Botanical Name: Agathosma betulina, Barosma betulina. Other Common Names: Buku, bucco, round buchu, bookoo, bucku. Habitat: Commonly found in wet low elevations in the western portion of South Africa. The plant has been introduced into private gardens and nurseries but is not known to be native in any other part of the world. Plant Description: Buchu is a shrub that grows to nearly two meters tall, and has a red-brown to violet-brown bark. The leaves have jagged appearing edges, range in color from yellow-green to brown, and are covered in oil glands that give them an oily, wet appearance. The