Rubiaceae

Breonadia salicina (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Breonadia

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Breonadia salicina (Breonadia salicina) — FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Afrikaans: Mingerhout
Arabic: صومل
Asturian: Breonadia
Bambara: Gɔnjɛ
Hausa: Breonadia
Malagasy: Sohy, Soaravina, Soaravy, Sodindranto, Sohihy, Soy, Valodrano, Sangandrato
Portuguese: Breonadia
Spanish: Breonadia, Cephalidium verticillatum

Synonyms

Adina galpinii Oliv.
Adina lasiantha K.Schum.
Adina lasiantha var. parviflora Hochr.
Adina microcephala (Delile) Hiern
Adina microcephala var. galpinii (Oliv.) Hiern
Adina spathellifera (Baker) Oliv.
Breonadia microcephala (Delile) Ridsdale
Breonadia salicina var. galpinii (Oliv.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood
Cephalanthus coriaceus K.Schum.
Cephalanthus spathelliferus Baker
Nauclea microcephala Delile
Nauclea verticillata Baill.
Nerium salicinum Vahl

Flowers

In flower: January, March (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Romer N. Rabarijaona, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Erwin Sieben, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.