Apocynaceae
Scented xysmalobium
Xysmalobium involucratum
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Xysmalobium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Hongersnoodbossie, Hongersnoodwortel, Melkbossie
- English
- Scented xysmalobium, Zysmalobium involucratum
- Zulu
- Udambisomkhulu, Udelunina
Synonyms
- Asclepias chloroglossa Schltr.
- Gomphocarpus involucratus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.
- Lagarinthus hispidus Turcz.
- Lagarinthus involucratus E.Mey.
- Schizoglossum umbelluliferum Schltr.
- Stenostelma umbelluliferum (Schltr.) Bester & Nicholas
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, 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.