Fauna & Flora Index
Salvadora Persica Berries of the Salvadora Persica

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Scientific Name: Salvadora Persica
Common names: Khori bos.
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Description: Ever green scrub found in the Damaraland region of Namibia. Can grow up to 3 meters high, and have small reddish-black berries.
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Nutritive uses: Locals make a very potent  beer from it.
Other uses: The desert elephants of Damaraland love the succulent leaves, and also some-times go right into the bush for shade.
Interesting Facts: The local Damara people call this the Khori bush, and the village of Khorixas is named after it.
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