Xerospermum noronhianum

(Xerospermum noronhianum)

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Description

Noronhia is a genus of 40 known species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, all but one native to Madagascar, the remaining species native to the Comoros Islands north of Madagascar. A few have become naturalized in Mauritius, R-union, and Bermuda.The species are deciduous or evergreen trees.The genus is named in after the Spanish Botanist Francisco Noronha.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Sapindaceae
Genus:Xerospermum
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