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White ironwood

Vepris lanceolata (Lam.) G.Don

Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Vepris

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White ironwood: Vepris lanceolata , fruit; Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Afrikaans
Witysterhout
Arabic
ضرئم رمحي
arz
ضرئم رمحى
Bambara
Kɛnkaliba
Chinese
白铁木
English
White ironwood

Synonyms

  • Asaphes undulata DC.
  • Boscia undulata Thunb.
  • Cranzia lanceolata Kuntze
  • Cranzia paniculata (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Duncania undulata Rchb. ex Steud.
  • Myrica trifoliata L.
  • Scopolia inermis Willd.
  • Scopolia lanceolata (Lam.) F.Dietr.
  • Scopolia paniculata Spreng.
  • Toddalia inermis Pers.
  • Toddalia lanceolata Lam.
  • Toddalia paniculata Lam.
  • Toddalia trifoliata Druce
  • Vepris obovata G.Don
  • Vepris paniculata (Lam.) Engl.
  • Vepris querimbensis Klotzsch
  • Vepris undulata (Thunb.) I.Verd. & C.A.Sm.
  • Zanthoxylum undulatum Wall.

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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.