Maurocenia

Maurocenia
Maurocenia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
clade: Angiosperms
clade: Eudicots
clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Subfamily: Celastroideae
Genus: Maurocenia
Mill.
Species: M. frangularia
Binomial name
Maurocenia frangularia
(L.) Mill.
Synonyms[1]

Cassine maurocenia L.
Maurocenia frangula Sond. Maurocenia capensis Sond.

Maurocenia frangularia (or Hottentots Cherry) is a small, rounded tree of about 7 meters that is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa. It has fragrant flowers, cherry-sized edible berries and hard yellow wood that is used to make musical instruments. The leaves are round to oblong and new growth is bright scarlet. [2]


References

  1. ^ "Taxon: Maurocenia frangularia (L.) Mill.". Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?310871. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  2. ^ http://www.terrestrial-biozones.net/Cape%20Vegetation/Cape%20Vegetation.pdf