Primulaceae
Cape beech
Myrsine melanophloeos
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Myrsine
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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.
Photos

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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.