Scrophulariaceae

Aptosimum spinescens (Thunb.) Emil Weber

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Aptosimum

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Aptosimum spinescens: Aptosimum spinescens-0269 — Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Afrikaans: Doringviooltjie, Kankerbossie, Rolvarkie

Synonyms

Aptosimum abietinum Burch. ex Benth.
Aptosimum laricinum Dinter
Aptosimum laricinum var. spinosior Dinter
Aptosimum scaberrimum Schinz
Aptosimum scaberrimum var. glabrum Emil Weber & Schinz
Aptosimum scaberrimum var. tenuifolium Emil Weber
Aptosimum steingroeveri Engl.
Aptosimum steingroeveri var. glabrum Emil Weber & Schinz
Ruellia spinescens Thunb.

Photos

Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.