Rubiaceae

Pink-medlar

Feretia aeruginescens Stapf

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Feretia

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Pink-medlar: Feretia aeruginescens , fruit; plants cauliflorous, with flowers and fruit borne mainly on older stems. Lowveld National Botanical Garden, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Pienkmispel
English: Pink-medlar

Synonyms

Feretia apodanthera var. australis K.Schum.

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

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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.