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Oleaceae, also known as the olive family or sometimes the lilac family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales. [1] It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct. [2] The extant genera include Cartrema, which was resurrected in 2012. [3]
The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin, with wild subspecies found further afield in Africa and western Asia.
Oleaceae (olive family) 541 Fraxinus angustifolia: narrow-leafed ash Oleaceae (olive family) Fraxinus caroliniana: Carolina ash Oleaceae (olive family) 548 Fraxinus excelsior: European ash Oleaceae (olive family) Fraxinus latifolia: Oregon ash Oleaceae (olive family) 542 Fraxinus nigra: black ash Oleaceae (olive family) 543 Fraxinus ornus ...
Fraxinus (/ ˈ f r æ k s ɪ n ə s /), commonly called ash, is a genus of plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae, [4] and comprises 45–65 species of usually medium-to-large trees, most of which are deciduous trees, although some subtropical species are evergreen trees. The genus is widespread throughout much of Europe, Asia, and ...
Olea (/ ˈ oʊ l i ə / OH-lee-ə [3]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae. It includes 12 species native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Middle East, southern Europe, Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia. [2] They are evergreen trees and shrubs, with small, opposite, entire leaves. The fruit is a drupe.
a variety of olive tree typical of the DOP area known as Aprutino Pescarese in the province of Pescara (Abruzzo). Its olives yield an extra virgin olive oil featuring extraordinary chemical and organoleptic qualities. Empeltre: Spain a medium-sized black olive grown in Spain, especially along the Ebro Valley and the Balearic Islands.
Nyssaceae (Tupelo family; sometimes included in Cornaceae) Davidia involucrata, Dove tree; Nyssa, Tupelo; Oleaceae (Olive family) Dove tree (Nyssaceae) in flower. Fraxinus, Ash; Olea, Olive etc. Paulowniaceae (Paulownia family) Paulownia, Foxglove Tree; Platanaceae (Plane family) Platanus, Plane; Rhizophoraceae (Mangrove family) Rhizophora, Red ...
Forsythia / f ɔːr ˈ s ɪ θ i ə /, / f ɔːr ˈ s aɪ θ i ə / [2] is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family Oleaceae. There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe. [1] Forsythia – also one of the plant's common names – is named after the botanist William Forsyth. [3] [4] [5]