| Synonyms: |
Chionanthus niloticus (Oliv.) Stearn Linociera holtzii Gilg & G.Schellenb. Linociera lingelsheimiana Gilg & G.Schellenb. Linociera macroura Gilg & G.Schellenb. Linociera nilotica Oliv. Linociera sudanica A.Chev. Mayepea nilotica (Oliv.) Knobl. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
Uganda |
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| Habitat: | In evergreen forest, mostly riverine but also swamp forest, gallery forest and rarely in woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. |
| Botanical divisions: | VI,XI |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Oleaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 322. As Chionanthus niloticus Liben, L. (1973). Oleaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 30 - 31. as Linociera nilotica Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 170. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 81. as Chionanthus niloticus |