Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Curtisia dentata
Common name:
Assegaai, Assegaaiboom, Assegai, umGxina, uSirayi, mufhefhera, musangwe, uMagunda
Family:
Curtisiaceae
Distribution:
Southern Africa
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
National red list:
Near Threatened
Comments:
The bark is in great demand for traditional medicine, and is used to treat stomach ailments, diarrhoea and as a blood purifier and aphrodisiac.
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Locations
1:
Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance
(Millstream)
• Accession: 1999-93/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2:
Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance
(Millstream)
• Accession: 1999-93/3 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3:
Beds surounding water-lily pools
(Water lily beds)
• Accession: 1999-1105/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
4:
Beds surounding water-lily pools
(Water lily beds)
• Accession: 1999-93/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
5:
Upper garden, beds bordering Van Riebeeck Street
(Uv)
• Accession: 1999-1048/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual