Osmanthus fragrans

Osmanthus fragrans
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Osmanthus fragrans is listed as Least Concern.

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: Osmanthus
Sectio: O. sect. Osmanthus
Species:
Varietates: O. f. var. aurantiacus – O. f. var. fragrans

Name

Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 29 (1790).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Asia-Temperate
    • China
      • China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan.
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan, Taiwan.
  • Asia-Tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam, Nepal.
    • Malesia
      • Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

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

References

Primary references

  • Loureiro, J. de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis: sistens plantas in regno Cochinchina nascentes. Quibus accedunt aliae observatae in Sinensi Imperio, Africa orientali, Indiaeque locis variis. Omnes dispositae secundum systema sexuale linnaeanum. Tomus I. Pp. I–XX, 1–353. Typis, et expensis academicis, Ulyssipone [Lisbon]. BHL Reference page. : 29

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Süße Duftblüte
  • English: Fragrant Olive, Sweet Osmanthus, Tea Olive, Sweet Olive
  • français: Olivier odorant, Olivier de Chine
  • 日本語: モクセイ
  • 한국어: 목서
  • Türkçe: Kokulu Çay Zeytini
  • 中文: 桂花,木犀

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Süße Duftblüte
  • English: Fragrant Olive, Sweet Osmanthus, Tea Olive, Sweet Olive
  • français: Olivier odorant, Olivier de Chine
  • 日本語: モクセイ
  • 한국어: 목서
  • 中文: 桂花,木犀
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