Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Rooistinkhout, Afrika-amandel, Bitter almond, Bitter-amandel, Red stinkwood, African almond, Inyazangomelimnyama, uMkakase, Inyazangoma, Mulala-maanga, Inkokhokho, Inyazangoma-elimnyama

Family: Rosaceae (Rose)

Distribution: Eastern South Africa

IUCN Red list: Vulnerable

National red list: Vulnerable

Comments: The popularity of Prunus africana bark in South African traditional medicinal trade is increasing, and there has already been a 50% population reduction in KwaZulu-Natal, where it is now locally extinct in more than half the forests it used to occur in.