| Maurocenia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Eudicots |
| clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Subfamily: | Celastroideae |
| Genus: | Maurocenia Mill. |
| Species: | M. frangularia |
| Binomial name | |
| Maurocenia frangularia (L.) Mill. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cassine maurocenia L. |
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Maurocenia frangularia (or Hottentots Cherry) is a small, rounded tree of about 7 meters that is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa. It has fragrant flowers, cherry-sized edible berries and hard yellow wood that is used to make musical instruments. The leaves are round to oblong and new growth is bright scarlet. [2]