- Family: Oleaceae Hoffmanns. & Link
Olea L.
[FTEA]
Oleaceae, W. B. Turrill. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1952
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees or shrubs, with simple, opposite, and generally entire leaves
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers small in axillary or terminal panicles, hermaphrodite, polygamous, or dioecious
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx truncate to 4-lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla with a short tube, campanulate; with 4 induplicate-valvate, valvate, or slightly imbricate segments
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 2, inserted by short filaments on the corolla tube
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary bilocular, usually 2 pendulous ovules in each loculus; style short, stigma more or less capitate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a drupe with a hard bony endocarp
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds typically solitary, endospermous.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees or shrubs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, simple
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers small, in paniculate inflorescences
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-lobes 4, short
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla cup-shaped with a short tube; lobes 4, valvate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 2; anthers introrse
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary subglobose with 2 pendulous ovules in each cell; style short, with±capitate stigma
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a drupe with a hard endocarp, usually 1-seeded
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed with endosperm.
- Distribution
- Genus of c. 34 species in tropical and warm temperate parts of the Old World, including the cultivated olive.
[FZ]
Oleaceae, F. K. Kupicha. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees and shrubs, often with very hard wood.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite and decussate, simple, often lepidote; acarodomatia absent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers small, borne in paniculate cymes, 4–merous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx lobes shallow.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla valvate, with very short tube and ovate petals, these not cucullate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 2, inserted on corolla tube; anthers introrse.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary subglobose, bilocular with 2 pendent ovules per loculus; style short, stigma capitate (obscurely biloped).
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a drupe with hard thick endocarp, usually 1–seeded.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed containing endosperm.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Greece, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Argentina Northeast, Ascension, Bermuda, Corse, Egypt, France, Iraq, Korea, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Mexico Southwest, St.Helena, Taiwan
- Olea borneensis Boerl.
- Olea brachiata (Lour.) Merr.
- Olea capensis L.
- Olea capitellata Ridl.
- Olea caudatilimba L.C.Chia
- Olea chimanimani Kupicha
- Olea cordatula H.L.Li
- Olea dioica Roxb.
- Olea europaea L.
- Olea exasperata Jacq.
- Olea gagnepainii Knobl.
- Olea gamblei C.B.Clarke
- Olea hainanensis H.L.Li
- Olea javanica (Blume) Knobl.
- Olea lancea Lam.
- Olea laxiflora H.L.Li
- Olea luzonica Kiew
- Olea moluccensis Kiew
- Olea neriifolia H.L.Li
- Olea palawanensis Kiew
- Olea paniculata R.Br.
- Olea parvilimba (Merr. & Chun) B.M.Miao
- Olea polygama Wight
- Olea puberula Ridl.
- Olea rosea Craib
- Olea rubrovenia (Elmer) Kiew
- Olea salicifolia Wall. ex G.Don
- Olea schliebenii Knobl.
- Olea tetragonoclada L.C.Chia
- Olea tsoongii (Merr.) P.S.Green
- Olea welwitschii (Knobl.) Gilg & G.Schellenb.
- Olea wightiana Wall. ex G.Don
- Olea woodiana Knobl.
Olea L. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, J.F. [161], Tanzania | 14608.000 | |||
| Hughes, J.F. [162], Tanzania | 14609.000 | |||
| Hughes, J.F. [183], Tanzania | 14610.000 | |||
| Hughes, J.F. [169], Tanzania | 14611.000 | |||
| Hughes, J.F. [185], Tanzania | 14612.000 | |||
| Hughes, J.F. [165], Tanzania | 14613.000 | |||
| Hughes, J.F. [170], Tanzania | 14614.000 | |||
| Hughes, J.F. [163], Tanzania | 17433.000 | |||
| Newbury, P.E. [s.n.], Egypt | K000251161 | |||
| Finlayson, G. [Cat. no. s.n.] | K001132387 | |||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.], West Bengal | K001132386 |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 8 (1753)
Accepted by
- Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 4, 1: 17.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Sp.Pl. 1: 8(1753).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 8 (1754)
Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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