Brabejum stellatifolium

Common name: Bitteramandel, Ghoeboontjie, Ghoekoffie, Wilde-amandel, Wild almond

Family: Proteaceae (Protea)

Distribution: Western Cape

National red list: Least Concern

Comments: This tree is famous in South Africa for being used to make Van Riebeeck's Hedge, the first formal boundary marker between the new Cape colony and the indigenous people of the Cape.

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1: Upper garden, beds bordering Harmonie (Uh) • Accession: 1999-630/3 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2: Upper garden, beds bordering Van Riebeeck Street (Uv) • Accession: 1999-630/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3: Upper garden, beds by Neethling Street (Un) • Accession: 1999-630/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

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Brabejum stellatifolium

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