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

Zimbabwe: 3 taxa.

Olinia chimanimani

Links to taxa:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
chimanimani T. Shah & I. Darbysh.[NrEnd][EN]EDescription, Image
rochetiana Juss. N,E
vanguerioides Baker f.[NrEnd]N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Olinia:

Our websites:

Flora of Burundi: Olinia
Flora of the DRC: Olinia
Flora of Malawi: Olinia
Flora of Mozambique: Olinia
Flora of Rwanda: Olinia
Flora of Zambia: 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, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Olinia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=994, retrieved 11 December 2024

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