Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw. is a plant in the Oleaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw. (Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw.)
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Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw.

Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw.

Schrebera alata is an Oleaceae tree native to multiple African countries, growing up to 15 m tall in forest and woodland habitat.

Family
Genus
Schrebera
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw.

Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw. is a plant species that belongs to the Oleaceae family. It grows as a tree that can reach up to 15 meters (or 50 feet) in height. Its specific epithet alata comes from Latin, and means 'winged'; this name refers to the plant's petioles. Its natural habitat consists of forests and woodland, at altitudes ranging from 1,000 meters to 1,800 meters (or 3,000 feet to 6,000 feet). Schrebera alata is native to Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini, and South Africa.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Oleaceae Schrebera

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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