Rutaceae

Common bitterbuchu

Diosma hirsuta L.

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Diosma

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Common bitterbuchu (Diosma hirsuta) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Hottentotsboegoe
English: Common bitterbuchu

Synonyms

Bucco rubra Roem. & Schult.
Coleonema rubrum (L.) Druce
Diosma ambigua Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.
Diosma ericifolia Andrews
Diosma ericoides L.
Diosma linifolia Hert. ex Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.
Diosma longifolia J.C.Wendl.
Diosma macrosticta C.Presl
Diosma pallida Salisb.
Diosma pectinata Thunb.
Diosma pinifolia hort.
Diosma rubra L.
Diosma rubra P.J.Bergius
Diosma serpyllifolia Salisb.
Diosma simsiana Eckl. & Zeyh.
Diosma tenuifolia Willd.
Diosma vulgaris Schltdl.
Diosma vulgaris var. longifolia (J.C.Wendl.) Sond.
Diosma vulgaris var. rubra Sond.
Diosma vulgaris var. vulgaris
Melia hirsuta (L.) Scop.

Flowers

In flower: April, June to October (from 89 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Simon Tamblyn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.