Loganiaceae
Black bitterberry
Strychnos potatorum
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- Genus
- Strychnos
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Common names
By language (8)
- Afrikaans
- Swartbitterbessie
- Arabic
- نقد
- Burmese
- ခပေါင်းရေကြည်ပင်, ခပေါင်းရေကြည်, ခပေါင်းရေကြည်၊ အပင်
- English
- Black bitterberry
- Malayalam
- തേറ്റാമ്പരൽ
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၼမ်ႉတႃသႂ်, မၢၵ်ႇတိုင်ႇ
- Tamil
- தேற்றா, தேற்றாங்கொட்டை
- Telugu
- ఇండుపు
Synonyms
- Strychnos heterodoxa Gilg
- Strychnos monosperma Stokes
- Strychnos stuhlmannii Gilg
- Strychnos tetankotta Retz.
Photos
Photo: Sengai Podhuvan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sengai Podhuvan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Omar hoftun, 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.