Olinia

Olinia emarginata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
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 II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Penaeaceae
Genus: Olinia
Species: O. capensis – O. chimanimani – O. emarginata – O. huillensis – O. micrantha – O. radiata – O. rochetiana – O. ruandensis – O. usambarensis – O. vanguerioides – O. ventosa

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Olinia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 25. Reference page.

Name

Olinia Thunb., Arch. Bot. [Leipzig] 2(1): 4. (1800) nom. cons.

• Type species: Olinia ventosa (L.) Cufod., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 107: 106. (1960)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cremastostemon Jacq. in Fragm. Bot.: 68 (1809)
  • Plectronia L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 2: 138 (1767), nom. rej.
  • Tephea Delile in C.L.X.Rochet d'Héricourt, Sec. Voy. Choa: 340 (1846)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional:Western Africa Angola Regional:Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces Regional:Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania Regional:Central Africa Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1800. Archiv für die Botanik 2(1): 4.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Olinia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Olinia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Olinia. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 16 2018. Reference page.