Taxon

Catha edulis

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Common name: Boesmanstee, Bushman's tea, iQgwaka, Khat, umHlwazi
Family: Celastraceae (Bittersweet)
Distribution: Southeastern Africa
IUCN Red list: Least concern
National red list: Least Concern
Comments: In South Africa, this plant is regarded as a drug, since the drug cathinone, which is extracted from it, is listed in the Drug Act. It is however not widely used in this country, except by some groups of people from the Eastern Cape.
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