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Morella serrata

Morella serrata
Morella serrata
Lance-leaf waxberry
Shrub
Morella serrata is an aromatic, dioecious, much-branched shrub to small tree with lovely, leathery , scented leaves. It normally occurs in swampy places along rivers and is a good garden subject.

Morella serrata is an aromatic, dioecious, much-branched shrub to small tree with lovely, leathery , scented leaves. Female flowers borne on the upper part of the catkin. Male catkins dense, 0.5–3 cm long, reddish or purplish-brown when young. The fruit is covered in white wax that was once used to make candles, hence the common name.

Morella serrata normally occurs in swampy places along rivers, often with Salix,  Parinari, Syzygium, Maesa,  Dodonaea and Elaeodendron.

Smalblaarwasbessie
Hardy
Sun
Water wise
Evergreen
Moderate
Spring
Brown
Climber
Loam
2m
Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West
Forest margin, Riverine
Yes
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