Kei cocatree

Nectaropetalum capense is a member of the Erythroxylaceae, a family of flowering plants commonly known as the coca family. This species is indigenous to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal regions of South Africa. It is one of several species within the genus Nectaropetalum. The plant is referred to as the Kei cocatree in English and local contexts. The scientific name was formally published in 1909 by Stapf and Boodle, who revised the earlier work of Bolus. The species has a documented global distribution, though its natural range remains centered in South Africa.