Picconia excelsa

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: Picconia
Species: Picconia excelsa

Picconia excelsa (Aiton) DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 288 (1844)

Basionym
- Olea excelsa Aiton in Hort. Kew. 1: 14 (1789)
Homotypic
- Notelaea excelsa (Aiton) Webb & Berthel. in Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 2): 163 (1843)
Heterotypic
- Olea maderiensis Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 563 (1821), not validly publ.

Native distribution areas:
Africa Macaronesia Canary Is., Madeira References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

De Candolle, A.P. (†) 1844. Ordo CXXVII. Oleaceae. Pp. 273–299. in De Candolle, A. (ed.), Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 8, Sistens Corolliflorarum Ordines XIII. Sumptibus Fortin, Masson et Sociorum, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Picconia excelsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jul. 14. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Picconia excelsa. 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 Jul. 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Picconia excelsa. Published online. Accessed: 14. Jul. 2024.

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