Rhamnus prinoides
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The Shiny-leaf Buckthorn is an African shrub or small tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It occurs from Ethiopia to South Africa at medium to high altitudes. They often grow near streams or along forest margins. The small edible fruits are shiny red and berry-like.
The plant has many uses among African native people. All parts of the plant are harvested and may be used for nutrition, medicine or superstitious purposes. In Ethiopia, where the plant is known as gesho, the stems are boiled and the extract mixed with honey to ferment a wine called tej.
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- Trees of Southern Africa, K C Palgrave, 1984 ISBN 0 86977 081 0
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