Robsonodendron maritimum

Robsonodendron maritimum (also known as white silky bark or witsybas) is a small, shrubby, evergreen tree that is indigenous to the coastal regions of South Africa.

Robsonodendron maritimum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Robsonodendron
Species:	R. maritimum
Binomial name
Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer
Synonyms
Cassine maritima

Its natural range extends from Cape Town, along the coast as far as the Eastern Cape.^[1] In very windy areas it tends to be shaped (and effectively pruned) by the wind. Its flowers are bisexual.^[2]