Celastraceae
Forest kokotree
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- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Maytenus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Kokoboom, Boskokoboom, Gryskokoboom, Saffraan-hout
- English
- Forest kokotree, Grey koko-tree
Synonyms
- Aerisilvaea serrata Radcl.-Sm.
- Catha fasciculata Tul.
- Catha fasciculata var. parvifolia Tul.
- Celastrus collinus Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Celastrus cymatodes Spreng.
- Celastrus dumetorum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Celastrus fasciculatus Drake
- Celastrus fasciculatus (Tul.) Boivin ex O.Hoffm.
- Celastrus huillensis Welw. ex Oliv.
- Celastrus ilicinus Burch. ex Loudon
- Celastrus ilicinus Burch.
- Celastrus lancifolius Thonn.
- Celastrus laurifolius A.Rich.
- Celastrus luteolus Delile
- Celastrus macrophyllus Welw. ex Oliv.
- Celastrus sinuato-dentatus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Celastrus undatus Thunb.
- Celastrus zeyheri Sond.
- Gnidia rehmannii (Szyszył.) T.Durand & B.D.Jacks.
- Gymnosporia deflexa Sprague
- Gymnosporia fasiculata (Tul.) Loes.
- Gymnosporia goetzeana Loes.
- Gymnosporia huillensis (Welw. ex Oliv.) Szyszył.
- Gymnosporia ilicina (Burch.) Loes. ex Engl.
- Gymnosporia lancifolia (Thonn.) Loes.
- Gymnosporia laurifolia (A.Rich.) Loes.
- Gymnosporia luteola (Delile) Szyszył.
- Gymnosporia luteola Loes.
- Gymnosporia maliensis Schnell
- Gymnosporia peglerae Davison
- Gymnosporia rehmannii Szyszył.
- Gymnosporia undata (Thunb.) Szyszył.
- Gymnosporia zeyheri (Sond.) Szyszył.
- Maytenus deflexa (Sprague) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan
- Maytenus fasciculata (Tul.) Loes.
- Maytenus goetzeana (Loes.) Loes.
- Maytenus huillensis (Welw. ex Oliv.) Loes.
- Maytenus ilicina (Burch.) Loes.
- Maytenus lancifolia (Thonn.) Loes.
- Maytenus laurifolia (A.Rich.) Loes.
and 3 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to March, June (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: katuchka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, 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.