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'''Myrsine africana''', is also called Cape myrtle, African boxwood or thakisa, . It is a species of shrub in the family Primulaceae. It is indigenous to Macaronesia, Africa and South Asia. It typically has dense, dark-green to red foliage and produces tiny bright purple berries.

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Lead (0.291 mg Kg-1), cadmium (0.780 mg Kg-1), chromium (0.172 mg Kg-1) and cobalt was found maximum in root parts whereas iron (414.0 mg Kg-1), zinc (68.33 mg Kg-1) and copper (60.33 mg Kg-1) was recorded in leaves.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=vidangaVidanga|ta=|te=|hi=bandraru Bandraru oleander, banwa, banwan, basuti, chapra, chhota mehndruBanwa|en= Cape Myrtle, African boxwood, Thakisa}}

{{Leaf|Simple|round Round in outline|The fine-toothed leaves are at first deep red, but on maturity become glossy and dark green.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower||smallSmall|cream Cream white turns to red||Separate shrubs produce either male or female flowers, with the female plants producing purple berries. The hardy plant is long-lived.}}

A plant of the drier tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 3,800 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 5 - 35°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 600 - 800mm, but tolerates 450 - 1,000mm<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|tropical Tropical zones}}.