Celastraceae

Maurocenia frangula Mill.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Maurocenia

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Maurocenia frangula: Foliage of Maurocenia frangularia - Hottentots Cherry tree. Cape Town. — Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Cassine integrifolia Salisb.
Cassine maurocenia L.
Cassine schinziana (Loes.) Loes.
Hartogia capensis var. lanceolata Sond.
Hartogia capensis var. multiflora Sond.
Hartogia capensis var. riparia Sond.
Maurocenia capensis Sond.
Maurocenia cerasus Mill.
Maurocenia frangularia Pers.
Maurocenia schinziana Loes.

Photos

Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.