Erythroxylaceae

Natal cocatree

Nectaropetalum zuluense (Schönland) Corbishley

Family: Erythroxylaceae
Genus: Nectaropetalum

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Natal cocatree: Nectaropetalum zuluense , flowers; Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Natalkokaboom, Noordelike valskokaboom, Zuluvalskokaboom
English: Natal cocatree, Northern false-cocatree, Northern horntip, Zulu false-cocainetree
Xhosa: Iqande
Zulu: Ingqalaba, Ixweleba

Synonyms

Erythroxylum zuluense Schönland

Photos

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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.