Oleaceae
Olea
Olea europaea

Olea europaea subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S.Green

First published in Kew Bull. 34: 69 (1979)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Eritrea to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Mauritius, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Réunion, South Australia, St.Helena, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Besnard, G., Hong-Wa, C. & Médail, F. (2024). On the taxonomic subdivision of the brown olive from Africa and Asia through the reinstatement of Olea europaea subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S.Green. Botany Letters 171: 80-83.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève. [Cited as Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata.]
  • Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Besnard, G., Hong-Wa, C. & Médail, F. (2024). On the taxonomic subdivision of the brown olive from Africa and Asia through the reinstatement of Olea europaea subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S.Green. Botany Letters 171: 80-83.
  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 2: 989-1918. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 14, 2019 Matimele, H.; Zandamela, J.; Osborne, J.; Rokni, S.; Langa, C.; Munwane, C.; Machuama, B. [HM 2615] Mozambique K001346052 Yes
Mar 14, 2019 Rokni, S.; Osborne, J.; Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Zandamela, J.; Machuama, B.; Munwane, C. [6] Mozambique K001346119 Yes
Hughes, J. [255] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-06402.000 No
Hughes, J. [229] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-07024.000 No
Hughes, J. [256] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-06401.000 No
Gossweiler, J. [10827] Angola Olea africana K001008347 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [10826] Angola Olea africana K001008348 Yes
Hughes, J. [230] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-05074.000 No
Hughes, J. [217] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-17857.000 No
Hughes, J. [236] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-17430.000 No
Styles, B.T. [300] Uganda Olea africana K:SPC-25694.055 No
Richmond, P.C. [5] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-05073.000 No
Hughes, J. [254] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-06399.000 No
Hughes, J. [221] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-17429.000 No
Hughes, J. [235] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-06400.000 No
Hughes, J. [219] Tanzania Olea africana K:SPC-05075.000 No

Sources

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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