''Noronhia'' is a genus of 40 known species of
flowering plants in the family
Oleaceae, all but one native to
Madagascar, the remaining species native to the
Comoros
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Islands north of Madagascar.
[University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site]
''Noronhia''
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, and Bermuda.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Noronhia''](_blank)
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The species are deciduous or evergreen trees.
The genus is named in after the Spanish botanist Francisco Noronha.
Species
;Madagascar[Madagascar Catalogue]
''Noronhia''
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# ''Noronhia alleizettei
''Noronhia'' is a genus of 40 known species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, all but one native to Madagascar, the remaining species native to the Comoros Islands north of Madagascar.University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site''Nor ...
'' Dubard
# '' Noronhia ambrensis'' H.Perrier
# ''Noronhia boinensis
''Noronhia'' is a genus of 40 known species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, all but one native to Madagascar, the remaining species native to the Comoros Islands north of Madagascar.University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site''Nor ...
'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia boivinii'' Dubard
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