Acokanthera rotundata
(Codd.) Kupicha
Round-leaved Poison Bush
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAcokanthera rotundata (commonly known as round-leaved poison-bush) is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. It grows as a shrub or small tree, with fragrant flowers featuring a white corolla, often pink to red on the corolla tube. The fruit is red to purple when ripe. Its habitat is in rocky areas of dry woodland. Acokanthera rotundata is native to Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa.
Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten when ripe.
Traditional Uses
Caution: The fruit are poisonous. They are bitter but eaten when ripe.
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Known Hazards
The fruit are poisonous and bitter.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on cliffs and among rocks in open grassland.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Notes
There are 5-7 Acokanthera species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Inhlungunyemba
References (1)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
