Oleaceae Hoffmanns. & Link

First published in Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 1: 62. 1809 [1 Sep 1809] (as "Oleinae") (1809)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Green, P. S. (1994). A revision of Chionanthus (Oleaceae) in S. America and the description of Priogymnanthus, gen. nov. Kew Bull. 49: 261–286.
  • Green, P. S. (2004). Oleaceae. In: J. W. Kadereit (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 7: 296–306. Springer- Verlag, Berlin.
  • Wallander, E. & Albert, V. A. (2000). A phylogeny and classification of Oleaceae based on rps16 and trnL-trn-F sequence data. Amer. J. Bot. 87: 1827–1841.
  • Wallander, E. (2014). Oleaceae Information Site. www.oleaceae.info/

Neotropikey

  • APG III. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(3): 105-121.
  • Cornejo, X. & Bonifaz, C. (2006). Forestiera ecuadorensis: Una nueva especie endémica de Oleaceae y un nuevo registro genérico para Ecuador. Brittonia 58: 78-82.
  • Green, P.S. (1994). A Revision of Chionanthus (Oleaceae) in S. America and the Description of Priogymnanthus, gen. nov. Kew Bull. 49: 261-286.
  • Green, P.S. (2004). Oleaceae. In: Kadereit, J.W. (ed.). The families and genera of Vascular Plants vol 7, pp. 296-306. Springer Verlag, Berlin.
  • Hammel, B.E. & Cornejo, X. (2009). Forestiera isabelae (Oleaceae), una especie nueva para Costa Rica. Novon 19: 52-55.
  • Steyermark, J.A. (1932). A revision of the genus Menodora. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19. 87-160: 162-176.
  • Wallander, E. & Albert, V.A. (2000). Phylogeny and classification of Oleaceae based on rps16 and trnL-F sequence data. Amer. J. Bot. 87: 213-231.
  • Wallander, E. (2008). Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of dioecy. Plant Syst. Evol. 273: 25-49.
  • Zona, S. (1991). A morphometric and taxonomic reevaluation of Haenianthus (Oleaceae). Canad. J. Bot. 69: 489-493.

Trees of New Guinea

  • Green, P.S. (2000). Oleaceae. Fl. Thailand 7: 271–340.
  • Green, P.S. (2004). Oleaceae. In: K. Kubitzki and J.W. Kadereit (eds.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 7: 296–306. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  • Rogier de Kok & Timothy M.A. Utteridge (2022). Trees of New Guinea. Timothy M. A. Utteridge and Laura V. S. Jennings (Eds) Kew Publishing. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Chang, M., Qiu, L. & Green, P. S. (1996). Oleaceae. In: Z. Y. Wu & P. H. Raven, Flora of China 15: 272–319. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Green, P. S. (2004). Oleaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Vol. VII: 296–306. Springer Verlag, Berlin & Heidelberg.
  • Wallander, E. & Albert, V. A. (2000). A phylogeny and classification of Oleaceae based on rps16 and trnL-trn-F sequence data. Amer. J. Bot. 87: 1827–1841.
  • Wallander, E. (2014). The Oleaceae Information Site. www.oleaceae.info/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Poilane, M.E. [29809] Vietnam K000223168 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

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

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0