Euclea divinorum, called diamond leaf, diamond-leaved euclea, magic guarri, and toothbrush tree, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euclea, native to eastern and southern Africa.[2] A shrub or small tree, it has many uses in Africa, including as a source for dye for wool, for tanning leather, and an ink, and as a preservative for milk (allowing it to keep for up to a year), and, by chewing on a twig, as a toothbrush.[3]

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Foliage on a shrub in Pretoria

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Magic guarri
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Euclea
Species:
E. divinorum
Binomial name
Euclea divinorum
Synonyms[2]
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    • Euclea balfourii Hiern ex Balf.f.
    • Euclea huillensis Gürke
    • Euclea katangensis De Wild.
    • Euclea keniensis R.E.Fr.
    • Euclea kiwuensis Gürke
    • Euclea laurina Hiern ex Balf.f.
    • Euclea stuhlmannii Gürke
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