Santalaceae

Coastal tannin-bush

Osyris compressa (P.J.Bergius) A.DC.

Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Osyris

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Coastal tannin-bush: Osyris compressa in fruit near Uniondale South Africa. The species used to be Colpoon compressum — Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Kuslooibas
English: Coastal tannin-bush

Synonyms

Colpoon compressum P.J.Bergius
Fusanus compressus (P.J.Bergius) L.
Fusanus compressus Lam.

Photos

Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, 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.