Olinia emarginata | |
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Olinia emarginata bark | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Penaeaceae |
Genus: | Olinia |
Species: | O. emarginata
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Binomial name | |
Olinia emarginata |
Olinia emarginata, the mountain hard pear or berghardepeer in Afrikaans language, is a tree species in the genus Olinia native to South Africa and Lesotho.
Prunasin, a cyanogenic glucoside, can be found in the leaves of O. emarginata.[1]