Cartrema americana

Cartrema americana

Cartrema americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Oleeae
Subtribus: Oleinae
Genus: Cartrema
Species: Cartrema americana

Name

Cartrema americana (L.) G.L.Nesom (2012)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Olea americana L., Mant. Pl. 24. 1767.

• Homotypic
  • Amarolea americana (L.) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1043. 1933.
  • Cartema odorata (Raf.) Raf., Autik. Bot., 16. 1840, nom. illeg.
  • Olea laeta Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton, 13. 1796, nom. illeg.
  • Osmanthus americanus (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex A.Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 78. 1878.
  • Pausia americana (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur., 9. 1838.
  • Pausia odorata Raf., Sylva Tellur., 9. 1838, nom. illeg.

• Heterotypic
  • Osmanthus americanus var. microphyllus P.S.Green, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 463. 1958.
  • Osmanthus mexicanus Lundell, Phytologia 1: 308. 1939.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Cartrema americana Continental: Northern America' Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America' Regional: Central America El Salvador, Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nesom, G.L. 2012. Synopsis of American Cartrema (Oleaceae). Phytoneuron 2012-96: 1–11 PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cartrema americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. September. Cartrema americana. Published online. Accessed: 05 September. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Cartrema americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 September 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Cartrema americana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 05. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cartrema americana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06., as Osmanthus americanus.

Vernacular names

English: American Wild Olive

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