Rubiaceae

Flametree

Alberta magna E.Mey.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Alberta

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Flametree (Alberta magna) — FlowerPhoto: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Afrikaans: Breekhout
arz: البرتا ماجنا
Croatian: Alberta
English: Flametree, Natal flame bush
Greek: Αλβέρτα

Flowers

In flower: March, June, August, December to January (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, 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

Sources: classification 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.