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Photo by Tim Harvey.


Photo by Tim Harvey.


The flowers from Cjmgrowers.co.za.


A plant I found in South Africa.

Author: Curtius Polycarp J. Sprengel, 1830
Family:  ANACARDIACEAE
Origin:  Eastern Cape + KwaZulu-Natal; South Africa
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  30 Centimetres
Height:  6 Meters
Flower:  Male: Light Pink. Female: Red/White
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  Tarwood, Wild Pepper Tree, Teerhout, Tiger Tree
Synonyms:  Anasyllis angustifolia, E.Mey.
Anasyllis latifolia,
E.Mey.
Loxostylis latifolia,
C.Presl.
Rhus calycina,
Steud.

This member of the Anacardiaceae family was described by Curtius Polycarp Joachim Sprengel after Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach in 1830. It is found in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The stem will grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the small tree up to six metres height. The male flowers are white to pale pink, the female flowers red and white.

Loxostylis is derived from the Greek loxos meaning 'crooked' or 'oblique', and the Latin for style, a reference to the lateral attachment of the style to the ovary. The species name alata is derived from Latin alatus; meaning 'winged'.

The plants I found at New Plant in George, South Africa showed no sign of a caudex, but was made by cuttings.


A plant I found in South Africa.