| Brachylaena elliptica | |
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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., (1832) | |
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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. [2] The tree grows in coastal and riparian forest as well as in bushveld in low-lying regions. [3] [4] It is listed as secure on the SANBI Red List. It is endemic to South Africa. [5]
