Rhamnaceae

Birdplum

Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch) Hemsl.

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Berchemia

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Birdplum: Brown ivory (Berchemia discolor), Kruger NP, South Africa — Photo: Mammalwatcher, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (14)

Afrikaans: Bruinivoor, Bruinivoor,
Arabic: النكر
Chinese: 棕象牙果, 棕象牙柿
English: Birdplum, Brown ivory, Bird plum
German: Braunes Elfenbeinholz
hz: Omuve, Omwe, Omúwé, Ozombe
loz: Mukalu, Mukumba, Muzingila, Muzinzila, Umzingila
Malagasy: Borodoka, Borodoky
Northern Sotho: Mogokgomo
Shona: Mugaramhanga, Munhacha, Munyii, Mutatya
Tsonga: Inhingue, Muwe, Nhire, Nhirre, Nyiri, Nyiyi
Tswana: Mokêrêtê, Motsentsela, Motsintsela, Motsintsila
ve: Munie
Zulu: Nmumu

Synonyms

Adolia discolor (Klotzsch) Kuntze
Araliorhamnus punctulata H.Perrier
Araliorhamnus vaginata H.Perrier
Phyllogeiton discolor Herzog
Scutia discolor Klotzsch

Photos

Photo: Mammalwatcher, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mammalwatcher, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mammalwatcher, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Manie Maree, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Manie Maree, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Manie Maree, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martin Hipangwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martin Hipangwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.