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Fabaceae

Natal camwood

Bracteolaria racemosa Hochst.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Bracteolaria

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Natal camwood: Foliage and bark of a Natal camwood in the Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Afrikaans
Boskamhout, Natalse kamhout
English
Natal camwood, Violet pea
Xhosa
UTshuphu
Zulu
IsiFithi

Synonyms

  • Baphia racemosa (Hochst.) Baker

Photos

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.