Olea welwitschii

Olea welwitschii

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Olea welwitschii 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 welwitschii

Name

Olea welwitschii (Knobl.) Gilg & G.Schellenb., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 76 (1913).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mayepea welwitschii Knobl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 530 (1893)
• Homotypic
  • Linociera welwitschii (Knobl.) Knobl., Bot. Centralbl. 61: 129 (1895).
  • Olea capensis subsp. welwitschii (Knobl.) Friis & P.S.Green, Kew Bull. 41: 36 (1986).
  • Osmanthus welwitschii (Knobl.) Knobl., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 1031 (1934).
  • Steganthus welwitschii (Knobl.) Knobl., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 116 (1934).
• Heterotypic
  • Olea mussolinii Chiov., Atti Reale Accad. Italia, Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. 11: 48 (1940).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Native to: Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gilg & G.Schellenb., 1913. Bot. Jahrb. Syst.¡ 51: 76

Additional references

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

Links

• Hills, R. & Barstow, M. 2022. Olea welwitschii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T61919311A61919315.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Olea welwitschii 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 welwitschii. Published online. Accessed: July 28 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Olea welwitschii. Accessed: 28 July 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Olea welwitschii. 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

English: Elgon teak

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