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Excoecaria simii
Also called Forest Pepperseed Tree, Forest Pepper Seed
Excoecaria simii, the forest pepper-seed or forest pepper-seed bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to South Africa, in forests of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape.
The forest pepper-seed bush is a small tree or shrub with slender branches. Its shiny green leaves have serrated margins and paler leaf undersides. The flowers are formed in spikes up to 25 mm (0.98 in) in length. It is considered a species of least concern on the South African National Biodiversity Institute's Red List of South African Plants.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Excoecaria simii 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.
