Rosaceae
Red stinkwood
Prunus africana
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
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Common names
By language (29)
- Afrikaans
- Rooistinkhout, Afrika-amandel, Bitteramandel, Wildekersieboom
- Amharic
- ጥቁር እንጨት
- Arabic
- خوخ أفريقي
- arz
- خوخ افريقى
- Azerbaijani
- Afrika gavalısı
- Bulgarian
- Африканска череша
- Chinese
- 非洲臀果木, 非洲李
- Croatian
- Afrička šljiva
- dag
- Lɛliŋga
- English
- Red stinkwood, African cherry, African almond, African plum, African prune
- Ganda
- Obulwadde bw’okukawago
- German
- Rotes Stinkholz
- Hungarian
- Afrikai szilvafa
- Japanese
- プルヌス・アフリカナ, アフリカプルーン, アフリカンチェリー, アフリカンプラム, パイゲウム, パイジウム, ピゲウム, ピジウム
- ki
- Mũiri, Muiri
- Kinyarwanda
- Umwumba
- Korean
- 아프리카귀룽나무
- Macedonian
- Африканска слива
- Malagasy
- Kotofy
- Northern Sotho
- Mogohloro
- Persian
- پیجیوم آفریکانوم
- Polish
- Śliwa afrykańska
- Russian
- Слива африканская
- ss
- Umdumezulu
- Swahili
- Mwiluti
- Swedish
- Afrikansk lagerhägg
- ve
- Mulala-maanga
- Xhosa
- Inyazangoma, Tywina-elikhulu, Umdumizulu, Umkhakhase
- Zulu
- Inkokhokho, Ngubozinyeweni, Umdumezulu, Umlalume
Synonyms
- Laurocerasus africana (Hook.f.) Browicz
- Pygeum africanum Hook.f.
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jordaan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.