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Taxon:
Olea capensis
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Olea
Subgenus:
Olea
Section:
Ligustroides
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Oleeae
Nomen number:
405245
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:8. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
01/29/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Olea capensis
L. subsp.
capensis
(0 active accession[s])
Olea capensis
L. subsp.
enervis
(Harv.) I. Verd.
(0 active accession[s])
Olea capensis
L. subsp.
macrocarpa
(C. H. Wright) I. Verd.
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Olea laurifolia
Lam.
No images
Reference(s)
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds.
1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Olea+capensis&quantity=1
Friis, I. & P. S. Green.
1986.
Olea capensis
(Oleaceae) in NE and E tropical Africa. Kew Bull. 41:36.
Friis, I.
1992. Forests and forest trees of Northeast Tropical Africa
Green, P. S.
2002. A revision of
Olea
L. Kew Bull. 57:105-110.
Labat, J.-N. et al.
1999. Three new species of Oleaceae and a note on the presence of
Olea capensis
in the Comoro Archipelago. Novon 9:66-72.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/744#/summary
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Common names
English
black ironwood –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
ijzerhout –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Rwanda
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Comoros
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Rwanda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Guinea
,
Nigeria
,
Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Comoros
,
Madagascar
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
wood
timber
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Name
References