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Cork Bush

Mundulea sericea

Also called Rhodesian Silverleaf, Silver Bush

Cork Bush
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Mundulea sericea, the cork bush, is an attractive shrub or small tree which is found in relatively open woodlands of Africa and South Asia. It is the only member of the genus with a range extending beyond Madagascar, and it resembles some African shrubs in the related genus Tephrosia.

Where it grows

The species occurs commonly in Madagascar, southern to central Africa, India and Sri Lanka. At its southern limit it is found in northern KwaZulu-Natal and northwards of the Vaal River, South Africa. It has a preference for rocky slopes but is also found in savanna.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mundulea sericea 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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