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

Taxonavigation

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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

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

Synonyms

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

Distribution

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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

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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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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