Euclea divinorum


Euclea divinorum, called diamond leaf, diamond-leaved euclea, magic guarri, and toothbrush tree, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euclea, native to eastern and southern Africa. A shrub or small tree, it has many uses in Africa, including as a source for dye for wool, for tanning leather, and an ink, and as a preservative for milk, and, by chewing on a twig, as a toothbrush.
image:Euclea divinorum, loof en blomknoppe, Manie van der Schijff BT, a.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Foliage and flower buds of a magic guarri in the Manie van [der Schijff Botanical Garden] in Pretoria, South Africa