Cassine tetragona (100 seeds) (Lauridia tetragona)

Cassine tetragona (100 seeds)

Family: Celastraceae

Common names: Droelewer, Climbing Saffron

Scrambling shrub or liana with branches often bent back, stems 4-angled. Leaves opposite, subsessile, elliptic-ovate, toothed; flowers in axillary, dense cymes, cream-coloured. Fruits red to purple, about the size of a small pea, edible but very astringent.

Sowing instructions: Sow seeds in a well drained medium.

Locality: Grahamstown. Harvest: February 2025