Stilbaceae
Forest elder
Nuxia floribunda
- Family
- Stilbaceae
- Genus
- Nuxia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Bosvlier
- English
- Forest elder
- Xhosa
- Umquaqo
Synonyms
- Chilianthus triphyllus E.Mey.
- Lachnopylis floribunda (Benth.) C.A.Sm.
- Lachnopylis polyantha (Gilg) C.A.Sm.
- Nuxia floribunda var. holstii Gilg
- Nuxia holstii (Gilg) Gilg
- Nuxia polyantha Gilg
- Nuxia usambarensis Gilg
- Nuxia volkensii Gilg
Photos
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, 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.