Photo 17569189, (c) Andrew Gillespie, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Andrew Gillespie

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What

Climbing Saffron (Lauridia tetragona)

Observer

andrewgillespie

Date

May 6, 2018 03:12 PM SAST

Description

at first I thought it was Maytenus procumbens, but this has black berries no red. I picked a berry from another specimen a few meters away (those photos were out of focus) and the flesh was also a dark colour. The juice initially was reddish purple but left stains that were indigo.

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