Cunoniaceae

Platylophus trifoliatus (L.f.) D.Don

Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Platylophus

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Platylophus trifoliatus (Platylophus trifoliatus) — FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Witels
Arabic: مسطح العرف ثلاثي الوريقات
Chinese: 水条梅

Synonyms

Trimerisma trifoliatum (L.f.) C.Presl
Weinmannia trifoliata L.f.

Flowers

In flower: December to January (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: S Molteno, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: S Molteno, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Christina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: S Molteno, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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.