Dovyalis afra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Dovyalis afra (Hook.f. & Harv.) Warb., Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3(6a): 44 (1893).

Note: Published as caffra now treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid).

Basionym
- Aberia afra Hook.f. & Harv., Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 2(Add.): 584 (1862) (as 'caffra').
Homotypic
- Dovyalis afra (Hook.f. & Harv.) Sim, Forest Fl. Cape 129 (1907) (as 'caffra'), isonym.
Heterotypic
- Aberia edulis T.Anderson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 67 (1863), nom. nud.

Warburg, O. 1893. Flacourtiaceae. pp. 1–56. In: Engler, A. & Prantl, K. (eds.), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 3. Teil, Abteilung 6a. Engelmann, Leipzig. BHL Reference page.
Harvey, W.H. & Sonder, O.W. 1861–1862. Flora Capensis; being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal. Volume II. Leguminosae to Loranthaceae. ix + 621 pp., Hodges, Smith & Co., Dublin; ; A.S. Robertson, Capetown. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Dovyalis afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Dovyalis afra. Published online. Accessed: 8. Oct. 2025. Reference page.