Clethraceae
Clethra arborea
- Family
- Clethraceae
- Genus
- Clethra
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Common names
By language (5)
- arz
- كليثرا اربوريا
- Chinese
- 大山柳, 马德拉桤叶树
- Finnish
- Madeirankletra
- hsb
- Rozhałužkowana kletra
- Russian
- Клетра древовидная, Ландышевое дерево
Synonyms
- Clethra arborea unranked elegans-variegata Van Geert
- Clethra cordata Raf.
- Clethra secundiflora Decne.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: F. Bemmerlein-Lux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Omar hoftun, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rosa Roseau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Michelle Norcéide, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: TodorBozhinov, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, 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.