Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

African Boxwood

Myrsine africana

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
PlantZAfrica
Jan. 1, 2026, 8:31 a.m.
  • Supports birds
  • Hedge
  • Medicinal
  • Attractive
  • Sun
  • Semi-shade
  • Shrub
  • Soil: loam
  • Soil: sandy
  • Color data
  • Flowering data

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) Lijin Huang (紫楝), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lijin Huang (紫楝) source
  • (c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Riegel source
  • (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
  • (c) maria oct, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by maria oct source
  • (c) Dave Richardson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dave Richardson source
  • (c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Konrad and Roland Greinwald source
  • (c) Gigi Laidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gigi Laidler source
  • (c) Anne-Hélène Paradis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anne-Hélène Paradis source
  • (c) Reuben Heydenrych, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Reuben Heydenrych source
  • (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Morten Ross source
  • (c) keanumrc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
  • no rights reserved, uploaded by flamelily source

Sources and references

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