Rhamnaceae

Soap bush

Noltea africana (L.) Endl.

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Noltea

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Soap bush: Noltea africana , flowers; Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Seepbos, Seepblinkblaar
English: Soap bush, Soap dogwood, Soap glossy-leaf, Soap shinyleaf, Soap shiny-leaf
Xhosa: Iphalode, Umaluleka, Umglindi, Umkhuthuhla

Synonyms

Ceanothus africanus L.
Ceanothus atropurpureus Raf.
Ceanothus elongatus Salisb.
Ceanothus lancifolius Moench
Ceanothus scandens D.Dietr.
Hollia africana Heynh.
Rhamnus africana Mill.
Vitmannia africana (L.) Wight & Arn.
Willemetia africana (L.) Brongn.

Photos

Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, 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

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.