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Botanical Name
Deinbollia oblongifolia
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Deinbollia oblongifolia, commonly known as the dune soap-berry, is a shrub or small tree in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is found in coastal vegetation from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, through KwaZulu-Natal to southern Mozambique and Eswatini. It is named after Peter Vogelius Deinboll, a Danish botanist and plant collector. The plants grow up to nine metres tall, with grey-brown bark, compound leaves up to 50 centimetres long, and white or cream flowers on branched heads. The fruit is eaten by people, the leaves can be eaten as spinach, and the seeds can be lathered in water and used as soap, which gives the plant its name. The roots are used in traditional Zulu medicine for stomach complaints. The article also says the shrubs are valuable garden plants, especially in wildlife gardens.

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  • Dune Soap-Berry

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  1. Wikipedia, under "Deinbollia oblongifolia."
  2. Wikipedia, under "Deinbollia oblongifolia."

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