Fabaceae
African greenheart
Schotia brachypetala
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Schotia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Huilboerboon, Boerboon, Huilboerboom
- Arabic
- شوتيا براشيبيتالا
- Chinese
- 短瓣豆
- English
- African greenheart, African walnut, Fuchsia tree, Hottentot's bean tree, Parrot tree, South African greenheart, Tree fuchsia, Weeping boer-bean
- Shona
- Mutondochuru
Synonyms
- Guillandinodes brachypetalum (Sond.) Kuntze
- Schotia brachypetala var. pubescens Burtt Davy
- Schotia rogersii Burtt Davy
- Schotia semireducta Merxm.
Photos
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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.