False buchu
Agathosma ovata

Family: Rutaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 50 cm tall. The flowers are dark pink. They have 5 petals and are star shaped.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Lesotho, South Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves - tea

How it is grown

It can be grown by seeds or cuttings.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Agathosma acuminata Drège ex Walp.; Agathosma punctata G. Don; Barosma acutata Sond.; Barosma angustifolia Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.; Barosma dioica (Ker) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.; Barosma eckloniana Bartl.; Barosma graveolens G.Don; Barosma kraussiana Meisn.; Barosma lanceolata Sond.; Barosma oblonga (Thunb.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.; Barosma ovata (Thunb.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.; Barosma pauciflora Eckl. & Zeyh.; Barosma peglerae Dummer; Barosma scoparia Eckl. & Zeyh.; Barosma sertuliflora Delponte; Barosma ternata Eckl. & Zeyh.; Bucco hamata Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.; Bucco ovata Schult.; Diosma dioica Ker Gawl.; Diosma glandulosa Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.; Diosma graveolens Licht. ex Schult.; Diosma lanceolata Thunb.; Diosma linifolia Lodd.; Diosma oblonga Thunb.; Diosma orbicularis Bartl. & H. L. Wendl. [Invalid]; Diosma ovata Thunb.; Diosma pauciflora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D. Dietr.; Diosma pulchella Houtt. [Illegitimate]; Diosma punctata Licht. ex Schult.; Diosma scoparia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D. Dietr.; Diosma spartiifolia Steud.; Diosma stenophylla Spreng.; Diosma ternata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D. Dietr.; Hartogia punctata Kuntze;