''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
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
Islands north of Madagascar.
[University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site]
''Noronhia''
/ref> A few have become naturalized in Mauritius, Réunion
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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
# ''Noronhia brevituba
''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 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
''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 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 ...
'' (Lam.) Thouars
# ''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
''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 luteola
''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 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
''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 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
''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 seyrigii
''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 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
''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 verticilliflora
''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
;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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