Oleaceae
Olea

Olea chimanimani Kupicha

First published in Kew Bull. 34: 71 (1979)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa (Chimanimani Mountains). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32139/66151084

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Oleaceae, F. K. Kupicha. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small tree 2–3 m. high.
Morphology Stem
Young stems glabrous, ± terete, bark grey, fairly smooth.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves thinly coriaceous; petiole 4–6 mm. long; lamina 2·4–7·5 x 0·5–1·4 cm., oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic, with apex obtuse, acute or acuminate and tipped with a small hard point, base acuminate; upper surface glossy dark green, with midrib level or slightly raised and lateral nerves faintly visible or obscure; lower surface mat, paler, with prominent midrib and lateral nerves completely obscure; both surfaces punctate, scales absent; margin not or slightly revolute, not undulate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a many–flowered paniculate cyme, terminal and in axils of upper 2 (3) leaf–pairs, slightly exceeding subtending leaf; bracts 0·5–1·5 mm. long, subulate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 0·75 mm. long, cup–shaped, deeply 4–lobed, lobes triangular.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla c. 2 mm. long, whitish or cream–coloured; lobes ovate, obtuse, shortly united at base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anthers c. 1–1·5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
Gynoecium c. 1·5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit 6·8 x 5·6 mm. (when dry), oblong–ellipsoid or subglobose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed solitary, pendulous.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0