Schrebera alata

Schrebera alata
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Schrebera
Species:	S. alata
Binomial name
Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw.
Synonyms[2]
List Nathusia alataHochst. Nathusia holstiiEngl. & Gilg Nathusia obliquifoliolata(Gilg) Chiov. Schrebera argyrotrichaGilg Schrebera excelsaLingelsh. Schrebera gilgianaLingelsh. Schrebera goetzeanaGilg Schrebera greenwayiTurrill Schrebera holstii(Engl. & Gilg) Gilg Schrebera latialataGilg Schrebera mazoensisS.Moore Schrebera merkeriLingelsh. Schrebera nyassaeLingelsh. Schrebera obliquifoliolataGilg Schrebera saundersiaeHarv. Schrebera tomentella(Welw.) Gilg Schrebera welwitschiiGilg

Schrebera alata is a plant in the family Oleaceae. It grows as a tree up to 15 m (50 ft) tall. The specific epithetalata is from the Latin meaning 'winged', referring to the petioles. Its habitat is forests and woodland from 1,000–1,800 m (3,000–6,000 ft) altitude.^[3]Schrebera alata is native Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa.^[3][4]

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  Leaves, with winged petioles
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  Fruit capsules

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Schrebera alata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T146221916A146221918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146221916A146221918.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Schrebera alata". The Plant List. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
3. "Schrebera alata". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
4. "Schrebera alata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2013.