Scolopia mundii, the mountain saffron, red pear or klipdoring, is a South African tree in the family Salicaceae.

Scolopia mundii
Detail of the leaves and berries of Scolopia mundii.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Scolopia
Species:	S. mundii
Binomial name
Scolopia mundii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Warb.

It has dark shiny foliage and bright yellow/orange berries. It is a very adaptable tree and occurs sporadically throughout South Africa, from Cape Town northwards as far as Limpopo.[1] The specific name commemorates Johannes Ludwig Leopold Mund, a German natural history collector who was active in the Cape until 1831.

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