Drypetes Natalensis Var. Leiogyna Brenan

Family: Putranjivaceae (Previously Euphorbiaceae)
GIR: Mgandama

A multi stemmed shrub or tree from 9M to 15M tall. The flowering are on on the main trunk and branches. The male flowers have a very unpleasant smell. Fruits are yellow-orange when ripe. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Larval food plant to:

• Coeliades libeon – Spotless Policeman