Liben, L. (1973) Oleaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles
Trees and shrubs. Leaves opposite and decussate, simple, coriaceous. Domatia 0. Flowers small, in paniculate cymes. Calyx (in ours) cup-shaped, subentire with a 4-toothed rim. Corolla with short tube, lobes not hooded. Fruit a usually 1-seeded drupe. Worldwide: 30 species occurring in the tropics and warm temperate zones of the Old World DRC: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.H. Wright) I. Verd. | VII,IX,XI | |
| europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S.Green | IX | Description, Image |
| welwitschii (Knobl. ) Gilg & Schellenb. | III,IV,VI,VII,IX | Description |