Thymelaeaceae

Broad-leaved fibrebush

Englerodaphne ovalifolia (Meisn.) E.Phillips

Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Englerodaphne

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Broad-leaved fibrebush: Englerodaphne ovalifolia , flowers; garden in Trafalgar, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Breëblaarveselbos
English: Broad-leaved fibrebush, Broad-leaved fibre-bush
Xhosa: Uhlosa
Zulu: Uluzi

Synonyms

Gnidia ovalifolia Meisn.

Photos

Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, 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.