Anacardiaceae
Kaffir date
Harpephyllum afrum
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Harpephyllum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Wildepruim
- English
- Kaffir date, Kaffir plum, Wild plum
- Zulu
- Umgwenya
Synonyms
- Harpephyllum caffrum Bernh.
- Harpephyllum serratum Sond. ex Walp.
- Odina afra (Berh.) Hook. ex Marchand
- Odina caffra (Berh.) Hook. ex Marchand
- Spondias falcata Meisn.
- Tapirira afra (Bernh.) Marchand
- Tapirira caffra (Bernh.)Marchand
Flowers
- In flower
- November to March (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tracy Robb, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Presha Soogrim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.