Oncoba spinosa (Fried Egg Tree) - Video 1
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Botanical name: Oncoba spinosa
Common names: Fried Egg Tree, Snuff-box Tree
Family: Salicaceae (Formerly:Flacourtiaceae)
Origin: South Africa, Arabia
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Oncoba spinosa
Beautiful white and yellow camellia-like flowers look like 'fried eggs' when they drop off and fall on the ground with their yellow stamens facing upwards. Flowers are honey-sweet fragrant and attract butterflies and bees.
Beautiful white and yellow camellia-like flowers look like 'fried eggs' when they drop off and fall on the ground with their yellow stamens facing upwards. Flowers are honey-sweet fragrant and attract butterflies and bees.
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Snuff-box tree, Fried egg tree. A spiny shrub or small tree. The fruits have a sour, edible pulp. Beautiful white and yellow camellia-like flowers look like 'fried eggs' when they drop off and fall on the ground with their yellow stamens facing upwards. Flowers are honey-sweet fragrant and attract butterflies and bees.
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