Protorhus longifolia, the red beech, is a medium to large, mostly dioecious species of tree in the family Anacardiaceae.

It is native to South Africa and Eswatini, where it occurs in well-watered situations from coastal elevations to 1,250 m.[2] The leafy, evergreen trees have rounded crowns and usually grow between 6 and 10 m tall, but regularly taller in forest.

[4] They occur in coastal, scarp and mistbelt forests, rock outcrops, escarpments, riparian fringes, or in woodland.

[4] The indehiscent fruit which appear from October to December, are smooth, fleshy drupes[6] that mature to a pale mauve colour[8] in autumn.

Ozoroa) Various forest mammals and birds feed on the fruit while on the tree, or after they are dropped, while the bark and foliage are browsed by Black rhino.

[5] The sticky milky sap has been used a glue, for instance to fix assegai blades to their handles, or as a depilatory.