Ebenaceae

Cape ebony

Euclea pseudebenus E.Mey. ex A.DC.

Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Euclea

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Cape ebony: Euclea pseudebenus E.Mey. ex A.DC. One of the species of trees growing on scree above the Fish River in the canyon in Namibia — Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Ebbehoutghwarrie
English: Cape ebony, Ebbehout-ghwarrie, Ebony guarri

Synonyms

Diospyros pseudebenum (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) P.Parm.
Euclea angustifolia Benth.

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nogga_Eugene, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: leandra-k_89, 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.