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Phytolaccaceae

Ombú

Phytolacca dioica L.

Family
Phytolaccaceae
Genus
Phytolacca

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Ombú: Phytolacca dioica, árvore conhecida como umbu no Rio Grande do Sul. Seu nome popular provém do tupi antigo umbu, que designava, naquela língua, árvores do gêner
Photo: Gabriel Collares, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (16)
Afrikaans
Belambra, Belambraboom, Belhambra
arz
فيتولاكا ديويكا
Basque
Onbu
Catalan
Bellaombra
Chinese
树商陆
English
Ombú
Galician
Ombú
German
Ombú
Guarani
Ombu
Italian
Cremesina arborea
Korean
옴부나무
Lithuanian
Nuodingoji fitolaka
Portuguese
Bela-sombra, Ombu, Ombú, Umbú
Russian
Лаконос двудомный
Tamil
பெஞ்ச் மரம்
Zulu
Umzimuka

Synonyms

  • Phytolacca arborea hort. ex Moq.
  • Phytolacca dioica var. ovatifolia Chodat
  • Pircunia dioica (L.) Moq.
  • Sarcoca dioica (L.) Raf.

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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.