Clutia pulchella, the lightning bush, is a southern African dioecious shrub of the family Peraceae.

It occurs at middle altitudes in Namibia, Mozambique,[1] Zimbabwe,[2] Eswatini,[3] Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa.

[4] They may grow 2–3 metres (6.6–9.8 ft) high,[3] and occur on a variety of broken terrain types.

Leaf shape is somewhat variable, either blunt-tipped ovate or broadly lanceolate.

[5] They are soft with venation that is transparent against light, besides the numerous glands that dot each leaf.