Plocospermataceae

Plocosperma buxifolium Benth.

Family: Plocospermataceae
Genus: Plocosperma

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Plocosperma buxifolium (Plocosperma buxifolium) — Photo: Olvin Wilfredo Oyuela, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Catalan: Plocospermataceae, Plocospermatàcies
Chinese: 戴毛子科, 毛子树, 毛子树科
Czech: Plocospermataceae
French: Plocospermatacée, Plocospermatacées
Korean: 플로코스페르마과, 플로코스페르마속
Russian: Lithophytum, Plocospermataceae, Плокосперма самшитолистная, Плокоспермовые

Synonyms

Lithophytum violaceum Brandegee
Plocosperma anomalum S.F.Blake
Plocosperma macrophyllum Baill. ex Soler.
Plocosperma microphyllum Baill.
Plocosperma microphyllum Baill. ex Soler.

Flowers

In flower: May, July to August, November (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Olvin Wilfredo Oyuela, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.