Euphorbiaceae
Jumping-seed tree
Shirakiopsis elliptica
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Shirakiopsis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Springsaadboom
- English
- Jumping-seed tree
Synonyms
- Aporosa somalensis Mattei
- Excoecaria abyssinica Müll.Arg.
- Excoecaria manniana Müll.Arg.
- Sapium abyssinicum (Müll.Arg.) Benth.
- Sapium ellipticum (Hochst.) Pax
- Sapium kerstingii Pax
- Sapium mannianum (Müll.Arg.) Hiern
- Sapium mannianum (Müll.Arg.) Hiern
- Sapium mannianum (Müll.Arg.) Benth.
- Sclerocroton ellipticus Hochst.
- Shirakia elliptica (Hochst.) Kruijt
- Stillingia elliptica (Hochst.) Baill.
- Tragia elliptica Hochst.
Photos
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian du Preez, 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.