Thymelaeaceae
Christmas berry
Passerina ericoides
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
- Genus
- Passerina
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Dronkbessie
- English
- Christmas berry
Synonyms
- Balendasia ericoides (L.) Raf.
- Chymococca empetroides Meisn.
- Lachnaea conglomerata L.
- Lachnaea phylicoides Lam.
- Passerina conglomerata (L.) Wikstr.
- Passerina glomerata Thunb.
Photos
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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.