Flora Detail
| Common Name | Coastal Camphor Tree, Kuskanferbos (Female on picture) |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Date Observed | 06-04-2021 |
| Category | Trees |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | 5503RG |
| Flowering Time | Autumn,Winter |
| Colour | White to Grey |
| Locations Observed | |
| Estuary | Few |
| Koppie | |
| Nature Reserve | Few |
| Small Holding | Few |
| Village | Few |
| Greater Rooiels | |
Tarchonanthus littoralis
Information
Coastal Camphor Tree, Kuskanferbos (Female on picture)
The white fruiting inflorescences are extremely showy against the dark green foliage, and remain decorative for many months
Female flowers are white to cream-coloured. After flowering, each female flower becomes a cotton-wool-like ball of shiny white fragrant hairs, that fluffs out more as it matures. The small seed is buried inside the puff of white hairs.
