Homalium rufescens

Homalium rufescens is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It is commonly called the Small-leaved Brown-Ironwood.^[3] It is a shrub or tree endemic to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa.^[2]

Homalium rufescens
Flowers of Homalium rufescens
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Homalium
Species:	H. rufescens
Binomial name
Homalium rufescens Benth.
Synonyms[2]
Blakwellia rufescens (Benth.) Harv. Pythagorea africana E.Mey. Pythagorea rufescens E.Mey. ex Arn.