Taxon Details: Oleaceae
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Family:

Oleaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Oleaceae
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Description:

Number of genera: 30

Number of species: 600

Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is nearly cosmoplitan in distribution, but best developed in Asia and Malaysia. Fully half of the species belong to only two genera, Jasminum and Chionanthus.

Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):

Oleaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.