olive family
Oleaceae
The Oleaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. It presently comprises 26 genera, one of which is recently extinct. The 25 extant genera include Cartrema, which was resurrected in 2012. The number of species in the Oleaceae is variously estimated in a wide range around 700. The Oleaceae consist of shrubs, trees, and a few lianas. The flowers are often numerous and highly odoriferous. The family has a subcosmopolitan distribution, ranging from...
28 branches of this family, most-observed first
ashes
genusFraxinus
privets
genusLigustrum
Lilacs
genusSyringa
Olives
genusOlea
jasmine
genusJasminum
Forsythias
genusForsythia
fringetrees and allies
genusChionanthus
swampprivets
genusForestiera
Sweet olives
genusOsmanthus
Phillyrea
genusPhillyrea
Menodora
genusMenodora
Notelaea
genusNotelaea
Chrysojasminum
genusChrysojasminum
wild olive
genusCartrema
Maire
genusNestegis
Nyctanthes
genusNyctanthes
Noronhia
genusNoronhia
Picconia
genusPicconia
Schrebera
genusSchrebera
abelialeaves
genusAbeliophyllum
Fontanesia
genusFontanesia
Chengiodendron
genusChengiodendron
Myxopyrum
genusMyxopyrum
Priogymnanthus
genusPriogymnanthus
Tetrapilus
genusTetrapilus
Dimetra
genusDimetra
Haenianthus
genusHaenianthus
Hesperelaea
genusHesperelaea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47733.