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Oleaceae
Taxonomy
Oleaceae was named by Hoffmannsegg and Link (1809). It is extant.
It was assigned to Oleales by Knowlton (1919); to Contortae by MacGinitie (1941); to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1963); to Scrophulariales by Mabberley (2000); and to Lamiales by Taylor et al. (2008) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Oleales by Knowlton (1919); to Contortae by MacGinitie (1941); to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1963); to Scrophulariales by Mabberley (2000); and to Lamiales by Taylor et al. (2008) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1809 | Oleaceae Hoffmannsegg and Link p. 62 |
1919 | Oleaceae Knowlton |
1941 | Oleaceae MacGinitie |
1963 | Oleaceae Chandler p. 131 |
1986 | Oleocarpon Sheikh et al. |
2000 | Oleaceae Mabberley |
2008 | Oleaceae Taylor et al. p. 1030 |
2016 | Oleaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Oleaceae Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
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G. Chionanthus Linnaeus 1753
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†Chionanthus membranaceus Knowlton 1918
Chionanthus virginicus Linnaeus 1753
Chionanthus zeylanicus Linnaeus 1753
G. Forestiera Poiret 1810
G. Fraxinus Linnaeus 1753 [ash]
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†Fraxinus abbreviata Lesquereux 1883
Fraxinus americana Linnaeus 1753
†Fraxinus brownellii Lesquereux 1878
†Fraxinus denticulata Heer 1868
†Fraxinus eocenica Lesquereux 1878
Fraxinus excelsior Linnaeus 1753
†Fraxinus heerii Lesquereux 1883
†Fraxinus herendeenensis Knowlton 1894
Fraxinus integrifolia Moench 1785
†Fraxinus johnstrupi Heer 1878
†Fraxinus mespilifolia Lesquereux 1883
†Fraxinus myricaefolia Lesquereux 1883
Fraxinus nigra Marshall 1785
†Fraxinus oligocenica Suzuki 1982
†Fraxinus oregonensis Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Fraxinus integrifolia Newberry 1882 [replaced]
†Fraxinus palaeophila Cockerell 1908
†Fraxinus praedicta Heer 1859
Fraxinus quadrangulata Michaux 1803
†Fraxinus richmondensis Berry 1909
†Fraxinus ungeri Lesquereux 1883
†Fraxinus wilcoxiana Berry 1916
†Fraxinus wrightii Knowlton 1899
†Fraxinus yubaensis MacGinitie 1941
G. Jasminum Linnaeus 1753 [jasmine]
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Jasminum azoricum Linnaeus 1753
Jasminum fructicans Linnaeus 1753
Jasminum humile Linnaeus 1753
Jasminum odoratissimum Linnaeus 1753
Jasminum officinale Linnaeus 1753
G. Ligustrum Linnaeus 1753 [privet]
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†Ligustrum subtile Hollick 1912
†Ligustrum turaense Bhattacharyya 1983
Ligustrum vulgare Linnaeus 1753
G. Notelaea Ventenat 1804
G. Olea Linnaeus 1753 [olive]
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Olea capensis Linnaeus 1753
Olea europaea Linnaeus 1753
Olea glandulifera Wallich 1837
†Olea headonensis Chandler 1961
Olea paniculata Brown 1810
G. †Oleoxylon Duperon
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†Oleoxylon deccanense Trivedi and Srivastava 1981
†Oleoxylon deccanensis Trivedi and Srivastava 1981
Invalid names: Oleoxylon mohgaoense Paradkar and Joshi 1971 [nomen nudum]
G. Osmanthus Loureiro 1790
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†Osmanthus eocenicus Bhattacharyya 1983
†Osmanthus praemissa Lesquereux 1883
G. †Schreberoxylon Trivedi and Srivastava 1982
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†Schreberoxylon mohgaoensis Trivedi and Srivastava 1982
G. Syringa Linnaeus 1753 [lilac]
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Syringa emodi Wallich 1835
Syringa persica Linnaeus 1753
Syringa vulgaris Linnaeus 1753
Invalid names: Oleocarpon Sheikh et al. 1986 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Collections (188 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Cretaceous | USA (Wyoming) | Fraxinus leii (34971) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | Fraxinus denticulata (35576) Fraxinus leii (34921 34922 34969 34970) | |
Paleocene | USA (North Dakota) | Fraxinus eocenica (58083) | |
Paleocene | USA (Montana) | Fraxinus eocenica (40746 53535) | |
Paleocene | USA (Wyoming) | Fraxinus eocenica (40139 40775 52928) | |
Paleocene | USA (Colorado) | Fraxinus eocenica (39899 40061 53016) | |
Paleogene | India (Maharashtra) | Oleocarpon nagpurii (227844) | |
Paleogene | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Olea sp., Oleoxylon mohgaoense, Schreberoxylon mohgaoensis (224606) Oleoxylon deccanensis (228237) | |
Tertiary | Japan (Aichi) | Fraxinus sp., Syringa pekinensis (22819) | |
Tertiary | Japan (Nagano) | Ligustrum sp., Syringa sp. (22815) | |
Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | Fraxinus eocinica (11331) | |
Clarkforkian | USA (Wyoming) | Fraxinus eocenica (11374 11375 11386) | |
Eocene | USA (Washington) | Fraxinus yubaensis (10643) | |
Eocene | Japan (Yamaguchi) | Chionanthus nipponicus (24466 24474) Ligustrum oblongatum (24481) Ligustrum oblongatum, Chionanthus nipponicus (24463) | |
Eocene | India (Meghalaya) | Ligustrum turaense, Osmanthus eocenicus (225784) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Colorado) | Fraxinus eocenica (53070) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Osmanthus praemissa (21389) | |
Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Olea headonensis (24106) | |
Middle Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | Fraxinus wrightii (24087) | |
Middle Eocene | USA (California) | Fraxinus yubaensis (23998) |