Salicaceae

Oncoba spinosa Forssk.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Oncoba

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Oncoba spinosa: Oncoba spinosa , flower; 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 (7)

Afrikaans: Snuifkalbassie
Arabic: عُنْقُب
Bambara: Babara
Chinese: 鼻烟盒树, 鼻煙盒樹
dag: Kparacia
Persian: درخت تخممرغ نیمرو
Thai: ไข่ดาว

Synonyms

Lundia monacantha Schumach. & Thonn.
Oncoba monacantha (Schumach. & Thonn.) Steud.

Photos

Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
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
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.