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Cephalanthus natalensis

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

Oliver

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• S. Tanzania
• Natal
• Transvaal - South Africa
• Swaziland
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Forest margins
• montane grassland. Fruit edible
• medicinal uses

Flowering Times

• Spring-Summer Sep
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Jun

Scrambling shrub or canopy climber or small tree, flowers greenish-white or yellowish in terminal inflorescences, fruit strawberry-like, whitish or reddish

Further References

• Mobot
• Kew
• The Plant List 2