Ebenaceae
Bostolbos
Diospyros dichrophylla
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Genus
- Diospyros
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Bostolbos, Gifsterappel
- English
- Bostolbos, Poison star-apple, Poison starapple
Synonyms
- Royena dichrophylla Gand.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 114 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Gillespie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: YvettevWijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AdventureLisa, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul venter, 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.