Meliaceae

Cape aitonia

Nymania capensis (Thunb.) Lindb.

Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Nymania

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Cape aitonia (Nymania capensis) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Klapperbos
Chinese: 红笼果
English: Cape aitonia, Chinese lantern

Synonyms

Aitonia capensis Thunb.
Carruthia capensis (Thunb.) Kuntze

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: AdventureLisa, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.