Fabaceae

Scotsman's rattle

Amblygonocarpus andongensis (Welw. ex Oliv.) Exell & Torre

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Amblygonocarpus

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Scotsman's rattle: "Mutindiri" is the local name for this hunger food. The seeds of the Scotsman's rattle are eaten as a protein-rich food in times of famine in Machaze district o — Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Afrikaans: Skotseratel
Chinese: 安哥拉小巴花
dag: Nanʒido
English: Scotsman's rattle
ff: Jigareehi
sg: Käkërë

Synonyms

Amblygonocarpus obtusangulus (Welw. ex Oliv.) Harms
Amblygonocarpus schweinfurthii Harms
Tetrapleura andongensis Welw. ex Oliv.
Tetrapleura andongensis var. schweinfurthii (Harms) Aubrév.
Tetrapleura obtusangula Welw. ex Oliv.

Photos

Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.