Brachylaena elliptica

Brachylaena elliptica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brachylaena
Species:
B. elliptica
Binomial name
Brachylaena elliptica
(Thunb.) Less.
Synonyms
  • Tarchonanthus camphoratus Houtt. ex DC.
  • Tarchonanthus ellipticus Thunb.

Brachylaena elliptica, the bitter-leaf silver-oak, is a shrub or small tree that occurs from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape to southern KwaZulu-Natal. The tree grows in coastal and riparian forest as well as in bushveld in low-lying regions. It is listed as secure on the SANBI Red List. It is endemic to South Africa.