Santalaceae
Rock sumach
Osyris lanceolata
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Genus
- Osyris
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Common names
By language (8)
- Afrikaans
- Bergbas, Looibas, Bladbas, Looibasbosse, Rotslooibas, Basbos
- Arabic
- عثق رباعي الأقسام
- Chinese
- 豆瓣香树, 豆瓣香樹, 沙针, 非洲沙针, 沙針, 滇沙针, 干檀香, 干檀香叶
- English
- Rock sumach, Rock tannin bush, African sandalwood, Bark bush, Transvaal sumach
- ki
- Mũthithi
- Nepali
- नुनढिके
- Spanish
- Ullastre
- Vietnamese
- Đàn hương Đông Phi
Synonyms
- Osyris abyssinica Hochst. & A.Rich.
- Osyris arborea Wall.
- Osyris arborea var. rotundifolia P.C.Tam
- Osyris arborea var. stipitata Lecomte
- Osyris densifolia Peter
- Osyris divaricata Pilg.
- Osyris laeta Peter
- Osyris nepalensis Griff.
- Osyris oblanceolata Peter
- Osyris parvifolia Baker
- Osyris pendula Balf.f.
- Osyris quadripartita Salzm. ex Decne.
- Osyris quadripartita var. canariensis Kämmer
- Osyris rigidissima Engl.
- Osyris tenuifolia Engl.
- Osyris urundiensis De Wild.
- Osyris wightiana Wall. ex Wight
- Osyris wightiana var. rotundifolia (P.C.Tam) P.C.Tam
- Osyris wightiana var. stipitata (Lecomte) P.C.Tam
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.