Francoaceae

Melianthus comosus Vahl

Family: Francoaceae
Genus: Melianthus

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Melianthus comosus (Melianthus comosus) — FlowerPhoto: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Karoo-kruidjie-roer-my-nie
Chinese: 多毛蜜花
Finnish: Tupsumesipuu

Synonyms

Diplerisma comosum (Vahl) Planch.

Flowers

In flower: August to October (from 79 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: flamelily, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Deacon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chris Lindorff, CC BY 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.