Phyllanthaceae

Common bushweed

Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle

Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Flueggea

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Common bushweed: Flueggea virosa - berries — Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (14)

Afrikaans: Witbessiebo
Arabic: نهف منتن
arz: نهف منتن
Burmese: ရေချင်းယားပင်
Cantonese: 白飯樹
Chinese: 密花白飯樹, 白飯樹, 白饭树, 密花叶底株, 白倍子, 白饭树根, 聚花草, 金柑藤
dag: Susuɣra
English: Common bushweed, Chinese waterberry, Simpleleaf bushweed, Simpleleaved bushweed, Snow berry tree, Snow-berry tree, Snowberry tree, Snowberrytree
gor: Molontiopo
Indonesian: Sigar Jalak
pwn: Rumicing
shn: တူၼ်ႈမႆႉၵၢင်ႈပႃ
Vietnamese: Bỏng nổ, Quả nổ trắng
Wolof: Keŋ

Synonyms

Acidoton virosus (Roxb. ex Willd.) Kuntze
Drypetes bengalensis Spreng.
Flueggea angulata Baill.
Flueggea comorensis Bojer
Flueggea obovata (Willd.) Wall.
Flueggea sinensis Baill.
Phyllanthus virosus Roxb. ex Willd.
Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abdul Hanif Arromy, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abdul Hanif Arromy, CC BY 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.