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Species of Olea L.

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NameSynonym ofaisortsortacc
Olea africana Mill. Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.   Olea africanaMill. Olea europaeaL. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.
Olea americana L. Cartrema americana (L.) G. L. Nesom   Olea americanaL. Cartrema americana(L.) G. L. Nesom
Olea aquifolium Siebold & Zucc. Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green   Olea aquifoliumSiebold & Zucc. Osmanthus heterophyllus(G. Don) P. S. Green
Olea chrysophylla Lam. Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.   Olea chrysophyllaLam. Olea europaeaL. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.
Olea cunninghamii Hook. f. Nestegis cunninghamii (Hook. f.) L. A. S. Johnson   Olea cunninghamiiHook. f. Nestegis cunninghamii(Hook. f.) L. A. S. Johnson
Olea cuspidata Wall. ex G. Don Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.   Olea cuspidataWall. ex G. Don Olea europaeaL. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.
Olea dioica Roxb.  a Olea dioicaRoxb.  
Olea emarginata Lam. Noronhia emarginata (Lam.) Thouars   Olea emarginataLam. Noronhia emarginata(Lam.) Thouars
Olea europaea L.  a Olea europaeaL.  
Olea ferruginea Royle Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.   Olea ferrugineaRoyle Olea europaeaL. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.
Olea foveolata E. Mey. Chionanthus foveolatus (E. Mey.) Stearn   Olea foveolataE. Mey. Chionanthus foveolatus(E. Mey.) Stearn
Olea gamblei C. B. Clarke  a Olea gambleiC. B. Clarke  
Olea ilicifolia Siebold ex Hassk. Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green   Olea ilicifoliaSiebold ex Hassk. Osmanthus heterophyllus(G. Don) P. S. Green
Olea laurifolia Lam. Olea capensis L.   Olea laurifoliaLam. Olea capensisL.
Olea macrocarpa C. H. Wright Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.   Olea macrocarpaC. H. Wright Olea capensisL. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.
Olea maritima Finl. & Wall. ex G. Don Olea brachiata (Lour.) Merr.   Olea maritimaFinl. & Wall. ex G. Don Olea brachiata(Lour.) Merr.
Olea sativa Hoffmanns. var. verrucosa (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.  iOlea sativaHoffmanns. var.verrucosa (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. Olea europaeaL. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.
Olea verrucosa (Willd.) Link Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.   Olea verrucosa(Willd.) Link Olea europaeaL. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.
Olea spp. a Olea spp. 
Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P. S. Green Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.  iOlea europaeaL. subsp. africana (Mill.) P. S. Green Olea europaeaL. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.
Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  aiOlea europaeaL. subsp. europaea  
Olea compacta Wall. ex G. Don Ligustrum compactum (Wall. ex G. Don) Hook. f. & Thomson ex Brandis var. compactum   Olea compactaWall. ex G. Don Ligustrum compactum(Wall. ex G. Don) Hook. f. & Thomson ex Brandis var.compactum
Olea capensis L.  a Olea capensisL.  
Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.  aiOlea europaeaL. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.  
Olea tsoongii (Merr.) P. S. Green  a Olea tsoongii(Merr.) P. S. Green  
Olea europaea L. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding  aiOlea europaeaL. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding  
Olea europaea L. subsp. guanchica P. Vargas et al.  aiOlea europaeaL. subsp. guanchica P. Vargas et al.  
Olea europaea L. subsp. maroccana (Greuter & Burdet) P. Vargas et al.  aiOlea europaeaL. subsp. maroccana (Greuter & Burdet) P. Vargas et al.  
Olea maroccana Greuter & Burdet Olea europaea L. subsp. maroccana (Greuter & Burdet) P. Vargas et al.   Olea maroccanaGreuter & Burdet Olea europaeaL. subsp. maroccana (Greuter & Burdet) P. Vargas et al.
Olea europaea L. subsp. laperrinei (Batt. & Trab.) Cif.  aiOlea europaeaL. subsp. laperrinei (Batt. & Trab.) Cif.  
Olea laperrinei Batt. & Trab. Olea europaea L. subsp. laperrinei (Batt. & Trab.) Cif.   Olea laperrineiBatt. & Trab. Olea europaeaL. subsp. laperrinei (Batt. & Trab.) Cif.
Olea europaea L. var. cerasiformis Webb & Berthel. Olea europaea L. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding  iOlea europaeaL. var.cerasiformis Webb & Berthel. Olea europaeaL. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding
Olea europaea L. var. maderensis Lowe Olea europaea L. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding  iOlea europaeaL. var.maderensis Lowe Olea europaeaL. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding
Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis  aiOlea capensisL. subsp. capensis  
Olea capensis L. subsp. enervis (Harv.) I. Verd.  aiOlea capensisL. subsp. enervis (Harv.) I. Verd.  
Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.  aiOlea capensisL. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.  
