Celastraceae
Khat
Catha edulis
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Catha
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Common names
By language (54)
- Afrikaans
- Boesmanstee
- Amharic
- ጫት
- Arabic
- قات, القات, سيلاسترس اديوليس, شاي العرب
- arz
- قات
- azb
- قات
- Cantonese
- 巧茶
- Catalan
- Fulla de khat, Kat
- Central Kurdish
- خات, قات
- Chinese
- 巧茶, 也门茶, 埃塞俄比亚茶, 梓叶, 芭蕉芋, 蕉芋, 阿拉伯茶, 东非罂粟
- Czech
- Kata jedlá, Khat
- Danish
- Khat, Kat, Kath
- Dutch
- Qat, Chewing khat, Kat, Mira
- English
- Khat, Abyssinian tea, African tea, Arabian tea, Arabic khat, Bushmen's tea, Chat, Gat
- Esperanto
- Ĉato, Ĥato
- Estonian
- Katapõõsas, Kata lehed
- Finnish
- Katpensas, Khat
- French
- Khat, Cath, Kath, Katy, Qat
- frr
- Khat
- Galician
- Qat
- Georgian
- Კათი, Საჭმელი კათი
- German
- Kathstrauch, Abessinischer Tee, Khat, Khatstrauch, Miraa, Mirra, Qad, Qat
- Hebrew
- קאת, גאת, גת, קת נאכל, קת נאכלת
- Hungarian
- Kat, Katcserje
- Icelandic
- Khat, Kat
- Indonesian
- Qat
- Irish
- Cát
- Italian
- Kat, Qat, Qāt
- Japanese
- チャット, カート
- Javanese
- Khat
- ki
- Mũgũka
- Korean
- 까트
- lah
- قات
- Latvian
- Katas koks, Kata, Khat
- Lithuanian
- Arabinis dusūnas, Katas
- Malagasy
- Khat, Kath, Katy
- Malay
- Qat
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Khat
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Khat
- Pashto
- قات
- Persian
- قات, قات زدن
- Polish
- Czuwaliczka jadalna, Gat, Herbata arabska, Kath, Khat, Miraa, Qat
- Portuguese
- Khat
- Russian
- Кат, Арабский чай, Кат съедобный, Катх
- sco
- Khat
- Serbian
- Кат
- Sinhala
- කාට්
- Slovenian
- Kat
- Somali
- Jaad
- Spanish
- Khat, Miraa, Qat, Tschat
- Swahili
- Miraa
- Swedish
- Kat, Abessinskt te, Khat, Miraa
- Thai
- คัต, แกต
- Turkish
- Gat
- Urdu
- قات
Synonyms
- Catha forskalii A.Rich.
- Catha glauca (Eckl. & Zeyh.) A.Chev.
- Catha inermis J.F.Gmel.
- Celastrus edulis Vahl
- Celastrus tsaad Ferreira & Galeotti ex Walp.
- Dillonia abyssinica Sacleux
- Hartogia thea E.Mey.
- Methyscophyllum glaucum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Trigonotheca serrata Hochst.
Photos
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.