''Noronhia'' is a genus of 40 known species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Oleaceae
Oleaceae, also known as the olive family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales, It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct.Peter S. Green. 2004. "Oleaceae". pages 296-30 ...
, all but one native to
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
, the remaining species native to the
Comoros
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Islands north of Madagascar.
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''Noronhia''
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, Réunion
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The species are deciduous
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or evergreen
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tree
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s.
The genus is named in after the Spanish botanist Francisco Noronha.
Species
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''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
# '' Noronhia brevituba'' H.Perrier
# ''Noronhia buxifolia
''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 candicans'' H.Perrier
# ''Noronhia crassinodis
''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 crassiramosa
''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 cruciata
''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 decaryana
''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 divaricata
''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 ...
'' Scott-Elliot
# ''Noronhia ecoronulata
''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 emarginata
''Noronhia emarginata'' (Madagascar olive; syn. ''Olea emarginata'' Lam.) is a species of ''Noronhia'' native to Madagascar, now naturalized on Mauritius, Réunion and Bermuda.Madagascar Catalogue''Noronhia emarginata''/ref>
It is an evergreen ...
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# ''Noronhia gracilipes
''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 grandifolia
''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 humbertiana
''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 introversa
''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 lanceolata
''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 leandriana
''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 linearifolia'' Boivin ex Dubard
# ''Noronhia linocerioides
''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 longipedicellata
''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 louvelii'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia luteola'' H.Perrier
# ''Noronhia mangorensis
''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 myrtoides
''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 oblanceolata'' H.Perrier
# ''Noronhia ovalifolia
''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 peracuminata'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia pervilleana'' (Knobl.) H.Perrier
# ''Noronhia populifolia
''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 sambiranensis'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia seyrigii'' H.Perrier
# ''Noronhia tetrandra
''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 tubulosa'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia verrucosa'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia verticillata'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia verticilliflora'' H.Perrier
;Comoros[Labat, J.-N., Pignal, M., & Pascal, O. (1999). Trois Espèces Nouvelles d'Oleaceae et Note sur la Présence d'Olea capensis dans l'Archipel des Comores. ''Novon'' 9 (1): 66-72]
Abstract
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*''Noronhia cochleata
''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 ...
'' Labat
References
Flora of Madagascar
Flora of the Comoros
Oleaceae genera
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