Characteristics
Dicots
Cartrema americanum (L.) G.L.Nesom
WILD OLIVE; AMERICAN DEVILWOOD
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The suffix "trema" is to be treated as neuter (Nicolson 1994), necessitating the use of the epithet "americanum".
Native
FAC (NWPL)
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Citation
CARTREMA AMERICANUM (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom, Phytoneuron 2012(96): 5. 2012 (as "americana").
Olea americana Linnaeus 1767.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 20.6). Lectotypified by P. S. Green, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 462. 1958.
Species Distribution Map
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