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102 Dunmaglass Road
Glenferness, Midrand

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Hippobromus pauciflorus

Attracts bees, browsed by game, medicinal, poisonous roots.

Plant Type:

General Size: medium

Flowering Time: winter

Flowering Colour: cream | white

Specifications: attracts butterflies | attracts mammals | evergreen | frost resistant | sun

Description

This fast growing tree grows in forest and along streams, so it likes moist conditions. It is semi deciduous. The white flowers are small and grow in velvety heads which open in autumn. The leaves have a very unpleasant odour resembling horse urine, when crushed, hence the afrikaans common name. The new leaves are reddish in colour. The larvae of the Swallowtail feed on the leaves. It is used medicinally as the crushed leaves are used to treat a headache and the roots are used for dysentery, eye problems and diarrhea. It is also used as a love charm. The wood is used to build huts.