Schrebera alata

Schrebera alata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Tribe:	Oleeae
Genus:	Schrebera
Species:	S. alata
Binomial name
Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw.
Synonyms[1]
List Nathusia alata Hochst. Nathusia holstii Engl. & Gilg Nathusia obliquifoliolata (Gilg) Chiov. Schrebera argyrotricha Gilg Schrebera excelsa Lingelsh. Schrebera gilgiana Lingelsh. Schrebera goetzeana Gilg Schrebera greenwayi Turrill Schrebera holstii (Engl. & Gilg) Gilg Schrebera latialata Gilg Schrebera mazoensis S.Moore Schrebera merkeri Lingelsh. Schrebera nyassae Lingelsh. Schrebera obliquifoliolata Gilg Schrebera saundersiae Harv. Schrebera tomentella (Welw.) Gilg Schrebera welwitschii Gilg

Schrebera alata is a plant in the Oleaceae family. It grows as a tree up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall. The specific epithet alata is from the Latin meaning "winged", referring to the petioles. Habitat is forests and woodland from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) altitude.^[2] S. alata is found in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa.^[2][3]

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  Leaves, with winged petioles
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  Fruit capsules

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