Galpinia transvaalica

Galpinia transvaalica

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Common Names

Wild Pride of India (english)
Transvaalliguster (afrikaans)
uMhlope (zulu)

Taxonomy

Family LYTHRACEAE
Genus Galpinia
Species transvaalica
SA Plant Number 523
Basionym Galpinia transvaalica

Description

Galpinia transvaalica is a hardy, decorative, thickset, small to medium sized, sometimes multi-stemmed, evergreen tree. It has waxy, glossy, wavy-edged leaves that flush an amazing red in spring.

Showy white flowers are borne from December to April which attract insects to the garden.

It is also a butterfly host tree. A quick growing small to medium sized tree that makes a good container plant.

It can also be pruned into an attractive, formal hedge in sun or semi-shade.

Size 3 to 10 m

Wildlife

Insects:

The flowers attract insects to the garden and it is also a butterfly host tree.

Uses

Distribution

Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal


Biome:
Forest

Natural Habitat:

Dry forest and Bushveld

 

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