Phyllanthaceae

Tamujo

Flueggea tinctoria (L.) G.L.Webster

Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Flueggea

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Tamujo (Flueggea tinctoria) — FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Azerbaijani: Boyayıcı flyuggeya
English: Tamujo
German: Tamujo

Synonyms

Acidoton buxifolius (Poir.) Kuntze
Adelia virgata Poir.
Colmeiroa buxifolia (Poir.) Reut.
Rhamnus buxifolia Poir.
Rhamnus tinctoria L.
Securinega buxifolia (Poir.) Müll.Arg.
Securinega tinctoria (L.) Rothm.
Securinega virgata (Poir.) Maire
Villanova buxifolia (Poir.) Pourr.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.