Euclea natalensis

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|name = Natal guarri

|image = Euclea natalensis subsp natalensis, blare, eMakhosini.jpg

|genus = Euclea

|species = natalensis

|authority = A.DC.

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• Euclea multiflora Hiern{{cite web|title=Euclea multiflora Hiern |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2802683 |work=The Plant List 2010 |accessdate=18 November 2014}}
• Royena macrophylla E.Mey. ex A.DC.{{cite web|title=Euclea natalensis A.DC.|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2802685|work=The Plant List 2010|accessdate=18 November 2014|archive-date=2 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002213634/http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2802685|url-status=dead}}

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Euclea natalensis, the Natal guarri, is a dioecious African plant species of the family Ebenaceae. It occurs from Ethiopia and Somalia in the north, southwards to the Western Cape, South Africa. It has nectar and also contains pollen{{cite web |last1=Notten |first1=Alice |title=Euclea natalensis A.DC. |url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/eucleanatal.htm |website=PlantZAfrica.com |publisher=SANBI |date=February 2010 |accessdate=18 November 2014 |archive-date=15 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515021154/http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/eucleanatal.htm |url-status=dead }} Its hirsute, leathery leaves have an opposite arrangement, and the flower sprays grow from the leaf axils. The spherical fruit appear from October to June.{{cite web |title=Euclea natalensis - Natal Guarri |date = 1 April 2009 |url=http://treeco-treeco.blogspot.com/2009/04/euclea-natalensis-natal-guarri.html |website=TreeCo |accessdate=18 November 2014}}