Oleaceae

Noronhia Stadman ex Thouars

First published in Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 8 (1806)

This genus is accepted

The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean.

Oleaceae, W. B. Turrill. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1952

Morphology General Habit: Flowers hermaphrodite, in dense cymose fascicles, nearly sessile
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts: Bracts 2 at the base of the calyx, opposite
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Sepals 4, free, in unequal pairs, on the out-side densely tomentose, glabrous on the inside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla with a very short tube, linear-lanceolate segments, glabrous, rather fleshy-coriaceous, slightly involute at the margins
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens 2 (rarely 3) with very short filaments; anthers extrorse, basifixed, not exserted from the corolla tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style: Style very short, with a subsessile subcapitate shortly 2-lobed stigma
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary: Ovary bilocular, locules biovulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit of drupe-like structure but probably more or less dry when fully ripe.

[FTEA]

Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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