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Myrica quercifolia
Myrica quercifolia is a species of shrub in the genus Myrica. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces and the North West of South Africa. It is also known by the names oak waxberry and maagpynbossie (Afrikaans for stomach pain bush).
Myrica arborea · Myrica caroliniensis · Myrica cerifera · Myrica pensylvanica · Myrica rivas-martinezii · California Wax Myrtle · Myrica esculenta · Faya · Candle Berry
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myrica quercifolia 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.
