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Olinia emarginata

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Species of tree

Olinia emarginata
Olinia emarginata bark
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Penaeaceae
Genus: Olinia
Species: O. emarginata
Binomial name
Olinia emarginata
Burtt Davy
fruits

Olinia emarginata, the mountain hard pear or berghardepeer in Afrikaans language, is a tree species in the family Penaeaceae. It is native to South Africa and Lesotho.

Prunasin, a cyanogenic glucoside, can be found in the leaves of O. emarginata.

See also

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Xylopia parviflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146440625A146440627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146440625A146440627.en. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. "Olinia emarginata Burtt Davy". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  3. "Olinia emarginata Burtt Davy". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  4. Occurrence of the cyanogenic glucoside prunasin and II corresponding mandelic acid amide glucoside in Olinia species (Oliniaceae). Adolf Nahrstedt and Jürgen Rockenbach, September 1993, Phytochemistry, Volume 34, Issue 2, Pages 433–436, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(93)80024-M

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Olinia emarginata
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