Celastraceae

Pterocelastrus echinatus N.E.Br.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Pterocelastrus

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Pterocelastrus echinatus: Foliage and flowers of Pterocelastrus echinatus , northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts, Mozambique — Photo: Bart Wursten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Afrikaans: Witkershout

Synonyms

Gymnosporia nyasica Burtt Davy & Hutch.
Pterocelastrus galpinii Loes.
Pterocelastrus rehmannii Davison
Pterocelastrus variabilis sensu Sim

Flowers

In flower: July to September (from 32 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Bart Wursten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bart Wursten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bart Wursten, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.