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Hardpears
Olinia
Olinia is a genus of small trees and shrubs with 10 species in the family Penaeaceae. The species of Olinia are native to Africa, ranging from west Africa to South Africa. It was previously regarded as the sole genus in the family Oliniaceae, but is now included in the expanded Penaeaceae along with Rhynchocalyx (formerly of the Rhynchocalycaceae) under the APG III system of classification.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Hard pear
speciesOlinia ventosa
Mountain Hardpear
speciesOlinia emarginata
Rock Hardpear
speciesOlinia huillensis
Rock Hardpear
speciesOlinia rochetiana
Cape Hardpear
speciesOlinia capensis
Forest Hardpear
speciesOlinia radiata
Olinia chimanimani
speciesOlinia chimanimani
Zimbabwe Hardpear
speciesOlinia vanguerioides
Eastern Cape Hard Pear
speciesOlinia micrantha
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 557510.