Acokanthera rotundata (100 seeds)

Acokanthera rotundata (100 seeds)

Shrub or small tree. Bark greyish-brown, rough; branches conspicuously angled and ribbed, milky sap present. Leaves opposite broadly elliptic to subcircular, up to 7.5 cm long, shiny dark green above, paler below, very stiff and leathery, margin entire, often rolled under. Inflorescence of many-flowered axillary clusters; corolla white, often pink to red on the corolla tube, sweetly scented. Fruit almost round, fleshy, up to 2 cm in diameter, red to purple when ripe.

Sowing instructions: Sow seeds in summer in a well drained medium.

Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: October 2024