Checklist: Olacaceae

OLACACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Garcia, J.G. (1963) Olacaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1)  
Louis, J. & Leonard, J. (1948) Olacaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume I 249-278 
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
HEISTERIA Jacq. 
Heisteria parvifolia Sm. II,III,IV,VI,VII,VIII
Acrolobus parvifolia Klotzsch
Acrolobus schoenleinii Klotzsch
Phanerocalyx batesii S.Moore
Phanerocalyx talbotiorum S.Moore
Rhaptostylum parvifolium (Sm.) Kuntze
Heisteria zimmereri Engl. II
Raptostylus zimmereri (Engl.) Kuntze
  
STROMBOSIOPSIS Engl. 
Strombosiopsis tetrandra Engl. IV,VI
Strombosiopsis congolensis De Wild. & T.Durand
Strombosiopsis tetrandra Engl. var. congolensis (De Wild. & T.Durand) De Wild.
  
COULA Baill. 
Coula edulis Baill. II,III
Coula cabrae De Wild. & T.Durand
Coula edulis Baill. var. cabrae (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Léonard
Coula utilis S.Moore
  
DIOGOA Exell & Mendonça 
Diogoa zenkeri (Engl.) Exell & Mendonça
Strombosia majuscula S.Moore
Strombosiopsis zenkeri Engl.
  
APTANDRA Miers 
Aptandra zenkeri Engl. III,IV,V,VI
Harmandia congoensis Tiegh.
Lecomtea congoensis Pierre
  
ONGOKEA Pierre 
SCHOEPFIANTHUS Engl. ex De Wil 
Ongokea gore (Hua) Pierre II,III,IV,V,VI,VII
Aptandra gore Hua
Ongokea kamerunensis Engl.
Ongokea klaineana Pierre
Schoepfianthus zenkeri Engl. ex De Wild. npm.nud.
  
2131.000 OLAX L. 
Olax aschersoniana Büttner III,IV,VI
Olax gambecola Baill. II,III,IV,VI,VII
  
2136.000 XIMENIA L. 
Ximenia americana L.
var. microphylla Welw. ex Oliv. I,II,VIII
Ximenia rogersii Burtt Davy
  
2140.000 STROMBOSIA Blume 
Strombosia scheffleri Engl. V,VI,IX
Strombosia toroensis S. Moore

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Checklist: Olacaceae].
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=154, retrieved 28 August 2026

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