Curtisiaceae

Curtisia

Curtisia dentata (Burm.f.) C.A.Sm.

Family: Curtisiaceae
Genus: Curtisia

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Curtisia (Curtisia dentata) — FlowerPhoto: Jimmy Whatmore, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (9)

Afrikaans: Assegaai
Asturian: Curtisia
Bosnian: Curtisia
Catalan: Curtisia
Croatian: Kurtisija
English: Curtisia
Finnish: Keihäspuu
Korean: 쿠르티시아
Vietnamese: Thù du Nam Phi

Synonyms

Curtisia fagifolia Salisb.
Curtisia faginea Aiton
Junghansia faginea (Aiton) J.F.Gmel.
Relhamia faginea (Aiton) J.F.Gmel.
Sideroxylon dentatum Burm.f.

Flowers

In flower: November to December (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jimmy Whatmore, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Manuel R Popp, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: flamelily, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.