Oleaceae

Olea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 8 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to SW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Bismarck Archipelago, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, China South-Central, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., Eritrea, Eswatini, 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, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Uganda, Vanuatu, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, 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, South Australia, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tibet, Tubuai Is., Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 17, 2022 Jatoi, S.A.; Sultan, A.; Hanan.; Mujahid. [MAP-II-221] Pakistan K009000310 No
May 1, 2016 Phuong, V.X., et al. [HNK 49] Vietnam K000939049 No
May 1, 2016 Othman, Hj., et al. [S.57962] Malaysia K000939058 No
Jan 1, 2006 Poilane, E. [7817] Vietnam K000224292 No
s.coll. [2811] Nepal K000978908 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2816] K001117174 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2809] K001117137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2809] Nepal K001117134 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2822] K001117156 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2811] India K000978910 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nguyen, V.D.; Phuong, V.X.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhun [L-V 326] Laos K001590011 Yes
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] India K000978906 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2816] India K001117177 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hughes, J.F. [185] Tanzania K:SPC-14612.000 No
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 2812] Malaysia K001117162 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 2821] K001117151 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2815] K001117171 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [2811] India K000978907 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2812] Malaysia K001117160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [42047] India K000978916 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.M. [4697] Spain K:SPC-37320.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2822] K001117155 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2820] Nepal K001117148 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [2857] India K000978905 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2815] K001117170 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hughes, J.F. [183] Tanzania K:SPC-14610.000 No
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 2819] India K001117147 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2821] Bangladesh K000978914 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2840] Burma K001118005 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2809] Nepal K001117133 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2822] K001117152 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2822] K001117153 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 2822] K001117158 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2839] Burma K001118004 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132386 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2816] K001117172 Unknown Type Material Yes
Finlayson, G. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132387 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 2809] Malaysia K001117138 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 2812] Malaysia K001117161 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hughes, J.F. [170] Tanzania K:SPC-14614.000 No
Hughes, J.F. [165] Tanzania K:SPC-14613.000 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6305] K001123542 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hughes, J.F. [163] Tanzania K:SPC-17433.000 No
Silva, F. [2821] Bangladesh K000978915 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 2817] India K001117178 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2816] K001117176 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 2822] K001117157 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2813] Malaysia K001117165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Newbury, P.E. [s.n.] Egypt K000251161 No
Hughes, J.F. [161] Tanzania K:SPC-14608.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2813] K001117164 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2820] Nepal K001117149 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hughes, J.F. [162] Tanzania K:SPC-14609.000 No
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 2809] India K001117136 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2821] K001117150 Unknown Type Material Yes
Noton, B. [Cat. no. 2816] India K001117173 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2823] K001117159 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hughes, J.F. [169] Tanzania K:SPC-14611.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2816] K001117175 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 2819] India K001117146 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2815] K001129369 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2811] Nepal K000978909 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 2809] India K001117135 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2822] K001117154 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2813] Malaysia K001117163 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; et al. [1841] Tunisia K000295999 No

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0