10 Psychotria kirkii Seeds - Nodule-leaved Bird-berry - Indigenous South African Flowering Shrub

Psychotria is Greek for vivifying, meaning to give or endow with life and refers to the several supposed healing properties of some species. There are about 1 400 species occurring in warm tropical regions of both hemispheres; however, only two species occur in southern Africa. The wood is hard and fine-grained making a good general purpose timber. It is yellowish brown in colour and has a beautiful finish when varnished. Medicinally P. capensis is used for gastric complaints and root infusions are taken to cause vomiting. In the Amazon, many species of Psychotria are used by shamans and indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes.

Psychotria kirkii synonymously known as Psychotria zombamontana, Grumilea kirkii and Uragoga zombamontana is a South African indigenous species from the KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces. It is commonly known as Nodule-leaved bird-berry. Psychotria kirkii grows into a shrub of up to 6 meters tall. It has dot-like nodules on its leaves. During summer it bears creamy-white to yellow-green flowers.

On offer is a pack of 10 Seeds