| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Synonym | Nauclea tubulosa Arn. |
| Synonym_2 | Stephegyne tubulosa (Arn.) Hook.f. |
| Local Name | Malamthumba |
| Local Name 2 | Naikadambu |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Deciduous trees, bark greyish-green, smooth; blaze creamy yellow; branches horizontal. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules 8 mm long, interpetiolar, 0.8 cm long, oblong, obtuse; petiole 10-30 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 10-20 x 3.5-12.5 cm, ovate, elliptic, elliptic-ovate or ovate-oblong, base truncate, obtuse or attenuate, apex acute to acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 7-12 pairs, pinnate, flower purplish-pink, 10-12 mm long, in terminal heads; fruit a capsule, ovoid, ribbed, yellowish-brown, in globose heads ca. 2 cm across; seeds many, minute, winged. |