Rubiaceae
False turkeyberry
Canthium armatum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Canthium
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Valsdoringklipels, Basterbokdrol, Valsbokdrol
- English
- False turkeyberry
- Spanish
- Plectroniella
- ve
- Mufhaladza-tshitangu
- Zulu
- UmVuyhwamini
Synonyms
- Canthium ovatum (Burtt Davy) Burtt Davy
- Plectroniella amata (K.Schum.) Robyns
- Plectroniella capillaris Bremek.
- Vangueria armata K.Schum.
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, 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.