Taxon

Chironia baccifera

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Common name: Aambeibos, Agtdaegeneesbossie, Bitterbossie, Perdebossie, Christmas berry, Toothache berry, Wild gentian
Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian)
Distribution: South Africa
National red list: Least Concern
Comments: A neat rounded, much-branched perennial shrub to 70 cm in height; leaves soft to slightly succulent, 5-20mm long × 1-2.5mm wide, bright green; flowers (Nov-Jan) solitary, terminal, deep pink, shortly tubular, up to 20mm in diameter with prominent yellow stamens inserted in the mouth of the tube; fruit (Jan-Mar) a glossy red berry, ± 7mm in diameter, with many black seeds.
Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

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