Sideroxylon inerme - Wikipedia
Sideroxylon inerme is a semi-coastal sturdy broadleaf evergreen tree with dense foliage, displays of white bisexual flowers and edible purplish-black berries. It boasts leathery, spiral leaves, which, like the berries, contain milky latex .
Sideroxylon inerme | PlantZAfrica - SANBI
Sideroxylon inerme, a tree with a rich history, is a must for coastal gardens with its dense foliage, black berries and small, dainty white flowers.
Sideroxylon inerme - Tree SA
Portuguese mariners used the historically significant Mossel Bay Post Office Tree (Sideroxylon inerme) as a post office more than 500 years ago (photo 85). It still stands today and is a proclaimed monument. With its large dense rounded crown, this milky Tree is usually up to 10m high but may reach 18m. The sturdy trunk has a diameter up to 40cm.
Sideroxylon - Wikipedia
The only South African species, the white milkwood (S. inerme), is associated with three historical sites, and these individuals were declared national monuments due to their unusual longevity. [7][8] Several species have become rare due to logging and other forms of habitat destruction.
Sideroxylon inerme - Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
First published in Sp. Pl.: 192 (1753) The native range of this species is Somalia to S. Africa, Mayotte, Aldabra, Juan de Nova Island. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
white milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme) - iNaturalist
Sideroxylon inerme subsp. inerme (aMasethole or white milkwood, Afrikaans: wit-melkhout, Xhosa: Ximafana, Zulu: Umakhwelafingqane) is a Southern African coastal tree, with dense foliage, black berries and small, foetid, greenish flowers.
Sideroxylon inerme - Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
The native range of this subspecies is Mozambique to Cape Prov., Mayotte, Juan de Nova Island. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. Cape Provinces, Comoros, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., …
white milkwood (Myoli Beacch - Rehab Species) · iNaturalist
Sideroxylon inerme subsp. inerme (aMasethole or white milkwood, Afrikaans: wit-melkhout, Xhosa: Ximafana, Zulu: Umakhwelafingqane) is a Southern African coastal tree, with dense foliage, black berries and small, foetid, greenish flowers. The tree's generic name means "Iron-wood" in Greek, referring to its very hard timber.
Sideroxylon inerme White Milkwood Witmelkhout Mutaladzi …
Sideroxylon inerme is a hardy, evergreen, small to medium or large tree with a beautiful, round, dark-green, lush crown. A feature of this tree is the grey-brown bark that cracks into rectangles. The leathery, dark-green leaves are smooth and shiny and turn red with age.
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Sideroxylon inerme is a semi-coastal sturdy broadleaf evergreen tree with dense foliage, displays of white bisexual flowers and edible purplish-black berries. It boasts leathery, spiral leaves, which, like the berries, contain milky latex.