Olinia emarginata

Olinia emarginata, the mountain hard pear or berghardepeer in Afrikaans language, is a tree species in the genus Olinia native to South Africa and Lesotho.

Olinia emarginata
Olinia emarginata bark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Penaeaceae
Genus: Olinia
Species:
O. emarginata
Binomial name
Olinia emarginata

Prunasin, a cyanogenic glucoside, can be found in the leaves of O. emarginata.

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