Gentianaceae

Christmas berry

Chironia baccifera L.

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Chironia

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Christmas berry (Chironia baccifera) — FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Aambeibossie, Bitterbos
Chinese: 浆果绮龙花
English: Christmas berry

Synonyms

Chironia baccata Hoffmanns.
Chironia baccifera var. burchellii Prain
Chironia baccifera var. dilatata E.Mey.
Chironia baccifera var. elongata E.Mey.
Chironia baccifera var. grandiflora Griseb.
Chironia parviflora Salisb.
Roeslinia baccifera G.Don
Roeslinia tetragona Moench

Flowers

In flower: November to February (from 201 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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.