however also made it a very suitable tree for marshy, water-logged gardens, or the banks of rivers. The tree is usually cultivated from its tiny seeds, and the young plants need ample water and some shelter from direct sunlight. It is one of the fastest growing trees in southern Africa. References Further reading Kubizki, Klaus ed. (2004). Flowering Plants, Dicotyledons: Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales (The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Volume VI). Springer, Berlin. Missouri Botanic Garden TROPICOS Nomenclatural Database. Accessed December 28, 2007. Cunoniaceae Afromontane flora Flora of South Africa Flora of Southern Africa Garden plants of Southern Africa Trees of South Africa Ornamental trees Trees of Mediterranean climate Plants described in 1759 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus