Anacardiaceae
Marula
Sclerocarya birrea
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Sclerocarya
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Common names
By language (43)
- Afrikaans
- Maroela
- Arabic
- قاسية النبات البيرية
- Bambara
- Nkuna
- Cantonese
- 馬魯拉
- Chinese
- 象李, 馬魯拉果, 伯尔硬胡桃, 马乳拉, 马鲁拉树
- Croatian
- Marula
- Danish
- Maruela
- Dutch
- Marula
- English
- Marula
- Esperanto
- Marula arbo
- Estonian
- Maruula-elevandiõunapuu, Maruula
- ff
- Eedi
- Finnish
- Marulapuu, Marula
- French
- Marula
- German
- Marula-Baum, Elefantenbaum, Elefantenfrucht, Marula
- Hausa
- Danya
- Hebrew
- מרולה
- Indonesian
- Marula
- Italian
- Marula
- Japanese
- マルーラ
- koi
- Марула
- Korean
- 마룰라나무
- kv
- Марула
- lbe
- Марула
- mrj
- Марула
- Nyanja
- Mfula
- Persian
- مارولا
- Polish
- Marula
- Portuguese
- Marula
- Romanian
- Marula
- Russian
- Марула, Мерула, Склерокария
- Shona
- Mupfura
- Slovenian
- Marula
- Spanish
- Marula
- Swahili
- Mng'ong'o
- Swedish
- Marula, Marulaträd
- Thai
- มารูลา
- Tsonga
- Nkanyi
- Tswana
- Morula
- Turkish
- Marula
- udm
- Марула
- Ukrainian
- Марула, Склерокарія
- Wolof
- Béer
Synonyms
- Poupartia birrea (Hochst.) Aubrév.
- Spondias birrea A.Rich.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, September to October (from 37 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Avi1111 dr. avishai teicher, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.