Cassine peragua

Cape saffron
In flower in a Cape Town garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Cassine
Species:
C. peragua
Binomial name
Cassine peragua
Synonyms
  • Cassine colpoon Thunb.
  • Cassine kraussiana Hochst.
  • Cassine kraussiana Bernh. ex Harv. & Sond.
  • Cassine kraussiana Bernh.
  • Cassine serratifolia Salisb.
  • Cassine sphaerocarpa Cels ex Steud.
  • Elaeodendron ilicifolium Ten.
  • Elaeodendron kraussianum (Bernard ex Harv. & Sond.) Sim
  • Euonymus colpoon L.

Cassine peragua, also known as Cape saffron, bastard saffron and forest spoonwood, is a medium-sized tree with fragrant flowers, decorative fruits and a saffron-coloured trunk. It is indigenous to the Afro-montane forests of South Africa.

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