Menodora

Menodora is a genus of perennial plants and shrubs in the olive family Oleaceae. Its 23 species (as per Green 2003) are found in the temperate Americas and in southern Africa. These are uniform species of deserts and arid grasslands or savannas.

Menodora
M. spinescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Jasmineae
Genus: Menodora
Humb. and Bonpl.
Species

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Synonyms

Bolivaria Cham. & Schltdl.
Calyptrospermum A.Dietr.
Menodoropsis (A.Gray) Small

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