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Oncoba spinosa, the snuff-box tree, fried egg tree or fried-egg flower, is a plant species in the genus Oncoba traditionally placed in the family Flacourtiaceae, but now placed in the willow family, Salicaceae. The 9 cm (3.5 in) wide flowers have up to seventeen white petals 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. The fruit is hard-shelled, globose and has a pointed tip. In the wild it grows across Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi and other regions. Plant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.

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