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Primulaceae

Cape beech

Myrsine melanophloeos (L.) R.Br. ex Sweet

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Myrsine

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Cape beech: Rapanea trees growing in Harold Porter Botanical gardens
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Kaapboekenhout
English
Cape beech

Synonyms

  • Heeria melanophleos (L.) Meisn.
  • Manglilla melanophleos (L.) Pers.
  • Manglilla venulosa Roem. & Schult.
  • Myrsine neurophylla Gilg
  • Myrsine pentandra (Aiton) R.Br. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Myrsine rhododendroides Gilg
  • Myrsine runssorica Gilg
  • Myrsine samara R.Br. ex Sweet
  • Myrsine simensis Hochst. ex A.DC.
  • Myrsine ulugurensis (Mez) Gilg ex Prain
  • Myrsine venulosa Spreng.
  • Rapanea bequaertii De Wild.
  • Rapanea gracilior Mildbr.
  • Rapanea lamiaensis De Wild.
  • Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez
  • Rapanea neurophylla (Gilg) Mez
  • Rapanea pulchra Gilg & G.Schellenb.
  • Rapanea rhododendroides (Gilg) Mez
  • Rapanea runssorica (Gilg) Mez
  • Rapanea schliebenii Mildbr.
  • Rapanea simensis (Hochst. ex A.DC.) Mez
  • Rapanea thomensis Exell
  • Rapanea ulugurensis Mez
  • Rapanea umbratilis S.Moore
  • Rapanea usambarensis Gilg & G.Schellenb.
  • Roemeria melanophleos (L.) Thunb.
  • Samara pentandra Aiton
  • Scleroxylum melanophleum (L.) Willd.
  • Scleroxylum venulosum Willd.
  • Sideroxylon laurifolium Lam.
  • Sideroxylon melanophloeos L.

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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.