Euclea undulata berries

The green fruit of Euclea undulata seen here in March near Montagu are spherical and smooth. The berries grow in small clusters among the leaves, thinly fleshy and ranging from 4 mm to 7 mm in diameter. As they ripen, their colour changes to red-brown, black or purplish black. The fruits, seen from end summer to midspring, are edible, usually considered less tasty by humans, but popular with monkeys, baboons and birds, ensuring wide seed dispersal. About half the trees encountered won’t have…

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