''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 2 ...
, all but one native to
Madagascar
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, the remaining species native to the
Comoros Islands north of Madagascar.
[University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site]
''Noronhia''
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The species are deciduous
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or evergreen
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tree
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The genus is named in after the Spanish botanist Francisco Noronha Father Francisco Noronha (also spelled Francisco Noroña) (often incorrectly cited as Fernando do Noronha) (1748, Seville, Spain - January 12, 1788, Mauritius) was a Spanish physician and botanist who resided for some time at Manila, Luzon, Philippi ...
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Species
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''Noronhia''
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# '' Noronhia alleizettei'' Dubard
# '' Noronhia ambrensis'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia boinensis'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia boivinii'' Dubard
# '' Noronhia brevituba'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia buxifolia'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia candicans'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia crassinodis'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia crassiramosa'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia cruciata'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia decaryana'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia divaricata'' Scott-Elliot
# '' Noronhia ecoronulata'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia emarginata'' (Lam.) Thouars
# '' Noronhia gracilipes'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia grandifolia'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia humbertiana'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia introversa'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia lanceolata'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia leandriana'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia linearifolia'' Boivin ex Dubard
# '' Noronhia linocerioides'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia longipedicellata'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia louvelii'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia luteola'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia mangorensis'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia myrtoides'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia oblanceolata'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia ovalifolia'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia peracuminata'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia pervilleana'' (Knobl.) H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia populifolia'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia sambiranensis'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia seyrigii'' H.Perrier
# '' Noronhia tetrandra'' 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'' Labat
References
Flora of Madagascar
Flora of the Comoros
Oleaceae genera
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