Olea capensis

Olea capensis

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Olea capensis is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Oleeae
Subtribus: Oleinae
Genus: Olea
Subgenus: O. subg. Olea
Sectio: O. sect. Ligustroides
Species: Olea capensis
Subspecies: O. c. subsp. capensis – O. c. subsp. enervis – O. c. subsp. macrocarpa

Name

Olea capensis L., Sp. Pl.: 8 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Olea cassinifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 13 (1796), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Native to: Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Ethiopia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 8. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Green, P.S. 2006. World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2020. Olea capensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T61919282A146444162.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Olea capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Olea capensis. Published online. Accessed: July 28 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Olea capensis. Accessed: 28 July 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Olea capensis. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 28. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Ysterhout, Swartysterhout
Deutsch: Eisenholz
English: Ironwood, Black ironwood, East African olive, Elgon olive
Gĩkũyũ: Mutharagi, Mutharage
Sesotho sa Leboa: Moraane
português: Pau impé
SiSwati: Sitimane
Kiswahili: Mushargi, Loliondo
Tshivenda: Musiri
isiXhosa: uGqwangxe, umHlebe, umNquma-swile
isiZulu: umZimane

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