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Bitter Leaf

Embelia ruminata

Also called East Coast Embelia, Eastern Coast Dotleaf, Eastern Coast Embelia

Bitter Leaf
Photo: Agnes, CC BY 4.0
Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub, Climber
Native range
E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

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Embelia ruminata, also known by the common name bitter leaf, is a species from the genus Embelia.

Other Embelia plants

Embelia australiana · Vidanga · Embelia rowlandii · River Dotleaf · Robost Embelia · Embelias

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Embelia ruminata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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