Capparaceae
Thilachium africanum
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Genus
- Thilachium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Komkommerbos
- Chinese
- 非洲瓠瓜木
Synonyms
- Ritchiea langii Oberm.
- Thilachium ovalifolium Juss.
- Thilachium querimbense Klotzsch
- Thilachium verrucosum Klotzsch
Flowers
- In flower
- September, November (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan van Huyssteen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Georgina Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 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). About our plant data.