Rutaceae

Chinaflower

Adenandra uniflora (L.) Willd.

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Adenandra

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Chinaflower: Adenandra uniflora , flower; in fynbos, summit of Table Mountain, vicinity of Maclear's Beacon, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Bergskaapboegoe, Kommetjieteewater, Betsie
English: Chinaflower, Shepherd's delight, China flower

Synonyms

Adenandra linearis A.Juss.
Adenandra pottsii Dümmer
Adenandra uniflora var. isophylla Schltdl.
Adenandra uniflora var. linearis Sond.
Adenandra uniflora var. pubescens Sond.
Adenandra uniflora var. villosa Regel
Adenandra villosa hort. ex Harv. & Sond.
Diosma cistoides Lam.
Diosma linearis Thunb.
Diosma uniflora L.
Eriostemon capense Pers.
Eriostemon uniflorus (L.) Sm.
Glandulifolia uniflora (L.) J.C.Wendl.
Hartogia uniflora (L.) P.J.Bergius

Photos

Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.