Euphorbiaceae
Chirinda chestnutleaf
Necepsia castaneifolia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Necepsia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Chirinda-kastaiingblaar
- English
- Chirinda chestnutleaf, False-lemon, Mock-lemon
Synonyms
- Alchornea castaneifolia (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
- Neopalissya castaneifolia Pax
- Palissya castaneifolia Baill.
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.