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. UI
Acrolobus parvifolia Klotzsch
Acrolobus schoenleinii Klotzsch
Phanerocalyx batesii S.Moore
Phanerocalyx talbotiorum S.Moore
Rhaptostylum parvifolium (Sm.) Kuntze
Heisteria zimmereri Engl. CA
Raptostylus zimmereri (Engl.) Kuntze
  
STROMBOSIOPSIS Engl. 
Strombosiopsis tetrandra Engl. CA
Strombosiopsis congolensis De Wild. & T.Durand
Strombosiopsis tetrandra Engl. var. congolensis (De Wild. & T.Durand) De Wild.
  
COULA Baill. 
Coula edulis Baill. CA
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 CA
Strombosia majuscula S.Moore
Strombosiopsis zenkeri Engl.
  
APTANDRA Miers 
Aptandra zenkeri Engl. LN
Harmandia congoensis Tiegh.
Lecomtea congoensis Pierre
  
ONGOKEA Pierre 
SCHOEPFIANTHUS Engl. ex De Wil 
Ongokea gore (Hua) Pierre CA,LN
Aptandra gore Hua
Ongokea kamerunensis Engl.
Ongokea klaineana Pierre
Schoepfianthus zenkeri Engl. ex De Wild. npm.nud.
  
2131.000 OLAX L. 
Olax aschersoniana Büttner LN
Olax gambecola Baill. CN,LN,LS,MA,ZA
Olax gossweileri Exell & Mendonça [NrEnd] CC
  
2136.000 XIMENIA L. 
Ximenia afra Sond.
var. afra BE,CC.HI
Ximenia americana L.
var. microphylla Welw. ex Oliv. BE,CC.HI
Ximenia rogersii Burtt Davy
  
2140.000 STROMBOSIA Blume 
Strombosia scheffleri Engl. CS,UI
Strombosia toroensis S. Moore

Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Checklist: Olacaceae].
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=154, retrieved 22 September 2026

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