ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Heisteria ovata

Name author: Benth.

A species in the Olacaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

View the source record

01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

Follow a genus or family to explore its other accepted species.

Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Santalales
Family: Olacaceae
Genus: Heisteria
Species: Heisteria ovata
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1851

02 / CONNECT THE NAMES

Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Heisteria ovata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

11 synonyms in this snapshot

Heisteria crassifoliaName author: Mart. ex Engl.
Heisteria flexuosaName author: Engl.
Heisteria krukoviiName author: A.C.Sm.
Heisteria micranthaName author: Huber
Heisteria rubricalyxName author: S.Moore
Heisteria subsessilisName author: Benth.
Heisteria surinamensisName author: Amshoff
Heisteria surinamensisName author: Amshoff
Heisteria vageleriName author: Burret
Rhaptostylum flexuosumName author: (Engl.) Kuntze
Rhaptostylum ovatumName author: (Benth.) Kuntze

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

Read the directory’s scope