Capparaceae
Grey-leaved wormbush
Cadaba termitaria
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Genus
- Cadaba
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Vaalblaarwurmbos, Doubossie, Vaalblaar-wurmbos
- English
- Grey-leaved wormbush, Pink cadaba, Pink wormbush, Grey-leaved worm bush
- Tswana
- Mhitshwana, Monnamontsho, Motlôpisane
Synonyms
- Cadaba macropoda Gilg
Flowers
- In flower
- April (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Riana Fourie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Antoinette Eyssell Knox, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Antoinette Eyssell Knox, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.