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Narrow-leaved butterspoon

Coptosperma supra-axillare (Hemsl.) Degreef

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Coptosperma

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Narrow-leaved butterspoon: Coptosperma supra-axillare , flowers; in Sand Forest, Tembe Elephant Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Smalblaarbotterlepelbos
English
Narrow-leaved butterspoon, Narrow-leaf butterspoon

Synonyms

  • Pavetta supra-axillaris Hemsl.
  • Stylocoryna barbertonensis Bremek.
  • Tarenna barbetonensis (Bremek.) Bremek.
  • Tarenna supra-axillaris (Hemsl.) Bremek.
  • Tarenna supra-axillaris subsp. barbertonensis (Bremek.) Bridson

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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.