Calodendrum capense
Calodendrum capense
Afrikaans:
English : Cape chestnut
IsiXhosa: Umemezi
Description and diagnostic features
It is an absolutely beautiful tree which produces a very bright pink highlight in the indigenous south cape forests.
Part used
Bark
Uses
Used as a treatment for enhancing the skin. It is powdered and mixed with water and pasted onto the skin.
Warning
Habitat
It grown in frost free cape forests.
Propagation
Grows well from seed.
