Menodora
Botanical name: Menodora
Menodora
Botanical name: Menodora
Description
Menodora is a genus of perennial plants and shrubs in the olive family Oleaceae. Its 23 species are found in the temperate Americas and in southern Africa. The usually bisexual flowers have a united calyx with 5-10 lobes (rarely more), while the corolla is similarly united but with 4-6 lobes. The fruit is a didymous, bilobed capsule with each globose locule or lobe containing 2-4 seeds. Leaf shape within the genus is highly variable, ranging from short and linear to almost feathery and pinnatisect. 
Species of Menodora
Rough menodora
Rough menodora (Menodora scabra) is a shrub that comes from the same family as olives. It grows in dry regions of the United States and Mexico. It grows no higher than 30 cm and is a popular addition to desert gardens due to its bright yellow flowers that bloom for half the year.
Menodora africana
Menodora africana is a genus of perennial plants and shrubs in the olive family Oleaceae. Its 23 species are found in the temperate Americas and in southern Africa. The usually bisexual flowers have a united calyx with 5-10 lobes (rarely more), while the corolla is similarly united but with 4-6 lobes. The fruit is a didymous, bilobed capsule with each globose locule or lobe containing 2-4 seeds. Leaf shape within the genus is highly variable, ranging from short and linear to almost feathery and pinnatisect.
Low menodora
Low menodora is a genus of perennial plants and shrubs in the olive family Oleaceae. Its 23 species are found in the temperate Americas and in southern Africa. The usually bisexual flowers have a united calyx with 5-10 lobes (rarely more), while the corolla is similarly united but with 4-6 lobes. The fruit is a didymous, bilobed capsule with each globose locule or lobe containing 2-4 seeds. Leaf shape within the genus is highly variable, ranging from short and linear to almost feathery and pinnatisect.
Showy menodora
Showy menodora is a genus of perennial plants and shrubs in the olive family Oleaceae. Its 23 species are found in the temperate Americas and in southern Africa. The usually bisexual flowers have a united calyx with 5-10 lobes (rarely more), while the corolla is similarly united but with 4-6 lobes. The fruit is a didymous, bilobed capsule with each globose locule or lobe containing 2-4 seeds. Leaf shape within the genus is highly variable, ranging from short and linear to almost feathery and pinnatisect.
Spiny menodora
Spiny menodora is a genus of perennial plants and shrubs in the olive family Oleaceae. Its 23 species are found in the temperate Americas and in southern Africa. The usually bisexual flowers have a united calyx with 5-10 lobes (rarely more), while the corolla is similarly united but with 4-6 lobes. The fruit is a didymous, bilobed capsule with each globose locule or lobe containing 2-4 seeds. Leaf shape within the genus is highly variable, ranging from short and linear to almost feathery and pinnatisect.
Scientific Classification
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