5 Allophylus dregeanus Seeds - Forest False Currant - Indigenous South African Tree

Allophylus dregeanus Seeds

Forest False Currant, Simple-Leaved Falsecurrant, Forest Bastard Currant; Bosbastertaaibos, Enkelblaarvalstaaibos, Enkelblaarbastertaaibos

Allophylus dregeanus, found in the evergreen forest, will greet you with its sweetly scented flowers, surrounded by beautiful butterflies. Allophylus dregeanus is either a shrub or a tree up to 6 m tall; stems are straight with a grey bark and a diameter of 30 cm. Leaves are simple (this is the only member of the genus Allophylus in South Africa with unifoliolate leaves), dark green above, pale beneath with serrated, wavy margins; the netveining of the leaves is conspicuous. The petiole (leaf stalk) is up to 25 mm long and somewhat hairy. Small, white flowers are sweetly scented and found on spike-like racemes from February to May. The fruit is red and fleshy and appears March to September.