Olea

For the taxon authority, see María Sofía Olea.

Olea europaea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Oleeae
Subtribus: Oleinae
Genus: Olea
Subgenera: O. subg. Olea – O. subg. Paniculatae
Species: O. capensis – O. capitellata – O. chimanimani – O. europaea – O. exasperata – O. lancea – O. luzonica – O. paniculata – O. puberula – O. schliebenii – O. welwitschii – O. woodiana

Name

Olea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 8 (1753).

Type species: O. europaea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 8 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Enaimon Raf., Sylva Tellur. 9 (1838).
    • Type species: E. undulata (Sol.) Raf., Sylva Tellur. 9 (1838).
  • Leuranthus Knobl., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 117 (1934).
    • Type species: L. woodianus (Knobl.) Knobl., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 117. (1934).
  • Steganthus Knobl., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 116 (1934).
    • Type species: S. welwitschii (Knobl.) Knobl., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 117. (1934).
  • Stereoderma Blume, Fl. Javae Praef., 9 (1828).
    • Type species: S. javanica (Blume) Blume, Fl. Javae Praef., 9 (1828).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Bismarck Archipelago, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, China South-Central, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Greece, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, 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, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Vanuatu, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe. Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Ascension, Bermuda, China Southeast, Corse, Egypt, France, Hainan, Hawaii, Iraq, Korea, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Marianas, Mexico Southwest, New Zealand North, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tibet, Tubuai Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 8. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Olea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Olea. Published online. Accessed: July 28 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Olea. Accessed: 28 July 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Olea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Olea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Mar. 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Olea. Accessed: 2024 Mar. 19.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Масліна
English: Olive
español: Olivo
suomi: Oliivit

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