5428.000 Olinia Thunb.

Description of the genus

Description as for the family.

Derivation of name: Named after Johan Hendrik Olin (1769-1824), a Swedish botanist

Worldwide: 8 species, eastern and southern Africa

Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon.

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SpeciesContent
rochetiana Juss.

Other sources of information about Olinia:

Our websites:

Flora of Malawi: Olinia
Flora of Mozambique: Olinia
Flora of Zambia: Olinia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Olinia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Olinia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Olinia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Olinia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Olinia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Olinia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Olinia
JSTOR Plant Science: Olinia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Olinia
Plants of the World Online: Olinia
Tropicos: Olinia
Wikipedia: Olinia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated plants: genus page: Olinia.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=994, retrieved 28 April 2024

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