Olea enervis Harv. Olea capensis L. subsp. enervis (Harv.) I. Verd.   Olea enervisHarv. Olea capensisL. subsp. enervis (Harv.) I. Verd.
Olea capensis L. subsp. hochstetteri (Baker) Friis & P. S. Green Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.  iOlea capensisL. subsp. hochstetteri (Baker) Friis & P. S. Green Olea capensisL. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.
Olea capensis L. subsp. welwitschii (Knobl.) Friis & P. S. Green Olea welwitschii (Knobl.) Gilg & G. Schellenb.  iOlea capensisL. subsp. welwitschii (Knobl.) Friis & P. S. Green Olea welwitschii(Knobl.) Gilg & G. Schellenb.
Olea welwitschii (Knobl.) Gilg & G. Schellenb.  a Olea welwitschii(Knobl.) Gilg & G. Schellenb.  
Olea hochstetteri Baker Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.   Olea hochstetteriBaker Olea capensisL. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.
Olea woodiana Knobl.  a Olea woodianaKnobl.  
Olea woodiana Knobl. subsp. woodiana  aiOlea woodianaKnobl. subsp. woodiana  
Olea woodiana Knobl. subsp. disjuncta P. S. Green  aiOlea woodianaKnobl. subsp. disjuncta P. S. Green  
Olea ambrensis H. Perrier  a Olea ambrensisH. Perrier  
Olea lancea Lam.  a Olea lanceaLam.  
Olea exasperata Jacq.  a Olea exasperataJacq.  
Olea chimanimani Kupicha  a Olea chimanimaniKupicha  
Olea schliebenii Knobl.  a Olea schliebeniiKnobl.  
Olea brachiata (Lour.) Merr.  a Olea brachiata(Lour.) Merr.  
Olea yuennanensis Hand.-Mazz.  a Olea yuennanensisHand.-Mazz.  
Olea parvilimba (Merr. & Chun) B. M. Miao  a Olea parvilimba(Merr. & Chun) B. M. Miao  
Olea obovata (Merr.) Kiew  a Olea obovata(Merr.) Kiew  
Olea polygama Wight  a Olea polygamaWight  
Olea salicifolia Wall. ex G. Don  a Olea salicifoliaWall. ex G. Don  
Olea gagnepainii Knobl.  a Olea gagnepainiiKnobl.  
Olea laxiflora H. L. Li  a Olea laxifloraH. L. Li  
Olea borneensis Boerl.  a Olea borneensisBoerl.  
Olea hainanensis H. L. Li  a Olea hainanensisH. L. Li  
Olea wightiana Wall. ex G. Don  a Olea wightianaWall. ex G. Don  
Olea moluccensis Kiew  a Olea moluccensisKiew  
Olea rubrovenia (Elmer) Kiew  a Olea rubrovenia(Elmer) Kiew  
Olea javanica (Blume) Knobl.  a Olea javanica(Blume) Knobl.  
Olea caudatilimba L. C. Chia  a Olea caudatilimbaL. C. Chia  
Olea neriifolia H. L. Li  a Olea neriifoliaH. L. Li  
Olea tetragonoclada L. C. Chia  a Olea tetragonocladaL. C. Chia  
Olea rosea Craib  a Olea roseaCraib  
Olea palawanensis Kiew  a Olea palawanensisKiew  
Olea cordatula H. L. Li  a Olea cordatulaH. L. Li  
Olea paniculata R. Br.  a Olea paniculataR. Br.  
Olea europaea L. subsp. oleaster (Hoffmanns. & Link) Negodi Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  iOlea europaeaL. subsp. oleaster (Hoffmanns. & Link) Negodi Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
Olea oleaster Hoffmanns. & Link Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea   Olea oleasterHoffmanns. & Link Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
Olea europaea L. subsp. sylvestris (Mill.) Hegi Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  iOlea europaeaL. subsp. sylvestris (Mill.) Hegi Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
Olea europaea L. var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  iOlea europaeaL. var.sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
Olea sylvestris Mill. Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea   Olea sylvestrisMill. Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
Olea sativa Weston Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea   Olea sativaWeston Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
Olea europaea L. subsp. sativa (Weston) Arcang. Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  iOlea europaeaL. subsp. sativa (Weston) Arcang. Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
Olea europaea L. var. sativa Lehr Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  iOlea europaeaL. var.sativa Lehr Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
Olea europaea L. var. europaea Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  iOlea europaeaL. var.europaea Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
Olea sativa Weston var. sativa Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea  iOlea sativaWeston var.sativa Olea europaeaL. subsp. europaea
  1. Olea africana Mill. (=Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.)
  2. Olea ambrensis H. Perrier
  3. Olea americana L. (=Cartrema americana (L.) G. L. Nesom)
  4. Olea aquifolium Siebold & Zucc. (=Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green)
  5. Olea borneensis Boerl.
  6. Olea brachiata (Lour.) Merr.
  7. Olea capensis L.
  8. Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
  9. Olea capensis L. subsp. enervis (Harv.) I. Verd.
  10. Olea capensis L. subsp. hochstetteri (Baker) Friis & P. S. Green (=Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.)
