Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Duinegifboom, Dune poison-bush, Wintersweet, Inxinebe

Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane)

Distribution: Mozambique, South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal)

Habitat: Coastal margins, coastal woodlands, rocky escarpments, forest edges, coastal bush, forest understory.

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Semi-evergreen shrub / sub-shrub

Usage: ornamental, Toxic plants

Comments: The fruit is highly toxic, especially when unripe, but the ripe fruits have also caused fatalities in children. The stem bark and root bark are used as a potent arrow poison, for homicide, suicide and to kill stray dogs. Contact with the plant can cause urticari, smarting of the eyes and skin, and throat irritation.