''Euclea natalensis'', the Natal guarri, is a
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
African plant species of the family
Ebenaceae
The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. The family includes ebony and persimmon among about 768 species of trees and shrubs. It is distributed across the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It ...
. It occurs from
Ethiopia and
Somalia in the north, southwards to the
Western Cape, South Africa. It has nectar and also contains pollen
Its hirsute, leathery leaves have an opposite arrangement, and the flower sprays grow from the leaf axils. The spherical fruit appear from October to June.
Races
The three races are:
* ''Euclea natalensis'' subsp. ''natalensis''
* ''Euclea natalensis'' subsp. ''angolensis''
F.White
* ''Euclea natalensis'' subsp. ''obovata''
F.White
References
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Trees of Africa
natalensis
Dioecious plants