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{{Short description|Genus of trees}}
{{Speciesbox
|name = ''Curtisia''▼
|image = Curtisia dentata - Assegai tree top canopy - Table Mountain 3.JPG
|status = NT
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|status_ref = <ref name = iucn>Barstow, M., Beech, E., Harvey-Brown, Y., Wilson, B. & Rivers, M.C. 2019. ''Curtisia dentata''. The [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] 2019: e.T126025311A126025322. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T126025311A126025322.en. Accessed on 30 September 2023.</ref>
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|parent_authority = [[William Aiton|Aiton]]
|authority = ([[Nicolaas Laurens Burman|Burm.f.]]) [[C.A.Sm.]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271719-1 |title= Curtisia dentata (Burm.f.) C.A.Sm. |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=October 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6BR7D |title= Curtisia dentata (Burm. fil.) C. A. Sm. |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=October 31, 2022}}</ref>
▲|familia_authority = [[Armen Takhtajan|Takht.]]<ref name=APGIII2009>{{Cite journal |last=Angiosperm Phylogeny Group |year=2009 |title=An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III |journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=161 |issue=2 |pages=105–121 |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122630309/abstract | format= PDF |accessdate=2013-06-26 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x }}</ref>
▲|species = '''''C. dentata'''''
▲|}}
'''''Curtisia dentata''''' (commonly known as the '''Assegai tree''' or '''Cape
|url=http://www2.dwaf.gov.za/dwaf/cmsdocs/4116___poster%20protected%20trees.pdf
|title=Protected Trees
|date=3 May 2013
|publisher=Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa
|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705085122/http://www2.dwaf.gov.za/dwaf/cmsdocs/4116___poster%20protected%20trees.pdf |archive-date=2010-07-05 }}</ref> is a [[flowering plant|flowering tree]] from [[South Africa|Southern Africa]]. It is the sole species in genus '''''Curtisia''''', which was originally classed as a type of [[Cornaceae|" It is increasingly popular as an [[ornamental tree]] for gardens, with dark glossy foliage and sprays of pure white berries. The bark of this tree is a very popular component of traditional African medicine, leading to [[overexploitation]] and a decline in the species in some areas of South Africa.<ref name="BoDD">[http://www.botanical-dermatology-database.info/BotDermFolder/CURT.html#Curtisia%20dentata ''Curtisia dentata''] in BoDD
==Name==
[[File:
This tree gets its common name from the African spear
Its genus name, ''"Curtisia"'', is from the [[botanist]] [[William Curtis]] (founder of ''[[The Botanical Magazine]]'') and ''"dentata"'' is simply the Latin for "toothed", referring to the slightly serrated margins of its leaves.
==Appearance==
A medium to tall [[evergreen]] [[tree]] (up to {{convert|15
The tree bears dense clusters of small, white berries. They generally appear in winter and are pure white (sometimes tinged with pink or red). They remain on the tree for a long time and can be very decorative.
==Distribution==
[[File:1 Assegai tree - Curtisia dentata - afromontane.jpg|thumb|left|Large Assegai tree, growing wild in Cape forests]]
The Assegai tree grows in the forests of [[South Africa]] and [[
==Growing ''Curtisia dentata''==
The '''Assegai
The bark of this tree is widely used as a traditional medicine for curing stomach ailments and diarrhoea. It is also reputed to be an aphrodisiac. Due to this, the tree is often overexploited and even effectively exterminated from some parts of the country.
The Assegai is best propagated by [[seed]]. Remove the fleshing covering of its white berries and plant them in moist soil. Germination takes a few weeks and seedlings grow rapidly, though they should be kept well-watered and out of direct sunlight.
It is sensitive to frost and drought, although established trees can survive both.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/curtisdent.htm|title=Curtisia dentata {{!}} PlantZAfrica.com|website=www.plantzafrica.com|access-date=2017-08-04}}</ref>
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*[[List of Southern African indigenous trees]]▼
==References==▼
<gallery>
File:Curtisia dentata foliage and berries - SA.jpg|The distinctive white berries▼
File:Curtisia dentata - Assegai tree - foliage 4.jpg|Detail of leaves.▼
File:Curtisia dentata - Assegai tree - Table Mountain 6.JPG|A medium-sized specimen growing in Cape Town.
File:Curtisia dentata - 2.JPG|The multi-coloured foliage.▼
File:Curtisia dentata - Assegai tree - hedge screen 8.JPG|''Curtisia dentata'' makes a good hedge or screen.
▲File:Curtisia dentata - 2.JPG|The multi-coloured foliage.
▲File:Curtisia dentata - Assegai tree - foliage 4.jpg|Detail of leaves.
▲File:Curtisia dentata foliage and berries - SA.jpg|The distinctive white berries
File:Curtisia dentata seeds, by Omar Hoftun.jpg|''Curtisia dentata'' seeds.
</gallery>
==See also==
{{Commons category|Curtisia}}▼
▲*[[List of Southern African indigenous trees]]
▲==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/curtisdent.htm ''Curtisia dentata'' at PlantZAfrica.com]
{{Angiosperm families}}
[[Category:Afromontane]]▼
{{Taxonbar|from=Q13107161}}
▲[[Category:Afromontane flora]]
[[Category:Cornales]]
[[Category:Flora of South Africa]]
[[Category:Flora of Swaziland]]
[[Category:Flora of Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Traditional African medicine]]
[[Category:Trees of South Africa]]
[[Category:Protected
▲[[Category:Trees of Cape Town]]
[[Category:Ornamental trees]]
[[Category:Trees of Mediterranean climate]]
[[Category:Monotypic
[[Category:Cornales genera]]
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