rooistinkhout, Afrika-amandel, Wilde-kersieboom
Inyazangoma-elimnyama, Inkokhokho, Ngubozinyeweni, Umdumezulu, Umlalume
uMkakase, Inyazangoma, Itywina-elikhul, Umdumizulu, Umkhakhase
Large evergreen tree (10 – 40 m) with fissured bark, glossy leaves, and small white flowers. Fruits are red drupes. Critically endangered due to bark harvesting.
https://nyika-vwaza-trust.org/wp-content/uploads/Simkoko_Prunus-africana-in-Nyika_NVT-Report-2021.pdf
Cream-white flowers (Oct – Dec); red drupes dispersed by birds.
Hornbills, turacos, starlings
Scarify and sow fresh seeds; slow germination (6+ months).
Not recommended (low success).
https://cites.org/sites/default/files/ndf_material/Structural%20distribution%20of%20wild%20Prunus%20africana.pdf
