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Osyris compressa (Cape sumach)
Pruimbas [Afrikaans]
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Osyris compressa in
fruit. [© H.G. Robertson, Iziko] |
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Hemiparasitic shrub or small tree growing to a height of
about 5 m. In the Cape, flowers from December to June. Fruit is a red to black
drupe. Occurs from the Western Cape through to tropical Africa.
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