Common name: Waxberry, Suikerteebossie
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: eastern Africa
Description: 20-60cm straggling shrublet; white flowers all year; edible white berries.
Formerly included in Illecebraceae, all of which is now included in Caryophyllaceae.
Uses: Fruits chewed for sore throat.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
USDA Zone: 8
Source: Silverhill Seeds
Provenance:
Restrictions:
Culture:
Sow Autumn or Spring
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Caryophyllaceae
- SubFamily: Paronychioideae
- Tribe: Paronychieae
- SubTribe:
References:
- Descriptive text adaped from Silverhill Seeds online catalogue
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, October 05, 2018.
- Pollichia campestris at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, October 05, 2018.
Images:
No images found.