Maurocenia

Maurocenia
Scientific classification
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

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