Biology:Euclea divinorum

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Euclea

Magic guarri
Euclea divinorum, blomme, Manie van der Schijff BT, a.jpg
Flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Euclea
Species:
E. divinorum
Binomial name
Euclea divinorum
Hiern[1]
Synonyms[2]

Euclea divinorum, called diamond leaf, diamond-leaved euclea, magic guarri, and toothbrush tree, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euclea, native to eastern and southern Africa.[2] A shrub or small tree, it has many uses in Africa, including as a source for dye for wool, for tanning leather, and an ink, and as a preservative for milk (allowing it to keep for up to a year), and, by chewing on a twig, as a toothbrush.[3] thumb|left|Foliage on a shrub in Pretoria

References

  1. Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 12: 99 (1873)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Euclea divinorum Hiern". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323301-1. 
  3. Cardon, D. (2005). Dyes and Tannins. PROTA Foundation. p. 76-79. ISBN 9789057821592. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3059478 entry