  11. Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.
  12. Olea capensis L. subsp. welwitschii (Knobl.) Friis & P. S. Green (=Olea welwitschii (Knobl.) Gilg & G. Schellenb.)
  13. Olea caudatilimba L. C. Chia
  14. Olea chimanimani Kupicha
  15. Olea chrysophylla Lam. (=Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.)
  16. Olea compacta Wall. ex G. Don (=Ligustrum compactum (Wall. ex G. Don) Hook. f. & Thomson ex Brandis var. compactum)
  17. Olea cordatula H. L. Li
  18. Olea cunninghamii Hook. f. (=Nestegis cunninghamii (Hook. f.) L. A. S. Johnson)
  19. Olea cuspidata Wall. ex G. Don (=Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.)
  20. Olea dioica Roxb.
  21. Olea emarginata Lam. (=Noronhia emarginata (Lam.) Thouars)
  22. Olea enervis Harv. (=Olea capensis L. subsp. enervis (Harv.) I. Verd.)
  23. Olea europaea L.
  24. Olea europaea L. var. cerasiformis Webb & Berthel. (=Olea europaea L. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding)
  25. Olea europaea L. var. europaea (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  26. Olea europaea L. var. maderensis Lowe (=Olea europaea L. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding)
  27. Olea europaea L. var. sativa Lehr (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  28. Olea europaea L. var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  29. Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P. S. Green (=Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.)
  30. Olea europaea L. subsp. cerasiformis G. Kunkel & Sunding
  31. Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.
  32. Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea
  33. Olea europaea L. subsp. guanchica P. Vargas et al.
  34. Olea europaea L. subsp. laperrinei (Batt. & Trab.) Cif.
  35. Olea europaea L. subsp. maroccana (Greuter & Burdet) P. Vargas et al.
  36. Olea europaea L. subsp. oleaster (Hoffmanns. & Link) Negodi (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  37. Olea europaea L. subsp. sativa (Weston) Arcang. (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  38. Olea europaea L. subsp. sylvestris (Mill.) Hegi (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  39. Olea exasperata Jacq.
  40. Olea ferruginea Royle (=Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.)
  41. Olea foveolata E. Mey. (=Chionanthus foveolatus (E. Mey.) Stearn)
  42. Olea gagnepainii Knobl.
  43. Olea gamblei C. B. Clarke
  44. Olea hainanensis H. L. Li
  45. Olea hochstetteri Baker (=Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.)
  46. Olea ilicifolia Siebold ex Hassk. (=Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green)
  47. Olea javanica (Blume) Knobl.
  48. Olea lancea Lam.
  49. Olea laperrinei Batt. & Trab. (=Olea europaea L. subsp. laperrinei (Batt. & Trab.) Cif.)
  50. Olea laurifolia Lam. (=Olea capensis L.)
  51. Olea laxiflora H. L. Li
  52. Olea macrocarpa C. H. Wright (=Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C. H. Wright) I. Verd.)
  53. Olea maritima Finl. & Wall. ex G. Don (=Olea brachiata (Lour.) Merr.)
  54. Olea maroccana Greuter & Burdet (=Olea europaea L. subsp. maroccana (Greuter & Burdet) P. Vargas et al.)
  55. Olea moluccensis Kiew
  56. Olea neriifolia H. L. Li
  57. Olea obovata (Merr.) Kiew
  58. Olea oleaster Hoffmanns. & Link (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  59. Olea palawanensis Kiew
  60. Olea paniculata R. Br.
  61. Olea parvilimba (Merr. & Chun) B. M. Miao
  62. Olea polygama Wight
  63. Olea rosea Craib
  64. Olea rubrovenia (Elmer) Kiew
  65. Olea salicifolia Wall. ex G. Don
  66. Olea sativa Weston (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  67. Olea sativa Weston var. sativa (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  68. Olea sativa Hoffmanns. var. verrucosa (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. (=Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.)
  69. Olea schliebenii Knobl.
  70. Olea spp.
  71. Olea sylvestris Mill. (=Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea)
  72. Olea tetragonoclada L. C. Chia
  73. Olea tsoongii (Merr.) P. S. Green
  74. Olea verrucosa (Willd.) Link (=Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.)
  75. Olea welwitschii (Knobl.) Gilg & G. Schellenb.
  76. Olea wightiana Wall. ex G. Don
  77. Olea woodiana Knobl.
  78. Olea woodiana Knobl. subsp. disjuncta P. S. Green
  79. Olea woodiana Knobl. subsp. woodiana
  80. Olea yuennanensis Hand.-Mazz.


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