Euclea racemosa
Euclea racemosa (the sea guarrie or dune guarrie) is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree that is indigenous to the Indian Ocean coast of Africa from Egypt to South Africa, as well as in Comoros, Oman and Yemen.[1]
| Euclea racemosa | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
| Genus: | Euclea |
| Species: | E. racemosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Euclea racemosa L. | |
Euclea racemosa has leathery foliage that can be exceptionally even and dense - making it an ideal plant for hedges. A dioecious tree (male and female flowers on separate trees), it produces small white flowers, which are followed by red, purple and black fruits that attract birds.
The berries are used locally to make "Guarrie vinegar".
[2]
The name guarrie appears to derive from the local Khoe language, in which it is spelled gwarri.
Pictures
Detail of inflorescence.
The characteristic multi-coloured berries of the Sea Guarrie tree.
Detail of berries.
Euclea racemosa used for roadside hedging.
Rough Euclea racemosa hedging. Cape Town.
Classification
- subspecies[1]
- Euclea racemosa subsp. bernardii F.White - Cape Province
- Euclea racemosa subsp. daphnoides (Hiern) F.White - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Limpopo
- Euclea racemosa subsp. macrophylla (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) F.White - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal
- Euclea racemosa subsp. racemosa - Cape Province
- Euclea racemosa subsp. schimperi (A.DC.) F.White - most of species range
- Euclea racemosa subsp. sinuata F.White - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
- Euclea racemosa subsp. zuluensis F.White - Swaziland, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euclea racemosa. |
gollark: I agree. Existing problems probably require more people to think of clever ideas and such.
gollark: Of course, in case of catastrophic societal implosion, people will just flock to the copy of Wikipedia I etched into some unused mountains.
gollark: In case of catastrophic societal implosion and people somehow using it.
gollark: Nobody will pay attention to that kind of vague platitude. At most it would be used for calendrical functions probably.
gollark: Well, if you're good at faking things and the organization is sufficiently dysfunctional, things.
References
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- "The Sea Guarrie Tree - Euclea racemosa". www.healingorchids.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.