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Oleaceae
Cartrema

not marked as a favorite taxon Cartrema floridanum (Chapman) Nesom. Common name: Florida Wild Olive. Habitat: Florida scrub. Distribution: Endemic to the FL peninsula (north to Volusia, Marion, and Citrus counties).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, Zhang, Zhang, & Endress (2003); = Amarolea megacarpa Small — S; = Cartrema floridana (Chapm.) G.L.Nesom — K4, Nesom (2012d), orthographic variant; = Cartrema megacarpa (Small) Weakley — Weakley et al (2011); = Osmanthus americanus (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. var. megacarpus (Small) P.S.Greene — Hardin (1974); = Osmanthus floridana Chapm. — S13; = Osmanthus megacarpus (Small) Small ex Little — WH3. Basionym: Osmanthus floridana Chapm. 1892

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