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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

498.0000 Family Oleaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 1: 62 (1809), nom. cons.
26 genera, ca. 740 spp. Systematics according to Wallander & Albert (1999)
Species listed in database: 752; hybrids: 8
= Bolivariaceae Griseb.; Gen. Sp. Gent. 20 (1839)
= Forestieraceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 345, Comm. 257 (1842)
= Fraxinaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 269, 288 (1818)
= Jasminaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 104 (1789)
= Ligustraceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 245, 254 (1836)
= Nyctanthaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 284 (1858)
= Schreberaceae Schnizl.; Iconogr. Fam. Regni Veg. 2: ad t. 151x (1857-1870)
= Syringaceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 115 (1847)
498.0511 Genus Syringa L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 9 (1753)
Distribution: Eurasia from Southeast Europe (relictual) to E-Asia. The species delimitation especially in China is highly disputed.
Species listed in database: 13
= Busbeckia Hécart; Bosquets Agrem. 94 (1808), nom. inval.
= Ligustrina Rupr.; Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 11: 55 (1859)
= Lilac Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: s. p. (1754)
= Liliacum Renault; Fl. Orne 100 (1800)

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