Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Heywoodia
lucens
Common name:
Stink-ebbehout, Swartebbenhout, Black ebony, Stink ebony, Umnebelele
Family:
Phyllanthaceae
Distribution:
Eastern and Southern Africa
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
National red list:
Least Concern
Comments:
While timber from the tree is hard, heavy and strong, the wood exudes a foetid smell, earning it the colloquial name of stink-ebony.
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Locations
1:
Upper garden, beds at restaurant
(Uk)
• Accession: 2013-151/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual