Stilbaceae
Water elder
Nuxia oppositifolia
- Family
- Stilbaceae
- Genus
- Nuxia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Watervlier
- English
- Water elder
- Finnish
- Jokiseljake
Synonyms
- Lachnopylis oppositifolia Hochst.
- Nuxia autunesii Gilg
- Nuxia capitata var. tomentella Hochr.
- Nuxia dentata R.Br.
- Nuxia dentata R.Br. ex Benth.
- Nuxia dentata var. glutinosa Engl.
- Nuxia schlechteri Gilg
- Nuxia tomentella (Hochr.) Jovet
- Nuxia tomentella f. farinosa Jovet
- Nuxia tomentella f. microphylla Jovet
- Nuxia tomentella f. subdentata Jovet
- Nuxia tomentella var. meridionalis Jovet
- Nuxia tomentella var. typica Jovet
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.