Olea europaea subsp. europaea

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Oleaceae Genus: Olea

‘oliwa, European olive, oliwa haole (Ni‘ihau via St. John)

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Synonyms (93)

Olea alba Lam. ex Steud. (1821)

Olea amygdalina Gouan (1796)

Olea angulosa Gouan (1796)

Olea angustifolia Raf. (1838)

Olea argentata Clemente ex Steud. (1841)

Olea arolensis Clemente ex Steud. (1841)

Olea atrorubens Gouan (1796)

Olea bifera Raf. (1838)

Olea brevifolia Raf. (1838)

Olea buxifolia (Aiton) Steud. (1821)

Olea cajetana Petagna (1787)

Olea cayana Raf. (1838)

Olea communis Steud. (1821)

Olea craniomorpha Gouan (1796)

Olea europaea proles sativa Rouy (1908)

Olea europaea proles sylvestris (Mill.) Rouy (1908)

Olea europaea subsp. oleaster (Hoffmanns. & Link) Negodi (1927)

Olea europaea subsp. sativa (Weston) Arcang. (1882)

Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris (Mill.) Rouy ex Hegi (1927)

Olea europaea var. alba Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. amygdalina Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. angustifolia Alleiz. (1921)

Olea europaea var. araban Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. atrorubens Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. atroviolacea Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. bifera Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. buxifolia Aiton (1789)

Olea europaea var. celina Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. columballa Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. communis Aiton (1789)

Olea europaea var. conditiva Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. corniola Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. crispa Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. curvifolia Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. dulcis Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. ferruginea Aiton (1789)

Olea europaea var. fragilis Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. guttata Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. hermaphrodita Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. hispanica Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. latifolia Aiton (1789)

Olea europaea var. laurifolia Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. longifolia Aiton (1789)

Olea europaea var. macrocarpa Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. minima Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. nigerrima Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. obliqua Aiton (1789)

Olea europaea var. oblonga Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. oleaster (Hoffmanns. & Link) A.DC. (1844)

Olea europaea var. papillata Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. pendulina Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. pignola Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. polymorpha Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. praecox Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. racemosa Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. regalis Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. rissoi Alef. (1866)

Olea europaea var. rostrata Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. rotundata Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. rubra Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. rufa Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. sativa (Weston) Lehr (1779)

Olea europaea var. saurina Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. serotina Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. steudelii Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. strobilina Alef. (1866)

Olea europaea var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr (1779)

Olea europaea var. umbraculata Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. uvaria Risso (1826)

Olea europaea var. violacea Alef. (1866)

Olea ferruginea (Aiton) Steud. (1821)

Olea gallica Mill. (1768)

Olea hispanica Mill. (1768)

Olea lancifolia Moench (1794)

Olea latifolia (Aiton) Steud. (1821)

Olea longifolia (Aiton) Steud. (1821)

Olea lorentii Hochst. (1845)

Olea obliqua (Aiton) Steud. (1821)

Olea oblonga Gouan (1796)

Olea odorata Rozier ex Roem. & Schult. (1817)

Olea officinarum Crantz (1766)

Olea oleaster Hoffmanns. & Link (1820)

Olea polymorpha Risso ex Schult. (1822)

Olea praecox Gouan (1796)

Olea racemosa Gouan (1796)

Olea regia Rozier ex Roem. & Schult. (1817)

Olea sativa Weston (1770)

Olea sphaerica Gouan (1796)

Olea subrotunda Vilm. (1837)

Olea sylvestris Mill. (1768)

Olea variegata Gouan (1796)

Olea viridula Gouan (1796)

Phillyrea lorentii Walp. (1847)

Uses and Culture

USES

Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Maui Naturalized

Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:992 (H); Starr et al. 1999:13 (EM); Staples & Herbst 2005:438 (KEY), 443 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Olea europaea subsp. europaea	Pohakuloa Training Area, Kipuka Kalawamauna West Fence Unit (in progress): ASR 13; at junction of West Fuelbreak and Naohuleelua Trail.	Open Metrosideros treeland with sparse shrub understory, along fenceline clearing.	Preserved_Specimen	Shrub ca 5 ft tall. Leaves and stems glaucous. Some brouse on tips observed.	Foley, E.K.	0.0335	Hawaii	BISH	2008-07-23
2	Olea europaea subsp. europaea	Kohala		Preserved_Specimen		Rock, J.F.C.	8348	Hawaii	BISH	1910-06-01
3	Olea europaea subsp. europaea	Kohala		Preserved_Specimen		Rock, J.F.C.	8348	Hawaii	BISH	1910-06-01
4	Olea europaea subsp. europaea	Parker Ranch, W of Keamuka Camp	large area dominated by olive trees	Preserved_Specimen		Wagner, W.L.	4733	Hawaii	BISH	1982-11-21
5	Olea europaea subsp. europaea	Waianae Mtns, Puu Kalena, Waianae Kai		Preserved_Specimen		Suehiro, A.		Oahu	BISH	1932-03-13
6	Olea europaea subsp. europaea	East Maui, side of Haleakala hwy adjacent to pasture land	Associated vegetation: Melinis minutiflora, Styphelia tameiameiae, Grevillea robusta, Acacia mearnsii, Pteridium aquilinum, Pennisetum clandestinum, Chloris sp., Opuntia ficus-indica, Indigofera suffruticosa	Preserved_Specimen		Starr, F.	9808171	Maui	BISH	1998-08-17

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