PSEUDOLACHNOSTYLIS MAPROUNEIFOLIA, KUDU BERRY SEEDS - IN SOUTH AFRICA

Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia is a species of plant under the family Phyllanthaceae and the sole species comprised in the genus Pseudolachnostylis. It is native to Africa and has several varieties. Its common name is kudu berry, though the term also applies for Cassine aethiopica.  Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia is a South African indigenous tree commonly known as Kudu Berry in English, Koedoebessie in Afrikaans and Mutondowa in Tshivenda is an attractive, round, single-stemmed tree, up to 12 m high. The bark is greyish to dark brown.           It is fairly slow growing but juveniles grow much faster than established trees. It is deciduous and loses its leaves in winterr a magnificent display of red autumn foliage. This tree flowers from July to November and bears small greenish white flowers. Sexes are separate on different trees. Fruits are spherical, about 20 mm in diameter. From an aesthetic point of view, kudu berry is at its best in autumn when it changes colour to the most beautiful red. Medicinally extracts from the bark are used to treat diarrhoea. It has been used in the past to treat pneumonia.