The Mickey Mouse plant originates from South Africa. It has been widely cultivated outside South Africa as an ornamental plant and a live fence. The flowers of the Mickey Mouse plant are also used as lucky flowers for the New Year in Vietnam. This is because the plant sometimes only flowers once a year. This plant is also believed to have medicinal benefits and is used as a traditional remedy, such as by the Zulu people in South Africa, who use root decoctions to treat children suffering from bone diseases or gangrenous proctitis.

This plant has good adaptability, growing well in open areas or in dense forests. It requires full sun to partial shade. Initially, the plant growth is very slow, but once established, it grows quickly. A suitable climate is an area where the temperature never drops below -2 °C. This means the plant is intolerant of frost or ice.

• Root: Taproot.

• Stem: Round, erect, dark brown color, monopodial branching.

• Leaves: Simple, alternate, narrow elliptic, up to 5 cm long, with finely serrated edges, the blade is stiff and shiny dark green.

• Flower: Large, up to 4 cm, with yellowish-green and persistent sepals (which turn red on the fruit), yellow petals with 5 lobes, numerous stamens.

• Fruit: Drupe (stone fruit), oblong, red color.

• Seed: Black color.

• Propagation: Reproduces by seeds and propagation is done by stem cuttings of medium maturity (neither too old nor too young).

• Used in the treatment of wounds, to relieve pain, treats children suffering from bone diseases or gangrenous proctitis. It has antibacterial, antimalarial, cytotoxic, and non-mutagenic activities.

• 4,4′,7-tri-O-methylisocampylospermone A, 4′′′-de-O-methylafzelone A, and serrulone A; irisolone 4′-methyl ether, 3',4'-dimethoxy-6,7-methylenedioxyisoflavone, iriskumoonin 3′-methyl ether, lophirone L, biflavanone 1, campylospermone A, syringaresinol, 16$\alpha$,17-dihydroxy-ent-kauran-19-oic acid.