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Rhamnaceae

Inyazangoma

Scutia myrtina Kurz

Family
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Scutia

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Inyazangoma: Scutia myrtina , developing and mature fruit; in coastal dune thicket, Gamtoos River Mouth, Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)
Afrikaans
Bobbejaantou, Bos-wag-'n-bietjie, Cat-thorn, Drogies, Droog-my-keel, Katdoring, Katdoringnaels, Rank-wag-'n-bietjie
Chinese
钩刺藤, 对刺藤, 双刺藤
English
Inyazangoma
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Mũtumbu
Malayalam
കൊക്കിമുള്ള്
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Siphingo
Tamil
கொக்கிமுள்ளு
Tsonga
Maguento
Xhosa
Isincumncum, Isiphingo, Umqapuma
Zulu
Iqwaningi elimhlophe, Isibinda, Umbambangwe, Umsondeza, Umthole, Umvuthwamini, Usondela, Usondelanganga

Synonyms

  • Adolia alba Lam.
  • Adolia capensis Kuntze
  • Adolia myrtina Kuntze
  • Adolia obcordata (Biv. ex Tul.) Kuntze
  • Adolia rubra Lam.
  • Blepetalon aculeatum Raf.
  • Catha zeylanica (Roth) G.Don
  • Ceanothus capensis DC.
  • Ceanothus circumscissus Gaertn.
  • Ceanothus circumscissus var. pauciflorus DC.
  • Ceanothus zeyhanicus B.Heyne
  • Celastrus zeylanicus Roth ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Rhamnus capensis Thunb.
  • Rhamnus circumscissa L.f.
  • Rhamnus indica Grubov
  • Rhamnus myrtina Burm.f.
  • Scutia capensis (Thunb.) G.Don
  • Scutia capensis f. obcordata (Boivin & Tul.) Radlk.
  • Scutia circumscissa (L.f.) W.Theob.
  • Scutia commersonii Brongn.
  • Scutia eberhardtii Tardieu
  • Scutia hutchinsonii Suess.
  • Scutia lucida G.Don
  • Scutia myrtina var. emarginata Bhandari & Bhansali
  • Scutia natalensis Hochst.
  • Scutia obcordata Biv. ex Tul.
  • Scutia rheediana Wight
  • Ziziphus capensis Thunb. ex Poir.

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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.