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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

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Geraniales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Melianthaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants
  • 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.

data regenerated on Sat, 05 Oct 2024 11:23:21 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Melianthaceae

  • Francoa ramosa
  • Greyia sutherlandii
  • Melianthus major
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