Alien Invasives
Inkberry (Cestrum laevigatum)
07 October 2016
- Other names
- Cestrum (English)
- Invasive status
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NEMBA Category 1b
CARA 2002 Category 1 - Description
- Inkberry is an evergreen shrub or tree normally growing 1 to 2 metres high, but reaching 15 metres or more along the coastal regions. This poisonous plant has lance-shaped leaves and greenish-yellow, tube-shaped flowers, which appear from October to May.
- Originally from
- Brazil, South America
- Where is it a problem?
- Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and along the Vaal and Orange rivers
- How does it spread?
- Seed dispersal
- Why is it a problem?
- It is a habitat transformer and competes against indigenous plants. The whole plant is toxic.
- Uses
- Ornamental and hedging
Please help...
Any donations would be greatly appreciated and are much needed to support these efforts. Please consider setting up a stop order with your bank for a regular monthly contribution rather than (or in addition to) a one-off donation. This would greatly assist us in budgeting and planning for the future.
Please EFT to the following account:
| Bank: | Nedbank |
| Branch name: Branch code: |
Morning Glen Branch 198 765 |
| Account Name: | Sandspruit Ullmann Park Association |
| Account Number: | 1014 852 641 |
| Reference: | Your name |
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