Scrophulariaceae

Oftia africana (L.) Bocq. ex Baill.

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Oftia

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Oftia africana (Oftia africana) — FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Koekblommetjiesbos
Arabic: أوفتية أفريقية

Synonyms

Batindum jasmineum Raf.
Oftia jasminum Wettst.
Spielmannia africana (L.) Forsyth f.
Spielmannia decurrens Moench
Spielmannia jasminum Medik.
Spielmannia jasminum var. nitida Schauer

Flowers

In flower: July to November (from 104 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Qarbon Nubia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David Rosenthal, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Diana Studer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Carin Lawrie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jon Richfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Carin Lawrie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Carin Lawrie, 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.