Scolopia mundii
| Scolopia mundii | |
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| 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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