tsonga); Morukuru (Tswana); Muonze (ts
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Ndou Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden October 2004 Spirostachys africana can grow up to 18 m in height. The tree ... then causes the seed to jump centimetres into the air. Spirostachys africana occurs naturally from KwaZulu-Natal in ... growing in all southern African countries except Lesotho. Spirostachys africana is a popular food source for wild ...

04 / 10 / 2004 | Avhurengwi Phillemon Ndou | Walter Sisulu NBG
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