Gentianaceae
Anthocleista grandiflora
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Anthocleista
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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

Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Forlonge from Clunes, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ping sun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Saint Fédriche NDZAI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC0, 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.