This member of the
Araliaceae
family was
given this name by Otto Wilhelm Sonder in 1862. It is found in South
Africa and Zimbabwe, growing in a well
drained soil with quite some water and some sun. The stem tend to
loose the fat part by age and the little tree can reach ten metres
in height. The small flowers are greenish yellow.
The name refers to Natal, the
area in South Africa it is was first found.
