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Apocynaceae

Holarrhena

Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G.Don

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Holarrhena

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Holarrhena: Holarrhena pubescens , flowers; far-eastern outlier of Soutpansberg, bushveld, Gundani, Venda, Limpopo, South Africa
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Common names

By language (12)
Bangla
কুর্চি
Burmese
လက်ထုတ်ကြီး
Chinese
止泻木, 止瀉木, 止泻子, 止泻木皮
English
Holarrhena, Bitter oleander, Easter tree, Jasmine tree
gor
Kutaja
Hindi
होलीहेना प्यूब्सेन्स
Malayalam
കുടകപ്പാല
Marathi
पांढरा कुडा
Shona
Mukashu
Slovenian
Kitajski jasmin
Tamil
குடசப்பாலை
Thai
โมกหลวง, โมกใหญ่

Synonyms

  • Chonemorpha antidysenterica G.Don
  • Chonemorpha pubescens (Wall. ex G.Don) G.Don
  • Echites adglutinatus Burm.f.
  • Echites antidysentericus Roth
  • Echites antidysentericus Roxb. ex Fleming
  • Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham.
  • Elytropus pubescens (Wall. ex G.Don) Miers
  • Holarrhena antidysenterica (G.Don) Wall. ex A.DC.
  • Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall.
  • Holarrhena antidysenterica var. macrantha Kerr
  • Holarrhena antidysenterica var. pubescens (Wall.) J.L.Stewart & Brandis
  • Holarrhena codaga G.Don
  • Holarrhena febrifuga Klotzsch
  • Holarrhena fischeri K.Schum.
  • Holarrhena glaberrima Markgr.
  • Holarrhena glabra Klotzsch
  • Holarrhena macrocarpa (Hassk.) Fern.-Vill.
  • Holarrhena malaccensis Wight
  • Holarrhena perrotii Spire
  • Holarrhena pierrei Spire
  • Holarrhena tettensis Klotzsch
  • Holarrhena villosa Ait. ex Loudon
  • Nerium sinense W.Hunter
  • Physetobasis macrocarpa Hassk.

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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.