Accession Data:
Melianthus major L.
- Common Name: Honey Bush, Heuningblom
- Family: Melianthaceae Link
- Country of Origin: South Africa
- Habitat: Fynbos vegetation on sandstone, winter rainfall
- Uses: Leaves and roots are toxic. Leaves are used for traditional medicine in South Africa; for example, as a poultice to treat external wounds and infections. Dried flowers and leaves are used to repel insects from cupboards.
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Accession Data:
- Accession # 202300102
- Source: Plant World Seeds
- Provenance:
Seeds from Plant World Seeds, sown April 2023
- Accession Date: 11-14-2023
- Bench: 6901 - Array 1, Tank 1
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 09-12-2024
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: rosids
- Order: Geraniales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Melianthaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe:
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces
References (external):
- Liesl van der Walt 2000, revised by Alice Notten 2017. PlantZAfrica article on Melianthus major. Accessed Nov 14 2023.
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