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Gentianaceae

Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg

Family
Gentianaceae
Genus
Anthocleista

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Anthocleista grandiflora: Photographed at Huntington Gardens (Los Angeles) in March
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Boskoorsboom
Chinese
森林退热树, 森林退熱樹

Synonyms

  • Anthocleista insignis Galpin
  • Anthocleista keniensis Summerh.
  • Anthocleista orientalis Gilg
  • Anthocleista pulcherrima Gilg
  • Anthocleista scheffleri Gilg ex G.Scheffler
  • Anthocleista zambesiaca Baker

Flowers

In flower
January, October to November (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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.