Euphorbiaceae

Manketti tree

Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Schinziophyton

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Manketti tree: Schinziophyton rautanenii - leaf pattern — Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (11)

Afrikaans: Manketti
Catalan: Mongongo, Oli de mongongo
English: Manketti tree, Mongongo nut, Mongongo tree
Finnish: Mankettipuu, Manketti
Hausa: Mongongo
Italian: Mongongo
Japanese: モンゴンゴ
Portuguese: Schinziophyton
Russian: Монгонго
Shona: Mungongoma
Spanish: Schinziophyton

Synonyms

Ricinodendron rautanenii Schinz
Ricinodendron viticoides Mildbr.
Vitex lukafuensis De Wild.

Photos

Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel van der Post, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.