Oncoba spinosa (Fried egg plant), Salicaceae

''Oncoba spinosa'', the snuff-box tree, fried egg tree or fried-egg flower, is a plant species in the genus ''Oncoba''.

It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree that has simple leaves.
The blossoms are white and attractive with a yellow centre due to the stamens, resembling a fried egg. They appear on the tree from just before or around the time the new leaves are produced and the tree is in bloom for up to three months. In Southern Africa, it blooms from September to December... more