Phyllanthaceae

Stink-ebony

Heywoodia lucens Sim

Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Heywoodia

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Stink-ebony: Heywoodia lucens , developing fruit; Pretoria National Botanical Garden, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Stinkebbehout
English: Stink-ebony

Photos

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: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification 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.