Phyllanthaceae
Potato-smell
Phyllanthus polyspermus
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
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Common names
By language (8)
- Afrikaans
- Aartappelbos
- English
- Potato-smell, Potatobush
- German
- Kartoffelbusch
- hz
- Oheve, Okahonukondu, Okahunokozondu
- ss
- Intaba-yengwe
- Tsonga
- Nthethenya, Swatima lowutsongo, Thethenya
- ve
- Mu$angauma-vhadzimu
- Zulu
- Intaba-yengwe, Munyuswane, Ubutswamtimi, Umchumelo, Umtswathiba
Synonyms
- Kirganelia zanzibariensis Baill.
- Phyllanthus polyspermus var. puberulus Ilunga
- Phyllanthus reticulatus var. orae-solis Radcl.-Sm.
Photos
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.