Barbeya

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Barbeya oleoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Barbeyaceae
Genus: Barbeya
Species: B. oleoides
Binomial name
Barbeya oleoides
Schweinf.

Barbeya oleoides is the only species of its family (Barbeyaceae). It is a small tree native to the mountains of Somalia, Ethiopia, and the Arabian Peninsula. It can be found in the transition zone between the dry Afromontane forests and lower-elevation shrublands.