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Christmas berry
Chironia baccifera
About
Chironia baccifera, known as Christmas berry, bitterbossie or aambeibessie, is species of Chironia native to southern South Africa. A bushy shrub, it can reach 1 m, but is typically 0.5 m in width and height. Its Afrikaans name aambeibessie refers to its supposed medicinal use in treating haemorrhoids. It is used as an ornamental, preferring sandy soils. It is mildly toxic.
- Family
- Gentianaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Chironia baccifera
- Slug
- chironia-baccifera
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Chironia
- Species
- baccifera
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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