Rubiaceae
Hatpins loquat
Oxyanthus pyriformis
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Oxyanthus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Hoedespeld-lukwart, Hoedespeldlukwart
- English
- Hatpins loquat, Hat-pins loquat
Synonyms
- Megacarpha pyriformis Hochst.
- Oxyanthus natalensis Sond.
Flowers
- In flower
- November to January (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.