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Oleaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Oleaceae Hoffmannsegg & Link. Common name: Olive Family.

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A family of about 25 genera and 600-615 species, trees and shrubs, nearly cosmopolitan, but centered in Asia. Dong et al. (2022) discussed the complex evolutionary history of genera and tribes within the Oleaceae.

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References: Dong et al. (2022); Green In Kadereit (2004); Hardin (1974); Li et al. (2020). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Oleaceae© Alan Cressler: Fraxinus caroliniana, Pop Ash Pond, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Lee County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Fraxinus caroliniana source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Oleaceae© Jay Horn | Forestiera source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Oleaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Chionanthus | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Oleaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Forsythia | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Oleaceae© Svetlana Nesterova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Svetlana Nesterova | Ligustrum source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Oleaceae© Alan Cressler: Forestiera pubescens, staminate flowers, San Juan River Valley, San Juan County, Utah 1 by Alan Cressler | Forestiera source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Oleaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Cartrema
image #8 of Oleaceae© Scott Ward | Chionanthus | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Oleaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Ligustrum | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Oleaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Syringa | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Oleaceae© Svetlana Nesterova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Svetlana Nesterova | Ligustrum source | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Oleaceae© Andrew Conboy, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andrew Conboy | Osmanthus source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #16 of Oleaceae© Joey Shaw | Forestiera source
image #17 of Oleaceae© Alan Cressler: Chionanthus virginicus, Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain Park, Dekalb County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler | Chionanthus source | Original Image ⭷
image #18 of Oleaceae© Will Kuhn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Will Kuhn | Syringa source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #19 of Oleaceae© Joey Shaw | Chionanthus source | Original Image ⭷
image #20 of Oleaceae© Erik Danielson | Syringa source | Original Image ⭷
image #21 of Oleaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Cartrema | Original Image ⭷
image #22 of Oleaceae© Keith Bradley | Jasminum
image #23 of Oleaceae© Keith Bradley | Jasminum

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