Turraea obtusifolia

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| image = Turraea obtusifolia, loof en blom, Manie vd Schijff BT, b.jpg

| image_caption = Close-up of flower

| image2 = Lesser Honeysuckle Tree (Turraea obtusifolia) (16583310146).jpg

| image2_caption = Stem, leaves, and flowers

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). |author2=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. |year=2020 |title=Small Honeysuckle Tree Turraea obtusifolia |volume=2020 |page=e.T146442315A146442317 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146442315A146442317.en |access-date=3 January 2024 }}

| genus = Turraea

| species = obtusifolia

| authority = Hochst.

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| synonyms =

• Rutaea obtusifolia {{small|(Hochst.) M.Roem.}}
• Turraea oblancifolia {{small|Bremek.}}
• Turraea obtusifolia var. matopensis {{small|Baker f.}}
• Turraea obtusifolia var. microphylla {{small|C.DC.}}

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Turraea obtusifolia, the small honeysuckle tree, small honeysuckle bush, or South African honeysuckle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Meliaceae, native to Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, and South Africa.{{cite POWO |id=579808-1 |title=Turraea obtusifolia Hochst. |access-date=3 January 2024 }}{{cite web |url=http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=957-5 |title=Small Honeysuckle Tree |last1=Foden |first1=W. |last2=Potter |first2=L. |date=2005 |website=National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1 |publisher=South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) |access-date=3 January 2024 |quote=Common Names: Amazulu (z), Ikunzi Embomvana (z), Inkunzi (z), Kleinkamperfoelieboom (a), Klein-kanferfoelieboom (a), Lesser Honeysuckle Tree (e), Phukutsa (tw), Small Honeysuckle Bush (e), Small Honeysuckle Tree (e), Umadlozanomncane (z), Umhlatholana (z), Umhlatholana (x) }} Typically {{cvt|2|to|15|ft|0|order=flip}} tall and spreading {{cvt|2|to|10|ft|0|order=flip}} wide, it is hardy in USDA zones 10 through 11, and is recommended for containers and suggested for bonsai.{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=282705 |title=Turraea obtusifolia |author= |date=2024 |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=3 January 2024 |quote=Common Name: South African honeysuckle }}{{cite web |url=https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/107045 |title=Turraea Species, Small Honeysuckle Tree, South African Honeysuckle, Star Bush. Turraea obtusifolia |author= |date=2021 |website=Dave's Garden |publisher=MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands |access-date=3 January 2024 }}