(Englerophytum magalismontanum)
Old name: Bequaertiodendron magalismontanum: ...Read More This species is better known by its Afrikaans name, stamvrug and is one of South Africa's more popular veld fruits . Englerophytum magalismontanum)is an evergreen tree usually growing in rocky places, with a wide distribution from northern KwaZulu-Natal(is a province of South Africa) along the east coast and into the interior, northwards into tropical Africa.
LEAF :
The leaves are single, alternatively arranged, and often crowded at the end of branchlets. The young leaves are golden brown and can be found at the tips of the branchlets. The older leaves are glossy dark to blue-green above and covered with a whitish, transparent, waxy bloom .
FLOWER :
The flowers are small, rather strongly unpleasantly scented, star-shaped and brownish pink in colour. They are clustered on new and old wood,
FRUIT:
The fruit is a berry, ellipsoid to sometimes round, fleshy and contains sticky, milky latex. The fruit is densely crowded on the stems, branches and branchlets, hence.
The fruit is used for making syrup, jelly, jam, wine, vinegar.
Ecological value
The larvae of the butterfly Pseudacrea boisduvalii trimeni use the plant as a food source. Animals like baboons and monkeys eat the fruit while bushpigs readily eat the roots.
(Englerophytum magalismontanum)
Old name: Bequaertiodendron magalismontanum:
...Read More