Oleaceae

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Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx.

Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx.

Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx.

Blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) is a North American deciduous tree known for its square twigs and uses for dye and wood.

Fraxinus uhdei (Wenz.) Lingelsh.

Fraxinus uhdei (Wenz.) Lingelsh.

Fraxinus uhdei (Wenz.) Lingelsh.

Fraxinus uhdei (tropical ash/Shamel ash) is a native Mesoamerican dioecious tree planted widely, and invasive in Hawaii.

Fraxinus velutina Torr.

Fraxinus velutina Torr.

Fraxinus velutina Torr.

Fraxinus velutina Torr. is a small deciduous dioecious tree native to western North America, closely related to Oregon and Green Ash.

Jasminum didymum G.Forst.

Jasminum didymum G.Forst.

Jasminum didymum G.Forst.

Jasminum didymum G.Forst. is a scrambling vine or low shrub native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and Pacific islands.

Jasminum fluminense Vell.

Jasminum fluminense Vell.

Jasminum fluminense Vell.

Jasminum fluminense Vell. is a vine native to Africa and Arabia that grows in seasonally dry tropical biomes and is invasive in parts of the Americas.

Jasminum mesnyi Hance

Jasminum mesnyi Hance

Jasminum mesnyi Hance

Jasminum mesnyi is an evergreen scrambling yellow-flowered subtropical shrub grown as an ornamental plant.

Jasminum nervosum Lour.

Jasminum nervosum Lour.

Jasminum nervosum Lour.

Jasminum nervosum Lour. is a flowering Oleaceae plant native to multiple Asian regions, with leaves used for medicinal tea in Vietnam.

Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl.

Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl.

Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl.

Jasminum nudiflorum (winter jasmine) is a winter-flowering shrub native to China, widely grown in gardens.

Jasminum polyanthum Franch.

Jasminum polyanthum Franch.

Jasminum polyanthum Franch.

Jasminum polyanthum is a fragrant climbing jasmine, popular as a houseplant and widely cultivated in gardens.

Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.

Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.

Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.

Ligustrum japonicum (Japanese privet) is an evergreen ornamental tree/shrub native to East Asia, used in traditional medicine, that has escaped cultivation in the US.

Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton

Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton

Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton

Ligustrum lucidum is an evergreen privet tree native to southern China, grown ornamentally for hedging and also used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc.

Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc.

Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc.

Ligustrum obtusifolium is an East Asian deciduous privet shrub invasive in parts of the United States.

Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk.

Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk.

Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk.

Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk. is a widely cultivated hedge shrub or small tree that is poisonous to humans when ingested.

Ligustrum quihoui Carrière

Ligustrum quihoui Carrière

Ligustrum quihoui Carrière

Ligustrum quihoui (waxyleaf privet) is an ornamental evergreen shrub native to East Asia that is invasive in the southeastern US.

Ligustrum sinense Lour.

Ligustrum sinense Lour.

Ligustrum sinense Lour.

Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet) is a poisonous deciduous shrub, an invasive plant in southeastern North America, grown ornamentally and for hedges.

Ligustrum vulgare L.

Ligustrum vulgare L.

Ligustrum vulgare L.

Ligustrum vulgare L. (common privet) is a Eurasian shrub with selected cultivars, toxic berries, and a history of hedging use.

Menodora scabra Engelm. ex A.Gray

Menodora scabra Engelm. ex A.Gray

Menodora scabra Engelm. ex A.Gray

Menodora scabra is a popular broom-like desert shrub with documented ethnobotanical uses by the Navajo people.

Menodora spinescens A.Gray

Menodora spinescens A.Gray

Menodora spinescens A.Gray

Spiny menodora (Menodora spinescens A.Gray) is a spiny shrub from the southwestern US olive family that bears white tube-shaped flowers.

Nestegis cunninghamii (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson

Nestegis cunninghamii (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson

Nestegis cunninghamii (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson

Black maire (Nestegis cunninghamii) is a large New Zealand native tree now restricted to small North Island forest areas.

Nestegis lanceolata (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson

Nestegis lanceolata (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson

Nestegis lanceolata (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson

White maire (Nestegis lanceolata, synonym Notelaea neolanceolata) is a New Zealand native tree with traditionally used hard wood.

Notelaea longifolia Vent.

Notelaea longifolia Vent.

Notelaea longifolia Vent.

Notelaea longifolia Vent. is a woody plant that usually grows as a 3-metre shrub, occasionally reaching 9 metres tall.

Notelaea microcarpa R.Br.

Notelaea microcarpa R.Br.

Notelaea microcarpa R.Br.

Notelaea microcarpa is an olive family shrub or small tree from eastern Australia with two recognised varieties.

Olea capensis L.

Olea capensis L.

Olea capensis L.

Olea capensis, or black ironwood, is a tree/shrub that produces sweet-scented flowers and large edible fruits.

Olea europaea L.

Olea europaea L.

Olea europaea L.

Olea europaea L., the olive tree, is an evergreen Mediterranean-native crop cultivated widely for fruit, oil, and more.

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