Fraxinus excelsior

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Fraxinus excelsior is listed as Near Threatened.

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: Fraxininae
Genus: Fraxinus
Sectio: F. sect. Fraxinus
Species: Fraxinus excelsior
Subspecies: F. e. subsp. coriariifolia – F. e. subsp. excelsior – F. e. subsp. siciliensis

Name

Fraxinus excelsior L., Sp. Pl.: 1057 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Fraxinus excelsior var. communis Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 445 (1789), not validly publ.

Hybrids

Fraxinus × veltheimii

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to:
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia.

Introduced into:
- Argentina Northeast, Connecticut, Kentucky, Korea, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1057. Reference page.

Additional references

Wallander, E. 2008. Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of dioecy. Plant Systematics and Evolution 273(1–2): 25–49. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-008-0005-3 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page.
Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page.
Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page.
Wallander, E. 2013. Systematics and floral evolution in Fraxinus (Oleaceae). Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2012: 38–58. PDF. Reference page.

Links

Khela, S. & Oldfield, S. 2018. Fraxinus excelsior. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Near Threatened . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T203367A67807718.en.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Fraxinus excelsior in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Fraxinus excelsior. Published online. Accessed: December 20 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Fraxinus excelsior. Accessed: 20 December 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. Fraxinus excelsior. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 20. Reference page.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Fraixin
asturianu: Fresnu
azərbaycanca: Adi göyrüş
žemaitėška: Ousis
беларуская: Ясень звычайны
български: Планински ясен
català: Freixe de fulla gran
čeština: Jasan ztepilý
чӑвашла: Каврăç
dansk: Almindelig Ask
Deutsch: Gemeine Esche
English: European Ash
Esperanto: Ordinara frakseno
español: Fresno
eesti: Harilik saar
euskara: Lizar
suomi: Lehtosaarni
français: Frêne élevé
galego: Freixo común
hornjoserbsce: Wšědna jaseń
magyar: Magas kőris
italiano: Frassino maggiore
lietuvių: Paprastasis uosis
македонски: Бел јасен
Nederlands: Es
norsk nynorsk: Asketre
norsk: Ask
polski: Jesion wyniosły
português: Freixo
русский: Ясень обыкновенный
slovenčina: Jaseň štíhly
slovenščina: Beli jesen
српски / srpski: Бели јасен
svenska: Ask
Türkçe: Adi dişbudak
українська: Ясен звичайний
vèneto: Fràssene

Galery

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