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''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. 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. left, 300px, Foliage and flower buds of a magic guarri in the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden in Pretoria, South Africa">Pretoria.html" ;"title="Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden in Pretoria">Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden in from=Q3059478 divinorum Plant dyes Euclea">divinorum Plant dyes Plants described in 1873 Taxa named by William Philip Hiern">Plants described in 1873">Euclea">divinorum Plant dyes Plants described in 1873 Taxa named by William Philip Hiern