Celastraceae

Pterocelastrus rostratus (Thunb.) Walp.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Pterocelastrus

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Pterocelastrus rostratus (Pterocelastrus rostratus) — FlowerPhoto: Ren Hoekstra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Afrikaans: Rooikershout

Synonyms

Asterocarpus rostratus (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
Asterocarpus tricuspidatus Eckl. & Zeyh.
Cassine laevigata Lam.
Celastrus rostratus Thunb.

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ren Hoekstra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: flamelily, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: jillblignaut, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: jillblignaut, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.