Kingdom Plantae Family Salicaceae Scientific name Scolopia mundii | Order Malpighiales Genus Scolopia Rank Species | |
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Similar Scolopia, Zanthoxylum davyi, Chionanthus foveolatus, Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, Olinia ventosa | ||
Scolopia mundii (Mountain Saffron, Red Pear or Klipdoring) is a South African tree of the Salicaceae family.
It has dark shiny foliage and bright yellow/orange berries. It is a very adaptable tree and occurs sporadically throughout South Africa, from Cape Town northwards as far as Limpopo. The specific name commemorates Johannes Ludwig Leopold Mund, a German natural history collector who was active in the Cape until 1831.
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