Corky bark canthium
Canthium suberosum
Family: Rubiaceae
What it is like
A small evergreen tree. It grows 8 m tall. The crown is dense and rounded. The trunk is thick and corky. The bark is grey and smooth. The leaf nodes are prominent and have tufts of silky hairs. The leaves are opposite and leathery. They are 3-7 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are pale or blue-green. The fruit are small and oval. They can be 1 cm long. They have a circular scar around the tip.
There are about 60-200 Canthium species.
Where it is found
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on rocky hillsides. It grows in open woodland in mountainous areas.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit