Contains 7 genera and 24 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
OLEACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
LAMIALES
OLEACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartrema | WILD OLIVE; DEVILWOOD | 2 | ||
| Chionanthus | FRINGETREE | 2 | ||
| Forestiera | SWAMPPRIVET | 4 | ||
| Fraxinus | ASH | 3 | ||
| Jasminum | JASMINE | 7 | ||
| Ligustrum | PRIVET | 5 | ||
| Noronhia | MADAGASCAR OLIVE | 1 |
Identification Key
1. Leaves compound
2
1. Leaves simple
3
2. Trees; leaves compound; corolla absent or not showy (in Florida species); fruit a samara
2. Vines or shrubs; corolla showy, evident; fruit a berry
3. Leaf blade underside densely whitish or grayish tomentose
3. Leaf blade underside generally greenish, glabrous to pubescent
4
4. Flowers without a corolla
4. Flowers with 4-9-lobed corollas
5
5. Petioles 2-3 mm wide, lignescent; leaf blade base truncate and distinct from petiole
5. Petioles 1-2 mm wide, not lignescent; leaf blade base rounded, cuneate, or acute, usually at least partly attenuate with the petiole
6
6. Vines or mostly low or weak shrubs; corolla lobes 4-9, 8-25 mm long
6. Trees or mostly tall or robust shrubs; corolla lobes 4, 1-4 mm long
6
7. Inflorescence terminal
7. Inflorescence axillary
8
8. Leaf blades mostly with obscure secondary venation; inflorescence bracts scale-like, 1-2 mm long; corolla lobes 1-4 mm long
8. Leaf blades mostly with readily apparent secondary venation, often the reticulum visible on the underside; inflorescence bracts foliaceous, 7-20 mm long; corolla lobes 7-30 mm long