Schrebera alata

Schrebera alata

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Common Names

Wild Jasmine (english)
Wildejasmyn (afrikaans)
Mulingwi (venda)
Umshishane Wehlanzi (zulu)

Taxonomy

Family OLEACEAE
Genus Schrebera
Species alata
SA Plant Number 612
Basionym Schrebera alata

Description

Schrebera alata is a fairly hardy, evergreen, scrambling shrub or small tree that branches low and has a sparse narrow crown.

The dark green compound leaves have a winged main vein and are so glossy as to be almost mirror-like.

Clusters of lovely scented waxy pink and white flowers with tufts of purplish hair are borne form October to February followed by pear-shaped capsules enclosing seeds with papery wings.

The flowers attract tiny insects. Prune into a standard to create a very decorative tree for a semi-shade position. Lovely tree for a small garden where it can be planted in clusters to form a forest effect.

Size 4 to 8m

Wildlife

Insects:

The flowers attract tiny insects to the garden.

Uses

Distribution

Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal,  Eastern CapeNatural Habitat:

Bushveld, Forest margin, Woodland

 

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