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Shrub ID?
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:08 am
by charlie
Can anyone put a name to this evergreen shrub, seen on Tenerife in Puerto Cruz it had very scented white flowers and purple fruits a bit like small plums which bled a white sap when cut open.
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I thought it may be Acokanthera oblongifolia, I have one seed, which has now germinated!
Re: Shrub ID?
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:52 pm
by Chad
When it has enough leaves to spare; break it in half [the leaf not the plant]. If it oozes latex then you are probably right.
I tried an ID on this before and coudn't even decide if it was Oleaceae or Rubiaceae. Now you give a plant with a good pictorial match that is in the Apocynaceae!
Chad.
Re: Shrub ID?
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 6:58 am
by charlie
Definitely bleeds latex like sap (nicked one of the seed leaves!)
I suspect if it survives long enough it will have to live in the conservatory
Re: Shrub ID?
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:55 am
by charlie
Well surprise surprise, my little seedling has just sailed through a short small frost, will keep you posted!
It would make a wonderful conservatory shrub the scent was fantastic,