Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Metachlamydeae: Lamiales

Oleaceae - Olive family

Kupicha, F.K. (1983) Oleaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1)

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs, climbers or suffrutices. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite, rarely whorled or alternate, simple or 1-pinnate. Domatia sometimes present. Inflorescence cymose or often paniculate. Flowers usually bisexual, less often unisexual. Calyx gamosepalous, lobes 4-many. Corolla gamopetalous, lobes 4-many. Stamens 2. Ovary superior, 2-locular. Style 1, usually with 2-lobed stigma. Fruit a berry, drupe, capsule or samara. Seeds sometimes winged.

Worldwide: 24 genera and 600 species, more or less cosmopolitan.

Malawi: 4 genera and 14 taxa.

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Links to genera:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

GenusContent
Chionanthus L.Description, Image
Jasminum L.Description
Olea L.Description
Schrebera Roxb.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Oleaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Oleaceae
Flora of Caprivi: Oleaceae
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Oleaceae
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Oleaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Oleaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Oleaceae
Flora of Zambia: Oleaceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Oleaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Oleaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Oleaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Oleaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oleaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oleaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oleaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Oleaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oleaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Oleaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oleaceae
Wikipedia: Oleaceae
Plants of the World Online: Oleaceae
Tropicos: Oleaceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Family page: Oleaceae.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=155, retrieved 19 March 2024

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