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Rubiaceae

Rock crowned-medlar

Vangueria macrocalyx Sond.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Vangueria

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Rock crowned-medlar: Crowned medlar on the edge of forest in the Magaliesberg near Skeerpoort, South Afica
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Wildemispel
English
Rock crowned-medlar

Synonyms

  • Canthium macrocalyx (Sond.) Baill.
  • Pachystigma afrum (Sim) Robyns
  • Pachystigma caffrum (Sim) Robyns
  • Pachystigma macrocalyx (Sond.) Robyns
  • Vangueria afra Sim
  • Vangueria caffra Sim

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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.