Myrtaceae

Heteropyxis canescens Oliv.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Heteropyxis

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Heteropyxis canescens: Forest lavender at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in western Roodepoort, South Africa. This threatened species is endemic to Mpumalanga and Swazila — Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Afrikaans: Boslaventelboom

Synonyms

Heteropyxis transvaalensis Schinz

Photos

Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.