Clethraceae
Clethra scabra
- Family
- Clethraceae
- Genus
- Clethra
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Synonyms
- Clethra alnifolia f. scabra (Pers.) Zabel
- Clethra alnifolia var. scabra Rehder
- Clethra alnifolia var. scabra (Pers.) G.Nicholson
- Clethra brasiliensis Cham. & Schltdl.
- Clethra brasiliensis var. bracteata Meisn.
- Clethra brasiliensis var. reticulata Meisn.
- Clethra brasiliensis var. venosa Meisn.
- Clethra gardneri Turcz.
- Clethra laevigata Meisn.
- Clethra maromensis Villa
- Clethra micrantha Remy
- Clethra scabra var. laevigata (Meisn.) Sleumer
- Clethra scabra var. scabra
- Clethra scabra var. venosa (Meisn.) Sleumer
- Crossophrys brasiliensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Klotzsch ex Meisn.
- Crossophrys chamissonis Klotzsch ex Meisn.
Photos

FruitPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghart27, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Makoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Makoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cristiane Colodel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriel Fernandes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.