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Dune False Silkybark

Robsonodendron maritimum

Also called Dune Mock Silky Bark, Dune Saffronwood, Dune Silk Thread

Dune False Silkybark
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Celastraceae (Celastr family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Robsonodendron maritimum (also known as white silky bark or witsybas) is a small, shrubby, evergreen tree that is indigenous to the coastal regions of South Africa.

Its natural range extends from Cape Town, along the coast as far as the Eastern Cape. In very windy areas it tends to be shaped (and effectively pruned) by the wind. Its flowers are bisexual.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Robsonodendron maritimum 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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