Phyllanthaceae
Coalwood
Lachnostylis hirta
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Lachnostylis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Koolhout
- English
- Coalwood
Synonyms
- Clutia acuminata Thunb.
- Clutia acuminata L.f.
- Clutia hirta Vahl
- Clutia hirta L.f.
- Discocarpus hirtus (L.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Lachnostylis capensis Turcz.
- Lachnostylis hirta var. acuminata Müll.Arg.
- Lachnostylis hirta var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Lachnostylis hirta var. minor (Sond.) Müll.Arg.
- Lachnostylis minor Sond.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nanna Joubert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nanna Joubert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: galpinmd, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: douglaseustonbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.