Scolopia mundii

Scolopia mundii
Detail of the leaves and berries of Scolopia mundii.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Scolopia
Species: S. mundii
Binomial name
Scolopia mundii
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Warb.

Scolopia mundii (Mountain Saffron, Red Pear or Klipdoring) is a South African tree of the Salicaceae family.

Mature Klipdoring tree growing in Cape Town

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. [1] 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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