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Euphorbiaceae

Chirinda chestnutleaf

Necepsia castaneifolia (Baill.) Bouchat & J.Léonard

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Necepsia

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Chirinda chestnutleaf: Necepsia castaneifolia subsp. chirindica , male flowers; Lowveld National Botanical Garden, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.

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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.