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Malvaceae

Karoo pumpkin

Radyera urens (L.f.) Bullock

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Radyera

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Karoo pumpkin (Radyera urens)
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Pampoenbossie
English
Karoo pumpkin

Synonyms

  • Allenia urens (L.f.) E.Phillips
  • Hibiscus burchellii D.Dietr.
  • Hibiscus cucurbitinus Burch.
  • Hibiscus urens L.f.

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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.