Rubiaceae

Strawberry bush

Cephalanthus natalensis Oliv.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cephalanthus

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Strawberry bush: Cephalanthus natalensis , Kaffeegewächse (Rubiaceae) – Südafrika/South Africa: Mpumalanga, Graskop Gorge S Graskop, ca. 1375 m — Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Afrikaans: Witaarbeibos
English: Strawberry bush, Tree strawberry, Quinine berry
Southern Sotho: Mothotwê
ss: UmFomfo
ve: Murondo
Zulu: UmFomfo

Photos

Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.