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Rubiaceae

Eastern Cape bride's bush

Pavetta capensis (Houtt.) Bremek.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Pavetta

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Eastern Cape bride's bush: 'Африканская невеста'. Pavetta capensis (Pavetta, Bride's Bushes, Bruidsbome, ) Family: Rubiaceae Origin: South Africa Plant type: evergreen shrub Flowering Tim
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Oos-Kaapse bruidsbos
English
Eastern Cape bride's bush
Spanish
Ixora caffra, Ixora canescens, Ixora thyrsifolia

Synonyms

  • Crinita capensis Houtt.
  • Pavetta pallida Brem

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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.