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Oleaceae

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Olive tree, Olea europaea
taxon links extinct icon Not MonophyleticNot MonophyleticNot Monophyletic[down<--]Lamiales Interpreting the tree
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Relationships after Wallander & Albert 2000.
Containing group: Lamiales

References

Baas, P., P. M. Esser, M. E. T. van der Westen, and M. Zandee. 1988. Wood anatomy of the Oleaceae. IAWA Bulletin 9:103–182.

Bigazzi, M. 1989. Ultrastructure of nuclear inclusions and the separation of Verbenaceae and Oleaceae (including Nyctanthes). Plant Systematics and Evolution 163:1–12.

George, K., S. Geethamma, and C. A. Ninan. 1989. Chromosome evolution in Oleaceae. Journal of Cytology and Genetics 24:71–77.

Jensen, S. R., H. Franzyk, and E. Wallander. 2002. Chemotaxonomy of the Oleaceae: iridoids as taxonomic markers. Phytochemistry 60:213-231.

Johnson, L. A. S. 1957. A review of the family Oleaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 2:395–418.

Kuriachen, P. M. and Y. S. Dave. 1989. Structural studies in the fruits of Oleaceae with discussion on the systematic position of Nyctanthes L. Phytomorphology 39:51–60.

Rohwer, J. G. 1993. A preliminary survey of the fruits and seeds of the Oleaceae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 115:271–291.

Wallander, E. and V. A. Albert. 2000. Phylogeny and classification of Oleaceae based on rps16 and trnL-F sequence data. American Journal of Botany 87:1827-1841.

Information on the Internet

Eva Wallander's Home Page.
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Scientific Name Syringa vulgaris
Location Romania
Identified By Ilisoi Gabriel
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Body Part Aerial, Leaves and flowers
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Olive tree, Olea europaea
Scientific Name Olea europaea
Location Samos, Greece
Acknowledgements courtesy Botanical Image Database
Copyright © 2001 University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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