Fabaceae

Bush boer-bean

Schotia latifolia Jacq.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Schotia

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Bush boer-bean: Schotia latifolia Jacq. - cultivated in Johannesburg, South Africa — Photo: John Crain, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Bosboerboon
Dutch: Bosboerboon
English: Bush boer-bean, Forest boer-bean
Hebrew: שוטיה רחבת עלים

Synonyms

Guillandinodes latifolia (Jacq.) Kuntze
Omphalobium schotia Jacob-Makoy
Schotia cuneifolia Gand.
Schotia diversifolia Walp.

Photos

Photo: John Crain, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Crain, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Crain, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.