Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Drimys winteri
Common name:
Laventelbas, Winter's bark, Canelo
Family:
Winteraceae (Wintera)
Distribution:
South America
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
Captain Winter sent a boat ashore to search out medicinal herbs and returned in 1579 with a supply of Drimys bark. For centuries before vitamin C was isolated, "Winter's Bark" was esteemed as a preventive and remedy for scurvy.
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Locations
1:
Beds surounding water-lily pools
(Water lily beds)
• Accession: 2015-99/2 • Provenance: Horticultural
2:
Nursery areas
• Accession: 2015-99 • Provenance: Horticultural
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Individual