Cape cherry
Cassine peragua

Family: Celastraceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 2-5 m tall. It can be taller. The leaves are tough, round and leathery. They are usually dark green. The flowers are in small bunches. They have a strong scent. The fruit are berries that are green and darken to black or purple.

There are 80 Cassine species. Most are in Africa.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten as a snack.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Umbhukhuze, Umboyi

Synonyms

Cassine capensis L.; Cassine colpoon Thunb.; Cassine kraussiana Bernh.; Cassine kraussiana Hochst.; Elaeodendron ilicifolium Ten.; Euonymus colpoon L.; and others